BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Read Quebec - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://readquebec.ca X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Read Quebec REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241207T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241208T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T121121 CREATED:20241016T180303Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241204T205434Z UID:7156-1733572800-1733677200@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:2024 Read Quebec Book Fair DESCRIPTION:The Read Quebec Book Fair is back! Join us on December 7th and 8th at Casa d’Italia (505 rue Jean Talon est) to discover the latest releases of new works from local publishers\, authors\, and translators. We’re also looking forward to a full program of literary events – including an interview with author and Mohawk activist Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel on Saturday\, a comics panel with a stellar lineup\, and QWF Spoken Word Prize Showcase performances on Sunday – as well as a multitude of author signings.  \nProduced by the Association of English-language Publishers of Quebec (AELAQ)\, the Read Quebec Book Fair celebrates the vibrancy of the English-language literary scene in Quebec\, with local publishers displaying their titles\, and Librairie Paragraphe selling books from Quebec writers and translators published elsewhere. The Fair will offer fun for young booklovers\, with a cozy\, book-filled Kids’ Nook both days\, and a musical performance for children by Connie Kaldor and Paul Campagne on Saturday at noon. There will be an opening cocktail Saturday evening —it is free and open to all\, wine and bites will be served. \nThe fair is open from 12pm-7pm Saturday\, and 12pm-5pm Sunday at Casa d’Italia. The building is accessible directly across from Jean-Talon metro and fully accessible to wheelchairs and strollers. In accordance with public health guidelines\, mask wearing for in-person events is optional\, though encouraged\, with hand sanitizing stations available at all locations. \nDiscover the full schedule of author signings here! \n\nSchedule\nSaturday\, December 7th\n\nA Duck in New York City – Musical Performance for Kids of All Ages\nSaturday\, December 7 2024\n12 pm – 1 pm \n20th Anniversary Celebration with Connie Kaldor and Paul Campagne\, complete with anniversary cake! \nBased on the Parents’ Choice Gold Award-winning musical picture book of the same name\, a heartwarming children’s story and a dozen happy-go-lucky songs about self-esteem and determination. Follow a little duck from the Prairies who has a big dream: making it to New York City and doing his ducky dance on Broadway!  \n\nKatsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel in Conversation with Dr. Samir Shaheen-Hussain\nSaturday\, December 7 2024\n2 pm – 3 pm \nJoin Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel\, longtime activist and visual artist\, to hear about her new book\, When the Pine Needles Fall: Indigenous Acts of Resistance. A memoir of a deeply engaged life\, with an account of the 1990 Kanehsatake and Kahnawake Siege\, where she was a Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) spokesperson. In conversation with Samir Shaheen-Hussain\, MD\, author of Fighting for a Hand to Hold: Confronting Medical Colonialism against Indigenous Children in Canada\, winner of the 2021 Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction\, the 2021 Concordia University First Book Prize\, and le Prix de traduction de la Fondation Cole 2022. \n\n\nCreate Your Own Comic Strip! A workshop with Vasilios Billy Mavreas\nSaturday\, December 7 2024\n2 pm – 3 pm \nWe’ll explore the basic building blocks to get you started on drawing and writing a (mostly silly!) comic strip featuring fun characters we’ll create together. Close up faces\, word balloons\, sound effects and more! For kids 5 to 9. \n\n\nThe Violet Hour Book Club Reads Subterrane by Valérie Bah\nSaturday\, December 7 2024\n3 pm – 4:30 pm \nLed by founder Christopher DiRaddo\, this monthly discussion group for lovers of classic and contemporary works of LGBTQ literature will hold its December meeting on the stage at Casa d’Italia. Author Valérie Bah will make a special appearance via Zoom at 4 pm for the last half hour of the group discussion. \n\nOpening Cocktail\nSaturday\, December 7 2024\n5 pm – 7 pm \nA very special edition of the Read Quebec Book Fair’s 5 à 7. Come have a drink at the end of an exciting day of book browsing and literary events. Meet public historian\, artist and educator Cassandra Marsillo\, author of Dalla valigia alla tavola\, an oral history of Montreal immigrants from the Italian region of Molise\, complete with 40 recipes – and enjoy Molisan antipasti created from the book’s recipes. This event is also a “Super Schmoozer” bringing together members of the Quebec Writers’ Federation\, the Writers’ Union of Canada\, Quebec chapter\, and the English-language Arts Network. Chat about books\, writing\, and the delicious food! Everyone is welcome. \nSunday\, December 8th\n\nArchives Out Loud: A Panel Discussion on Italian-Canadian Writing in English in Quebec\nSunday\, December 8 2024\n12 pm – 1 pm \nModerated by Nancy Marrelli\, archivist of the Italian-Canadian Community Archives of Quebec\, which are housed at the Casa d’Italia\, an exchange between: Domenic Cusmano\, publisher of Accenti: The Magazine with an Italian Accent; novelist and literary impresario Christopher DiRaddo\, and playwright Michaela Di Cesare. Reception in the Archives office in the basement to follow. \n\nHow I Got Published: Fiction Edition\nSunday\, December 8 2024\n1 pm – 2 pm \nLooking for tips on getting your own writing into print? Writer/translator Mélissa Bull\, editor of the QC Fiction imprint at Baraka Books\, will moderate as panelists Rebecca Morris (Other Maps)\, Sofia Ajram (Coup de Grâce)\, and Lili Zeng (Dear Haider) recount their journeys to publication. There will be plenty of time for questions from the floor. \n\n\nPostcards to the Future! A workshop with Vasilios Billy Mavreas\nSunday\, December 8 2024\n1 pm – 2 pm \nMail a message to your older self. We’ll be designing with words and pictures a double sided postcard with a message you’d like your future self to know. It could be serious or playful or both\, you decide what the adult version of you should know! For kids 10 and up. \n\n\nComic Book Confessions: Montreal Cartoonists Tell All\nSunday\, December 8 2024\n2 pm – 3 pm \nMontreal has emerged as one of the most vibrant comic book scenes in the world\, with a remarkable range of local creators producing weird\, wild\, and wonderful work that crosses over genres\, generations\, and languages. Join superstar cartoonists Walter Scott (Wendy)\, Éloïse Marseille (Naked: The Confessions of a Normal Woman)\, and Chris Oliveros (Are You Willing to Die for the Cause?) for a candid discussion about creating stories in pictures and words\, finding humor in everyday life\, and contemplating what could be next for Montreal’s thriving comic arts scene. Moderated by François Vigneault. \n\n\nCards for Peace: A workshop with Vasilios Billy Mavreas\n\nSunday\, December 8 2024\n2 pm – 3 pm \n\nWe’ll create holiday greeting cards with drawings and writing for family and friends around the themes of peace\, gratitude and light! Every tradition welcome!