Quebec Writers’ Federation (QWF)

About

Supporting, Connecting, and Inspiring Quebec Writers

The Quebec Writers’ Federation is a vibrant and inclusive organization that provides English-language programs, services, opportunities, and community for aspiring, emerging, and established writers and the wider public in Quebec. Specifically, we work to:

• Provide professional development and employment opportunities to Quebec-based writers working in English at appropriate stages of their careers
• Raise the profile of QWF members who are emerging or established writers
• Increase public interaction with the literary arts, particularly in underserved communities
• Inspire and teach at-risk youth to use language to express themselves in creative and productive ways
• Facilitate contact between qualified writers and the public through our online Hire-a-Writer directory
• Promote Quebec’s literary scene through our online literary database of Quebec English-language literature
• Encourage dialogue and collaboration between Quebec’s English- and French-speaking literary communities
• Create mutually supportive partnerships with literary presenters across the province and with other national, provincial, and municipal arts organizations
• Communicate with all levels of government on behalf of our constituency

Along with career-oriented writers, QWF’s diverse membership of approximately 775 includes those who have a personal interest in writing, those who love literature, and those who want to be kept informed about high-quality literary events, activities, and programs. All of our constituents are linked by QWF’s vision of a lasting place for English literature and its practitioners on the Quebec cultural scene.