September 21 7:30 pm
Inheritance: Kaie Kellough and Ian Williams in conversation (Ottawa Writers Festival, online) 7:30pm EDT
Full info & registration for the link here!
Where readings are happening in Montreal – and, in these virtual times, sometimes beyond.
September 21 7:30 pm
Full info & registration for the link here!
September 24 7:00 pm
Roen Higgins, Fabrice Koffy, and Faith Paré in conversation with Jason “Blackbird” Selman. This is the second in a QWF series of online events celebrating black literary arts in Quebec. Full info here!
(Free, but register in advance for the link!)
September 30 7:00 pm
“The second annual AfterWords Literary Festival brings writers and readers together via Zoom for five days of readings, conversations, workshops, and celebratory events! Presented live from Halifax, the festival features Roxane Gay, along with VIVEK SHRAYA, Sue Goyette, Cory Doctorow, Shani Mootoo, Catherine Hernandez, Keith Barker and many more. Most events are presented free, with a small suggested donation. You must register in advance, however, in order to receive a Zoom link to the show of your choice. Tickets to the Roxane Gay event, with opener El Jones, are $15, and tickets to the writing workshops are limited, and priced from $15-$20.” Full info here!
October 8 10:00 pm
SFU Department of English presents Otoniya Juliane Okot Bitek as the 2020 Ellen and Warren Tallman Writer-in-Residence. This virtual event will be a reading Otoniya Juliane Okot Bitek and conversation with Canisia Lubrin. Moderated by David Chariandy.
November 13 4:00 pm
The season will be inaugurated with a virtual reading of Watch Your Head: Writers and Artists Respond to The Climate Crisis this Friday, November 13th at 4 pm.
November 27 7:00 pm
More info here!
November 27 7:00 pm
Black Writers Out Loud is a series of QWF events celebrating Black literary arts in Quebec. This fourth event in the series is co-produced with the AELAQ, and features Kaie Kellough in conversation with Canisia Lubrin. These two award-winning authors from the worlds of poetry and prose come together to speak on their craft and all matters human.
January 4 7:00 pm
2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize winner Souvankham Thammavongsa will be interviewed by 2016 Prize winner Madeleine Thien. This is a free event that will take place on Zoom. JOIN HERE: http://bit.ly/2LhaYCL