\n\nIan Ferrier Spoken Word Prize Showcase\nSunday\, December 8 2024\n3:30 pm – 4:30 pm \nThe Quebec Writers’ Federation’s Ian Ferrier Spoken Word Prize Showcase will once again display the creative talents of the finalists for the Ian Ferrier Spoken Word Prize. \nMoe Clark “committing a dream / pawâkan Palestine”\nLucia De Luca “Congratulations”\nEmilia Malpica-Iruegas “twenty-one”\nRoger Sinha “Hater’s n Baiters: The Culture Collision”\nMac van den Hoeven “Memory Justice” \nChildren’s Programming with Vasilios Billy Mavreas\nAt any time during the Read Quebec Book Fair\, wee people can hang out in our Babar Books Kids’ Nook and look at children’s books\, draw and colour\, or just relax in a cozy spot meant specially for them. Kids and their big people can also do some creative activity of their own at one of the three fabulous activities led by artist and writer Vasilios Billy Mavreas. For younger kids: Create your own comic strip! For older kids: Postcards to the Future! And for all ages: Cards For Peace. URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/2024-read-quebec-book-fair/ LOCATION:Casa d’Italia\, 505 rue Jean Talon est\, Montreal\, QC\, H2R 1T6\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/RQBF_Newsletter_Banner_FINAL-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241207T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241207T130000 DTSTAMP:20260423T121121 CREATED:20241112T180112Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241112T180112Z UID:7461-1733572800-1733576400@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:A Duck in New York City – Musical Performance for Kids of All Ages DESCRIPTION:25th Anniversary Celebration with Connie Kaldor and Paul Campagne\, complete with anniversary cake! \nBased on the Parents’ Choice Gold Award-winning musical picture book of the same name\, a heartwarming children’s story and a dozen happy-go-lucky songs about self-esteem and determination. Follow a little duck from the Prairies who has a big dream: making it to New York City and doing his ducky dance on Broadway! URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/a-duck-in-new-york-city-musical-performance-for-kids-of-all-ages/ LOCATION:Casa d’Italia\, 505 rue Jean Talon est\, Montreal\, QC\, H2R 1T6\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RQBF_SecretMountain_Banner_Web_v1-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241127T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241201T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T121121 CREATED:20241112T223802Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241121T161450Z UID:7507-1732698000-1733072400@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:Read Quebec at the Salon du livre de Montréal! DESCRIPTION:Read Quebec is returning to the Salon du livre de Montréal! \n\nWe’re excited to showcase some of the latest releases and bestsellers from participating local English-language publishers. Find us at kiosk #401 through the week at the hours below:\n\nWednesday\, Nov. 27: 9 am – 6pmThursday\, Nov. 28: 9 am – 9 pmFriday\, Nov. 29: 9 am – 9 pmSaturday\, Nov. 30: 9am – 9 pmSunday\, Dec. 1: 9 am – 5 pm\n\nDiscover which authors will be signing at our booth by visiting the Salon’s website here. URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/read-quebec-at-the-salon-du-livre-de-montreal/ LOCATION:Palais des congrès\, 1001 Pl. Jean-Paul-Riopelle\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2Z 1H5\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/466919666_954336626739565_833504775950670395_n.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240812 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240813 DTSTAMP:20260423T121121 CREATED:20240806T192626Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250806T195806Z UID:6118-1723420800-1723507199@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:On August 12th\, I'm Buying a Quebecois Book! DESCRIPTION:On August 12\, discover a book from here!\n\nCheck back soon for details about Quebec Book Day\, known in French as Le 12 août\, j’achète un livre québécois ! We’re looking forward to sharing our Fall 2024 catalogue\, which will include the latest releases written\, published\, translated and/or illustrated in Quebec.\n\n: ReadQuebec.ca/Books URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/on-august-12th-im-buying-a-quebecois-book/ LOCATION:QC ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Quebec-Book-Day-August-12-Facebook-Cover-4.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240704T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240704T193000 DTSTAMP:20260423T121121 CREATED:20240625T214832Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240625T214832Z UID:5713-1720116000-1720121400@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:mRb Summer Launch DESCRIPTION:The Montreal Review of Books launches its Summer 2024 issue on Thursday\, July 4th at Café Osmo (51 Sherbrooke Street West)! Join us for readings by Frankie Barnet (Mood Swings\, McClelland & Stewart)\, Nour Abi-Nakhoul (Supplication\, Strange Light) and Nora Loreto (The Social Safety Net\, Dundurn Press).\n\nDoors will open at 6:00 p.m.\, and mRb readings will start at 6:30 p.m. The authors will be available to sign books after the readings. Admission is free.\n\nFor those unable to attend in person\, readings will be live-streamed on our YouTube.\n\nWe thank you for your continued support of the mRb\, and look forward to seeing you there!\n\nArtwork by Peter Krausz\, detail from Sans Titre\, 2023. Oil on canvas\, 102 x 153 cm (40” x 60”). Collection of the artist. Photo credit: Paul Litherland. URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/mrb-summer-launch/ LOCATION:Café Osmo\, 51 Sherbrooke O.\, Montreal\, QC\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/FB-2-12.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231124T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231124T130000 DTSTAMP:20260423T121121 CREATED:20231114T214135Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231116T215107Z UID:5055-1700827200-1700830800@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:Écrire l’environnement / Writing the Environment DESCRIPTION:Pre­sent­ed by the Asso­ci­a­tion of Eng­lish-Lan­guage Pub­lish­ers of Que­bec\, this dia­log­ic per­for­mance of poet­ry in Eng­lish\, French\, and trans­la­tion will imag­ine writ­ing the envi­ron­ment. Fea­tur­ing Kaie Kel­lough and Chan­tal Neveu\, it will embody lan­guage in its rela­tion to land and space\, and reflect on poetry’s rad­i­cal stance towards a sus­tain­able future. This event is curat­ed and host­ed by Klara du Plessis. / Présen­tée par l’Association des édi­teurs de langue anglaise du Québec\, cette per­for­mance poé­tique\, qui se déroulera en anglais et en français\, per­me­t­tra d’imaginer com­ment on écrit et décrit l’environnement. Kaie Kel­lough et Chan­tal Neveu exploreront la façon dont le texte incar­ne la langue dans ses rap­ports avec le ter­ri­toire et l’espace. Ils réfléchi­ront aus­si à l’attitude rad­i­cale de la poésie à l’égard d’un avenir durable. Cet événe­ment est conçu et ani­mé par Klara du Plessis. \nVisit the official Salon du Livre de Montreal website for more information and the link to purchase tickets. URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/ecrire-lenvironnement-writing-the-environment/ LOCATION:Palais des congrès\, 1001 Pl. Jean-Paul-Riopelle\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2Z 1H5\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Facebook.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231122T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231127T180000 DTSTAMP:20260423T121121 CREATED:20231116T214926Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231121T155754Z UID:5061-1700643600-1701108000@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:Read Quebec at the Salon du livre de Montréal DESCRIPTION:The Association of English-Language Publishers of Quebec will be at the Salon du livre de Montréal! We’ll have member titles available for purchase at kiosk #2206\, courtesy of Saga Bookstore. Come by to discover new books and celebrate the province’s unique and vibrant English-language literary culture.\n\nTickets must be purchased in advance to attend the Salon. Entrance is free for QWF members!\n\n  https://www.salondulivredemontreal.com/exposants/aelaq  \n\nÀ propos du Salon:\n\nAutour d’une communauté d’amoureux·euses du livre et de lecteur·rice·s en devenir\, la mission première du Salon est de promouvoir le livre et le plaisir de la lecture comme biens culturels dans la société québécoise. Le Salon du livre de Montréal valorise le rôle essentiel des auteur·rice·s\, des créateur·rice·s et des artisan·e·s dans le milieu du livre et contribue ainsi à faire rayonner la diversité de la production éditoriale régionale\, nationale et internationale. Finalement\, le Salon rassemble et mobilise les créateur·rice·s\, la communauté professionnelle du livre et les lecteur·rice·s du Québec\, tout en offrant des lieux qui favorisent la création\, l’échange et le débat autour des enjeux de notre société. Les valeurs qui sont au cœur de notre mission sont le partage\, la diversité\, l’inclusion et le plaisir. URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/aelaq-at-the-salon-du-livre-de-montreal/ LOCATION:Palais des congrès\, 1001 Pl. Jean-Paul-Riopelle\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2Z 1H5\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/1640x924-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231104T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231104T163000 DTSTAMP:20260423T121121 CREATED:20231011T181424Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231011T202506Z UID:4467-1699111800-1699115400@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:Making Monster Heads - An Exercise in Slow Group Drawing DESCRIPTION:Atrium of McConnell Building\, Concordia University\n1400 Maisonneuve Blvd. W.\, Montreal\nIn-person. Free\, no registration required.\nRSVP to the Facebook event here. \nTogether we’ll SLOWLY build a weird and wonderful bunch of monster heads that we can only create as a team! For all ages. \nVasilios Billy Mavreas (he/him) is a multidisciplinary artist and creativity workshop leader specializing in jumpstarting inspiration through collaborative creative play. The author of four graphic novels and director of gallery boutique Monastiraki (1998 – 2021)\, he has been involved in the Montreal arts community since the 1980s. URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/making-monster-heads-an-exercise-in-slow-group-drawing/ LOCATION:McConnell Building Atrium\, Concordia University\, 1400 Maisonneuve Blvd. W\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3G 1M8\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/EALAQ_18_MakingMonster_Web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231104T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231104T171500 DTSTAMP:20260423T121121 CREATED:20231011T181827Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231011T212300Z UID:4463-1699110000-1699118100@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:Scarborough Screening DESCRIPTION:DeSève Cinema\, inside the McConnell Building\, Concordia University \n1400 Maisonneuve Blvd. W.\, Montreal\nIn person. Free\, no registration required. \nIn a pre-festival special event\, Image+Nation Queer Culture\, Montreal’s long-running queer film festival\, will join the Violet Hour to co-sponsor this moving film\, an adaptation of Catherine Hernandez’s novel of the same name. \nExplore other 2023 Read Quebec Book Fair events here\, and discover more English-language books written\, published\, or translated in Quebec at ReadQuebec.ca. URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/scarborough-screening/ LOCATION:DeSève Cinema\, 1400 Maisonneuve Blvd. W.\, Montrea\, Montreal\, QC\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/EALAQ_17_ScarboroughScreening_web-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231104T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231104T143000 DTSTAMP:20260423T121121 CREATED:20231011T181623Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231011T201548Z UID:4457-1699104600-1699108200@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:Postcards to the Future! DESCRIPTION:Atrium of McConnell Building\, Concordia University\n1400 Maisonneuve Blvd. W.\, Montreal\nIn-person. Free\, no registration required.\nRSVP to the Facebook event here. \nMail a message to your older self. We’ll be designing with words and pictures a double sided postcard with a message you’d like your future self to know. It could be serious or playful or both\, you decide what the adult version of you should know! For kids 10 and up. \nVasilios Billy Mavreas (he/him) is a multidisciplinary artist and creativity workshop leader specializing in jumpstarting inspiration through collaborative creative play. The author of four graphic novels and director of gallery boutique Monastiraki (1998 – 2021)\, he has been involved in the Montreal arts community since the 1980s. \nExplore other 2023 Read Quebec Book Fair events here\, and discover more English-language books written\, published\, or translated in Quebec at ReadQuebec.ca. URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/postcards-to-the-future/ LOCATION:McConnell Building Atrium\, Concordia University\, 1400 Maisonneuve Blvd. W\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3G 1M8\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/EALAQ_16_PostcardsFuture_web-1-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231104T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231104T140000 DTSTAMP:20260423T121121 CREATED:20231011T182145Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231012T203334Z UID:4449-1699102800-1699106400@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:Getting Lit with Linda: Live podcast recording featuring guests Catherine Hernandez and Eva Crocker DESCRIPTION:DeSève Cinema\, McConnell Building\, Concordia University\n1400 Maisonneuve Blvd. W.\, Montreal\nIn-person. Free\, no registration required.\nRSVP to the Facebook event here. \nIn a first-ever episode with a live audience\, award-winning podcaster Dr. Linda Morra will interview novelists Catherine Hernandez and Eva Crocker. Both authors will be available to sign books afterward. Co-sponsored by Montreal’s queer reading series\, the Violet Hour. \nCatherine Hernandez (she/her) is an award-winning author and screenwriter. She is a proud queer woman who is of Filipino\, Spanish\, Chinese and Indian descent and married into the Navajo Nation. Her first novel\, Scarborough\, won the Jim Wong-Chu Award for the unpublished manuscript and was a finalist for several awards including Canada Reads 2022. She wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation of Scarborough\, which was nominated for 11 Canadian Screen Awards and won 8 including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay. Her second novel\, Crosshairs\, was shortlisted for the Toronto Book Award and made the CBC’s Best Canadian Fiction\, NOW Magazine’s 10 Best Books\, Indigo Best Book\, and NBC 20 Best LGBTQ Books list of 2020. Her third novel\, The Story of Us\, was published this year by HarperCollins Canada and was an instant bestseller. She is currently working on a few television projects and her fourth novel. \nEva Crocker grew up in Ktaqamkuk (Newfoundland) and currently resides in Tiohti:áke (Montreal). Her debut novel All I Ask was longlisted for the 2020 Giller Prize and won the 2020 BMO Winterset Award. Her short story collection Barreling Forward was shortlisted for the Dayne Ogilvie Prize for Emerging LGBTQS2 Writers and won the Alistair MacLeod Award for Short Fiction and the CAA Emerging Author’s Award. She is a PhD student in Concordia University’s Interdisciplinary Humanities program. \nLinda Morra is a professor of Canadian and Indigenous literatures\, writer\, editor\, and literary podcaster who lives in Montreal (Tiohtià:ke). Getting Lit With Linda\, which she co-produces with Marco Timpano\, won the Canadian Podcasting Awards in 2022 and has been shortlisted for the People’s Choice Podcasting Awards this year. Photo credit: Nadia Zhang. \nExplore other 2023 Read Quebec Book Fair events here\, and discover more English-language books written\, published\, or translated in Quebec at ReadQuebec.ca. URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/getting-lit-with-linda-live-podcast-recording-featuring-guests-catherine-hernandez-and-eva-crocker/ LOCATION:DeSève Cinema\, 1400 Maisonneuve Blvd. W.\, Montrea\, Montreal\, QC\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231104T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231104T123000 DTSTAMP:20260423T121121 CREATED:20231011T182340Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231011T194539Z UID:4454-1699097400-1699101000@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:Create Your Own Comic Strip! DESCRIPTION:Atrium of McConnell Building\, Concordia University\n1400 Maisonneuve Blvd. W.\, Montreal\nIn-person. Free\, no registration required\nRSVP to the Facebook event here. \nWe’ll explore the basic building blocks to get you started on drawing and writing a (mostly silly!) comic strip featuring fun characters we’ll create together. Close up faces\, word balloons\, sound effects and more! For kids 5 to 9.  \nVasilios Billy Mavreas (he/him) is a multidisciplinary artist and creativity workshop leader specializing in jumpstarting inspiration through collaborative creative play. The author of four graphic novels and director of gallery boutique Monastiraki (1998 – 2021)\, he has been involved in the Montreal arts community since the 1980s. \nExplore other 2023 Read Quebec Book Fair events here\, and discover more English-language books written\, published\, or translated in Quebec at ReadQuebec.ca. URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/create-your-own-comic-strip/ LOCATION:McConnell Building Atrium\, Concordia University\, 1400 Maisonneuve Blvd. W\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3G 1M8\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/EALAQ_15.2_CreateComic_Web-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231103T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231103T180000 DTSTAMP:20260423T121121 CREATED:20231011T182435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231031T172131Z UID:4446-1699029000-1699034400@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:Read Quebec Book Fair Opening Cocktail DESCRIPTION:McConnell Building\, Concordia University Atrium\n1400 Maisonneuve Blvd. W.\, Montreal.  Free\, no registration required. In person.\nRSVP to the Facebook event here. \nFollowing the book fair events in the 4TH SPACE\, attendees are invited to attend a wine and cheese reception to mingle with fellow book lovers\, peruse and purchase books. \nExplore other 2023 Read Quebec Book Fair events here\, and discover more English-language books written\, published\, or translated in Quebec at ReadQuebec.ca. URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/read-quebec-book-fair-opening-cocktail/ LOCATION:McConnell Building Atrium\, Concordia University\, 1400 Maisonneuve Blvd. W\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3G 1M8\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/EALAQ_13.2_OpeningCocktail_Web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231103T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231103T163000 DTSTAMP:20260423T121121 CREATED:20231011T182654Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231024T201821Z UID:4442-1699023600-1699029000@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:Eight Voices: Finalists for the QWF Spoken Word Prize DESCRIPTION:4TH SPACE\, McConnell Building\, Concordia University\n1400 Maisonneuve Blvd. W.\, Montreal\nIn-person and livestreamed.\nFree\, no registration required for in-person event. Registration required for the livestream. \nRSVP to the Facebook event here.  \nIn an exciting live event\, the finalists for the second edition of the annual Quebec Writers’ Federation Spoken Word Prize will offer short performances showcasing their talents. The prize is open to all forms of spoken word performance\, from storytelling to sound poetry\, hip hop\, and dub. Presented by the Quebec Writers’ Federation and Concordia’s SpokenWeb project. \nExplore other 2023 Read Quebec Book Fair events here\, and discover more English-language books written\, published\, or translated in Quebec at ReadQuebec.ca. URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/eight-voices-finalists-for-the-qwf-spoken-word-prize/ LOCATION:4TH SPACE\, Concordia University\, 1400 Maisonneuve Blvd. W\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3G 1M8\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Alex-Correction-Eight-Voices-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231103T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231103T150000 DTSTAMP:20260423T121121 CREATED:20231025T200118Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231025T200215Z UID:4545-1699018200-1699023600@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:Perfect Your Pitch Workshops DESCRIPTION:The Association of English-language Publishers of Quebec and the Quebec Writers’ Federation have partnered with Concordia University’s Writers Read series to present a panel discussion on crafting successful non-fiction book and magazine pitches. Featuring Maisonneuve Magazine associate editor Nour Abi-Nakhoul\, Assembly Press publisher Leigh Nash\, and accomplished journalist and author Adam Leith Gollner\, the event will be moderated by Montreal arts and culture journalist Matt Hays. No registration is required for the panel\, but space is limited. \nThe panel will be followed by 90-minute workshops with Nour Abi-Nakhoul and Leigh Nash for pre-registered participants. Workshops are free\, but pre-registration is required. Each workshop will be limited to 10 participants. A waiting list will be created if needed. \nSign-Up Instructions\nPlease email Riley Palanca at the QWF to register\, including the following: \n\nYour name\nWhich workshop you would like to attend\nFor the magazine workshop\, please include a draft non-fiction pitch\, maximum 500 words\, see details below\nFor the book proposal workshop\, please include a 300-word synopsis of one non-fiction project and a 200-word bio\, see details below. \n\nWorkshop Descriptions\nMagazine Pitches with Nour Abi-Nakhoul  \nIn the world of magazine journalism\, crafting a pitch that’s succinct\, relevant and compelling is necessary for getting your story idea out of your head and onto the page. Over 90 minutes\, you’ll obtain personalized\, in-depth feedback on your pitch from Maisonneuve Magazine editor Nour Abi-Nakhoul. Participants will learn about proper pitch structure\, finding the right publication\, email etiquette and how to effectively showcase your writing ability. Participants will be asked to submit a draft pitch prior to the workshop in order to receive feedback. Pitches should be around 3-4 paragraphs long; no more than 500 words. \nNour Abi-Nakhoul is a Montreal-based writer and editor. She’s written for a variety of Canadian and American publications\, and is currently the associate editor of Maisonneuve Magazine. Her debut novel\, Supplication\, is coming out next spring from Penguin Random House. Photo credit: Olivia Gough. \nNon-Fiction Book Proposals with Leigh Nash \nA solid proposal is essential when it comes to pitching book-length non-fiction projects to traditional publishing houses. On the one hand\, it’s great: you don’t have to write a whole book before you begin submitting! On the other\, you can’t rely on a stellar manuscript to win over agents and editors. This 90-minute workshop with Assembly Press publisher Leigh Nash will help you pull together the pieces you need to craft a full book proposal that’s tailored to your publishing goals. Participants will be asked to prepare a 300-word synopsis of one non-fiction project and a 200-word bio and submit them in advance; these will be used as the basis for in-workshop exercises.  \nLeigh Nash is the publisher at Assembly Press. Prior to that\, she was publisher at House of Anansi Press and Invisible Publishing\, where she expanded the publishing program and shaped an editorial identity that has been met with significant critical acclaim and major literary award nominations. She has also worked for Coach House Books\, served on the boards of eBOUND Canada and the Association of Canadian Publishers\, and has taught book publishing courses at Humber College and York University. She has an MFA in Creative Writing and has published one poetry collection\, Goodbye\, Ukulele. URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/perfect-your-pitch-workshops/ LOCATION:QC ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/EALAQ_11_PerfectYourPitch_Web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231103T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231103T120000 DTSTAMP:20260423T121121 CREATED:20231011T182958Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231031T190939Z UID:4437-1699012800-1699012800@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:Perfect Your Pitch Panel DESCRIPTION:4TH SPACE\, McConnell Building\, Concordia University\, 1400 Maisonneuve Blvd. W.\, Montreal\nIn-person and livestreamed.\nFree\, no registration required.\nRSVP to the Facebook event here. \nIn partnership with the Quebec Writers’ Federation and the Writers Read series of Concordia University\, a panel discussion on how to make successful nonfiction book and magazine pitches. Tips and feedback from the pros\, followed by short workshops for pre-registered participants. \nWith Nour Abi-Nakhoul\, Maisonneuve Magazine; Leigh Nash\, Assembly Press; and accomplished journalist and author Adam Leith Gollner. Moderated by Matt Hays\, Concordia University.  \nLeigh Nash is the publisher at Assembly Press. Prior to that\, she was publisher at House of Anansi Press and Invisible Publishing\, where she expanded the publishing program and shaped an editorial identity that has been met with significant critical acclaim and major literary award nominations. She has also worked for Coach House Books\, served on the boards of eBOUND Canada and the Association of Canadian Publishers\, and has taught book publishing courses at Humber College and York University. She has an MFA in Creative Writing and has published one poetry collection\, Goodbye\, Ukulele. \nNour Abi-Nakhoul is a Montreal-based writer and editor. She’s written for a variety of Canadian and American publications\, and is currently the associate editor of Maisonneuve Magazine. Her debut novel\, Supplication\, is coming out next spring from Penguin Random House. Photo credit: Olivia Gough. \nAdam Leith Gollner is the author of The Fruit Hunters\, The Book of Immortality\, and Working in the Bathtub. The former Editor in Chief of VICE\, his writing appears in Vanity Fair\, The Paris Review\, GQ\, The New York Times\, and The New Yorker. Six of his recent feature stories have been optioned by Hollywood studios. \nExplore other 2023 Read Quebec Book Fair events here\, and discover more English-language books written\, published\, or translated in Quebec at ReadQuebec.ca. URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/perfect-your-pitch-panel/ LOCATION:4TH SPACE\, Concordia University\, 1400 Maisonneuve Blvd. W\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3G 1M8\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/EALAQ_10.2_PerfectYourPitch_Web.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231103T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231104T180000 DTSTAMP:20260423T121121 CREATED:20231005T160720Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231102T152330Z UID:4408-1699009200-1699120800@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:Read Quebec Book Fair 2023 DESCRIPTION:The Read Quebec Book Fair is back! Formerly known as the Holiday Book Fair\, the Fair returns for its eighth installment on November 3-4 in the Concordia McConnell Building Atrium to present more than twenty overflowing tables of exciting new works from local publishers\, authors\, and translators\, a full program of hybrid literary events\, and multiple author signings.  \nProduced by the Association of English-language Publishers of Quebec (AELAQ) in partnership with the Quebec Writers’ Federation (QWF)\, the Read Quebec Book Fair celebrates the vibrancy of the English-language literary scene in Quebec\, with local publishers displaying their titles\, and Librairie Paragraphe selling books from Quebec writers and translators published elsewhere. The Fair will offer fun for young booklovers\, with a cozy\, book-filled Kids’ Nook both days\, and creative activities on Saturday afternoon. There will be a wine-and-cheese reception on Friday and coffee on Saturday morning. \nThe fair is open Friday and Saturday November 3-4\, 2023\, from 11 am – 6 pm\, in the Atrium of the McConnell Building at Concordia University\, 1400 De Maisonneuve Boulevard W. The building is accessible directly from Guy metro and fully accessible to wheelchairs and strollers. In accordance with public health guidelines\, mask wearing for in-person events is optional\, though encouraged\, with hand sanitizing stations available at all locations. \nFind below the full Read Quebec Book Fair Events Calendar\, as well as author signing schedules.  \nWednesday\, November 1\, 2023\n \nMontreal Review of Books – Fall Issue Launch\nWednesday\, November 1\, 2023\, 7 pm.\nLa Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly (176 Rue Bernard O) In-person and livestreamed.  Free\, no registration required.\nJoin us for the launch of the Fall Issue of the Montreal Review of Books\, featuring Sean Michaels (Do You Remember Being Born?)\, Chris Bergeron (Valid) and Mostafa Henaway (Essential Work\, Disposable Workers). Hosted by Montreal Review of Books editor\, Malcolm Fraser. RSVP on Facebook. \nFriday\, November 3\, 2023\n \nPerfect Your Pitch Panel\nFriday\, November 3\, 2023\, 12 pm \n4TH SPACE\, McConnell Building\, Concordia University\n(1400 Maisonneuve Blvd. W)     In-person and livestreamed. Free\, no registration required.  \nIn partnership with the Quebec Writers’ Federation and the Writers Read series of Concordia University\, a panel discussion on how to make successful nonfiction book and magazine pitches. Tips and feedback from the pros\, followed by short workshops for pre-registered participants. With With Nour Abi-Nakhoul\, Maisonneuve Magazine; Leigh Nash\, Assembly Press; and accomplished journalist and author Adam Leith Gollner. Moderated by Matt Hays\, Concordia University. \n \nPerfect Your Pitch Workshops\nFriday\, November 3\, 2023\, 1:30 pm \nConcordia University\n(1400 Maisonneuve Blvd. W)     In-person. Registration required.  \nThe panel will be followed by 90-minute workshops with Nour Abi-Nakhoul and Leigh Nash for pre-registered participants. Workshops are free\, but pre-registration is required. Each workshop will be limited to 10 participants. A waiting list will be created if needed. Visit the event page for registration details. \n \nEight Voices: Finalists for the QWF Spoken Word Prize\nFriday\, November 3\, 2023\, 3 pm\n4TH SPACE\, inside the McConnell Building\, Concordia University \n(1400 Maisonneuve Blvd. W) In-person and livestreamed. Free\, registration required for livestream.\nIn an exciting live event\, the finalists for the Quebec Writers’ Federation Spoken Word Prize will showcase their talents in short performances. \n \nRead Quebec Book Fair Opening Cocktail\nFriday\, November 3\, 2023\, 4:30 pm\nMcConnell Building\, Concordia University Atrium\n1400 Maisonneuve Blvd. W.\, Montreal.  Free\, no registration required. In person.\nFollowing the book fair events in the 4TH SPACE\, attendees are invited to attend a wine and cheese reception to mingle with fellow book lovers\, peruse and purchase books. \nSaturday\, November 4\, 2023\nOn Saturday morning\, coffee will be offered to browsers with the compliments of the Read Quebec Book Fair. \nThe books of the participating authors will be available for sale at the in-person events\, and a curated selection of books by Quebec writers will also be available through the Read Quebec online catalogue. This is a wonderful opportunity to find the perfect holiday gift for your loved ones!  \n \nCreate Your Own Comic Strip!\nSaturday\, November 4\, 2023\, 11:30 am to 12:30 pm\nAtrium of McConnell Building\, Concordia University\n(1400 Maisonneuve Blvd. W.\, Montreal). Free\, no registration required. In person.\nWe’ll explore the basic building blocks to get you started on drawing and writing a (mostly silly!) comic strip featuring fun characters we’ll create together. Close up faces\, word balloons\, sound effects and more! For kids 5 to 9. \n \nGetting Lit with Linda: Live podcast recording featuring guests Catherine Hernandez and Eva Crocker\nSaturday\, November 4\, 2023\, 1 pm\nDeSève Cinema\, McConnell Building\, Concordia University\n(1400 Maisonneuve Blvd. W.\, Montreal). Free\, no registration required. In person.\nIn a first-ever episode with a live audience\, award-winning podcaster Dr. Linda Morra will interview novelists Catherine Hernandez and Eva Crocker. Both authors will be available to sign books afterward. Co-sponsored by Montreal’s queer reading series\, the Violet Hour. \n \nPostcards to the Future!\nSaturday\, November 4\, 2023\, 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm\nAtrium of McConnell Building\, Concordia University\n(1400 Maisonneuve Blvd. W.\, Montreal). Free\, no registration required. In person.\nMail a message to your older self. We’ll be designing with words and pictures a double sided postcard with a message you’d like your future self to know. It could be serious or playful or both\, you decide what the adult version of you should know! For kids 10 and up. \n \nScarborough Screening\nSaturday\, November 4\, 2023\, 3:00 pm\nDeSève Cinema\, inside the McConnell Building\, Concordia University \n(1400 Maisonneuve Blvd. W.\, Montreal). Free\, no registration required. In person.\nIn a pre-festival special event\, Image+Nation Queer Culture\, Montreal’s long-running queer film festival\, will join the Violet Hour to co-sponsor this moving film\, an adaptation of Catherine Hernandez’s novel of the same name. \n \nMaking Monster Heads – An Exercise in Slow Group Drawing\nSaturday\, November 4\, 2023\, 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm\nAtrium of McConnell Building\, Concordia University\n(1400 Maisonneuve Blvd. W.\, Montreal). Free\, no registration required. In person.\nTogether we’ll SLOWLY build a weird and wonderful bunch of monster heads that we can only create as a team! For all ages. \nThank you to our generous funders\, partners\, and sponsors! URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/read-quebec-book-fair-2023/ LOCATION:McConnell Building Atrium\, Concordia University\, 1400 Maisonneuve Blvd. W\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3G 1M8\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/EALAQ_2_WebHeaderBanner_800x420_01-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231101T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231101T210000 DTSTAMP:20260423T121121 CREATED:20231011T181210Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231020T203032Z UID:4425-1698865200-1698872400@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:Montreal Review of Books – Fall Issue Launch DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, November 1\, 2023\, 7 pm.\nMontreal Review of Books – Fall Issue Launch\nLa Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly\, 176 Rue Bernard O\, Montréal\, QC H2T 2K2 \nIn-person and live streamed. Free\, no registration required. \nJoin us for the launch of the Fall Issue of the Montreal Review of Books\, featuring Sean Michaels (Do You Remember Being Born?)\, Chris Bergeron (Valid) and Mostafa Henaway (Essential Work\, Disposable Workers). Hosted by Montreal Review of Books editor\, Malcolm Fraser. RSVP on Facebook. \nSean Michaels is the author of the novels Do You Remember Being Born?\, Us Conductors\, winner of the Scotiabank Giller Prize\, and The Wagers; his non-fiction has appeared in The Globe and Mail\, The Guardian\, Pitchfork and The New Yorker. He lives in Montreal. Photo credit: Julie Artacho. \nMostafa Henaway\, a Canadian-born Egyptian\, is a long-time community organizer at the Immigrant Workers Centre in Montreal\, where he has been organizing for justice for immigrant/migrant workers for over two decades. He is also a researcher and PhD candidate at Concordia University. \nChris Bergeron is diverse and fluid: after beginning a career in journalism and eventually winding up at the helm of the weekly cultural magazine Voir\, she now dedicates her artistic vitality to Cossette\, a leading global marketing agency. She offers speaking engagements on leadership\, diversity\, inclusion\, and trans rights. Chris lives in Montreal. Photo credit: Geneviève Charbonneau. URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/montreal-review-of-books-fall-issue-launch-2/ LOCATION:La Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly\, 176 Bernard O\, Montreal\, QC\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Henaway-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20221123T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20221127T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T121121 CREATED:20221110T201029Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221124T154554Z UID:3785-1669194000-1669568400@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:Get Lit! at Salon du livre de Montréal DESCRIPTION:The Association of English-language Publishers of Quebec\, the Quebec Writers’ Federation\, and Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore are pleased to return to the Salon du livre de Montréal\, November 23–27 at the Palais des congrès. Find us under the “Get Lit!” banner\, kiosk #725\, where we will have books for sale by over 125 Quebec writers and 40 publishers. \nWe’re also organizing book signings with local authors and translators\, check out the schedule of author signings\, in addition to all the exciting events scheduled below. \nOur kiosk will remain open for the entirety of the Salon du livre\, from Wednesday to Saturday from 9 am to 9 pm\, and Sunday from 9 am to 5 pm. \nTickets for the Salon are available for purchase on-site\, though it is strongly recommended to procure them ahead of time online to avoid line-ups. For kids 12 and under\, you may purchase a free ticket. In accordance with public health guidelines\, masking is optional\, though encouraged. \nTo purchase a ticket\, click the link below\, and for all other things Salon du livre\, visit their website. \n \nÉcrire au-delà de la langue maternelle – Writing Beyond the Mother Tongue\n\nWednesday\, November 23rd\, 2022\n1:30 to 2:30 PM\nPalais des congrès de Montréal\, 1011 Jean Riopelle PI\,\nEspace littéraire\n\n\nWith guest speakers:\n\nBaharan Baniahmadi\, author\nOana Avasilichioaei\, author and translator\nSylvain Neuvel\, author\n\nand host\, Sherry Simon\, author and translator. \nTable ronde présen­tée par la Que­bec Writ­ers’ Fed­er­a­tion\, quels sont les avan­tages et les dif­fi­cultés d’écrire dans une langue qui n’est pas sa langue mater­nelle ? Com­ment cet acte inhab­ituel influ­ence-t-il l’œuvre d’un auteur ou d’une autrice\, et ses rap­ports avec le lan­gage dans son ensem­ble ? Tous les détails par ici. \nPre­sent­ed by the Que­bec Writ­ers’ Fed­er­a­tion\, join us for a pan­el dis­cus­sion on what it means to write in a lan­guage oth­er than one’s moth­er tongue\, the ben­e­fits and chal­lenges of doing so\, and how this affects the work and the writer’s rela­tion­ship to lan­guage overall. Details here. \n \n\nClub de lecture insolite –  Unexpected Book Club: Anglo-Quebec Lit\nFriday\, November 25th\, 2022\n3:45 to 4:45 PM\nPalais des congrès de Montréal\, 1011 Jean Riopelle PI\,\nAgora \nWith guest speakers: \nChantal Ringuet\, author and translator\nGabrielle Garbeau\, Librairie Racines\nArizona O’Neill\, artist \nand host\, Annabelle Moreau\, journalist and literary critic. \nDe Leonard Cohen à Morde­cai Rich­ler\, en pas­sant par Louise Pen­ny\, Rawi Hage ou Heather O’Neill\, la lit­téra­ture anglo-québé­coise dépasse nos fron­tières et con­nait un grand suc­cès à l’é­tranger. Mais out­re cer­tains noms réputés\, elle demeure par­fois mécon­nue du lec­torat fran­coph­o­ne. Afin d’aller au-delà des deux soli­tudes\, trois ama­tri­ces de cette lit­téra­ture — libraire\, tra­duc­trice\, autrice — vous pro­posent de par­tir à l’ex­plo­ration de cette sphère lit­téraire en vous en présen­tant leurs lec­tures favorites. Cette ani­ma­tion est présen­tée en col­lab­o­ra­tion avec l’AE­LAQ (Asso­ci­a­tion des édi­teurs de langue anglaise du Québec). Tous les détails par ici. \nFrom Leonard Cohen to Mordecai Richler\, Louise Penny\, Rawi Hage or Heather O’Neill\, Quebec literature in English is known and celebrated beyond our borders. Apart from some well-known names\, however\, Anglo-Quebec authors and books can remain elusive to Quebec’s French-speaking readership. Reaching across linguistic and cultural barriers\, three fans of the genre — a bookseller\, a translator\, and an author — explore this literary sphere by presenting their favourite books. This event is presented by AELAQ in collaboration with the Salon du livre de Montréal. Details here. \n \nTraduire le Québec anglo – Translating English Quebec\nFriday\, November 25th\, 2022\n5:00 to 5:45 PM\nPalais des congrès de Montréal\, 1011 Jean Riopelle PI\,\nAgora \nWith guest speakers: \nDaphné B.\, author and translator\nRachel McCrum\, author\nJonathan Lamy\, author and translator\nMarcela Huerta\, author \nand host\, Antoine Tanguay\, Éditions Alto. \nTable ronde présen­tée par la Que­bec Writ­ers’ Fed­er­a­tion\, cette table ronde avec un tra­duc­teur et une tra­duc­trice fran­coph­o­nes et les autri­ces des œuvres orig­i­nales en langue anglaise nous don­nera l’occasion de dis­cuter de l’importance de traduire la lit­téra­ture anglo-québé­coise en français\, des défis que présente le proces­sus de tra­duc­tion et de l’influence qu’exercent les lit­téra­tures anglo­phone et fran­coph­o­ne l’une sur l’autre. Tous les détails par ici. \nPre­sent­ed by the Que­bec Writ­ers’ Fed­er­a­tion\, join us for a pan­el dis­cus­sion with Eng­lish-to-French trans­la­tors and the authors of the orig­i­nal books on the impor­tance of trans­lat­ing Eng­lish Que­bec lit­er­a­ture into French\, the chal­lenges of the trans­la­tion process\, and the influ­ence of the two lit­er­a­tures on each other. Details here. URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/get-lit-at-salon-du-livre-de-montreal/ LOCATION:Palais des congrès\, 1001 Pl. Jean-Paul-Riopelle\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2Z 1H5\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/I44_V2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20221104T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20221104T180000 DTSTAMP:20260423T121121 CREATED:20221018T205424Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221019T170445Z UID:3603-1667579400-1667584800@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:Holiday Book Fair Opening Cocktail  DESCRIPTION:Friday\, November 4\, 2022\, 4:30 pm\nMcConnell Building\, Concordia University Atrium\n(1400 Maisonneuve Blvd. W.\, Montreal)  Free\, no registration required \nFollowing the book fair events in the 4TH SPACE\, attendees are invited to join us for a wine and cheese reception in the McConnell Atrium\, with guest speakers Bert Archer\, Montreal Gazette editor-in-chief\, and special guest author Stanley Péan.  Guests are invited to mingle\, peruse and purchase books throughout the reception.  \nIn accordance with public health guidelines\, mask wearing is optional\, though strongly encouraged. The Concordia Atrium is accessible from the Maisonneuve entrance\, with an elevator located at metro level for those travelling underground. This event is in-person only and will not be live-streamed. \nExplore other 2022 Holiday Book Fair events here\, and discover more English-language books written\, published\, or translated in Quebec at ReadQuebec.ca. \nThank you to our generous funders\, partners\, and sponsors! URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/holiday-book-fair-opening-cocktail/ LOCATION:McConnell Building Atrium\, Concordia University\, 1400 Maisonneuve Blvd. W\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3G 1M8\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/I32_cocktail_V3_JPEG.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20221104T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20221104T163000 DTSTAMP:20260423T121121 CREATED:20221018T204142Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221020T210719Z UID:3599-1667574000-1667579400@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:Jazz Stories: En Direct DESCRIPTION:Friday\, November 4\, 2022\, 3 pm\n4TH SPACE\, Concordia University\n(1400 Maisonneuve Blvd. W.\, Montreal) Free\, no registration required \nIn this Holiday Book Fair feature event\, author and Radio Canada personality Stanley Péan will discuss his new book Black and Blue: Jazz Stories with host Jason “Blackbird” Selman. They will be joined by Anita Anand (A Convergence of Solitudes)\, Rana Bose (Shaf and the Remington)\, and Kasia Van Schaik (We Have Never Lived On Earth) for a musically inspired session of improvised live writing\, projected on the 4th Space screens.  \nIn-person event details: In accordance with public health guidelines\, mask wearing is optional\, though strongly encouraged. The 4th Space is fully accessible from the Maisonneuve entrance\, with an elevator located at metro level for those travelling underground.  \nLive streaming details: The event will be live-streamed to the 4TH SPACE YouTube account\, no prior registration is required. Tune in at 3 pm on November 4\, 2022\, to view and participate in the Q&A via the chat function.  \nExplore other 2022 Holiday Book Fair events here\, and discover more English-language books written\, published\, or translated in Quebec at ReadQuebec.ca. \n… \nStanley Péan is the author of eight novels\, a couple of essays (mostly about jazz) and eight short story collections\, including the upcoming Crépusculaires (Éditions Mains libres\, 2022). Since the summer of 2009\, he has been piloting the program Quand le jazz est là every week night on ICI Musique\, Radio-Canada’s all-music radio network. The original French version of Black and Blue: Jazz Stories was awarded the Prix Victor-Barbeau for best essay by l’Académie des lettres du Québec in 2020. Last Summer\, the Festival international de Jazz de Montréal has presented Péan the Bruce-Lundvall Award\, given annually to a non-musician who has left a mark on the world of jazz or contributed to the development of the music\, through the media\, the concert or record industries. Black and Blue: Jazz Stories will be available for purchase at the Véhicule Press table at the Holiday Book Fair\, or online here. \nJason “Blackbird” Selman is a Montreal born poet\, trumpet player and community worker. He is the author The Freedom I Stole (2007\, Cumulus Press)\, Africa As A Dream That Travels Through My Heart (2016\, Howl) and co-editor of the poetry anthology Talking Book (2006\, Cumulus Press) which chronicles the writings of Kalmunity Vibe Collective (of which he is a founding member). He works as a teaching artist\, conducting poetry workshops in schools across the Montréal area and beyond. His work is grounded in the themes of ethno-musicology\, surrealist expression\, love and the intersection of masculinity and emotional vulnerability. \nAnita Anand is not the Minister of Defense\, merely her namesake. She is an ESL teacher\, literary translator and author from Montreal. Her first book\, Swing in the House and Other Stories\, won the QWF-Concordia University First Book Prize. A Convergence of Solitudes is her first novel\, which will be available for purchase at the Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore table at the Holiday Book Fair\, or online. \nRana Bose is a novelist\, poet\, playwright and retired professional engineer. He is a founding editor of montrealserai.com. His fourth novel\, Shaf and the Remington\, was released on September 25\, 2022\, and will be available for purchase at the Baraka Books table at the Holiday Book Fair\, or online here. His third novel\, Fog\, was awarded the Best Canadian Fiction for 2019\, by the Miramichi Reader. \nKasia Van Schaik is the author of the linked story collection\, We Have Never Lived on Earth\, and the poetry chapbook\, Sea Burial Laws According to Country. Her writing has appeared in the LA Review of Books\, CBC Books\, The Rumpus\, Maisonneuve Magazine\, Electric Literature\, and elsewhere. A postdoctoral fellow at Concordia University\, Kasia is currently working on a book of cultural criticism entitled Women Among Monuments and is also co-editing an essay collection\, Shelter in Text\, which interrogates the relationship between the physical and textual spaces we inhabit. Kasia lives in Tiohti:áke (Montreal). \nThank you to our generous funders\, partners\, and sponsors! URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/jazz-stories-en-direct/ LOCATION:4TH SPACE\, Concordia University\, 1400 Maisonneuve Blvd. W\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3G 1M8\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/I30_Stanley-Péan-web-banner_With_image_V3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20221104T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20221104T143000 DTSTAMP:20260423T121121 CREATED:20221018T201924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221102T180439Z UID:3593-1667566800-1667572200@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:Eight Voices: Finalists for the First QWF Spoken Word Prize DESCRIPTION:Friday\, November 4\, 2022\, 1 pm\n4th Space\, inside the McConnell Building\, Concordia University\n(1400 Maisonneuve Blvd. W.\, Montreal)    Free\, no registration required \nIn an exciting world premiere\, the eight finalists for the inaugural Quebec Writers’ Federation Spoken Word Prize will offer short performances showcasing their talents. The prize is open to all forms of spoken word performance\, from storytelling to sound poetry\, hip hop\, and dub. Presented by the Quebec Writers’ Federation and Concordia’s SpokenWeb project\, the event will be hosted by poet and SpokenWeb director Jason Camlot. For more information on the performers\, see the finalist list below. (Note that finalist Liana Cusmano will not be performing at this event.) \nIn-person event details: In accordance with public health guidelines\, mask wearing is optional\, though strongly encouraged. The 4th Space is fully accessible from the Maisonneuve entrance\, with an elevator located at metro level for those travelling underground.  \nLive streaming details: The event will be live-streamed to the 4TH SPACE YouTube account\, no prior registration is required. Tune in at 1 pm on November 4\, 2022\, to view and participate in the Q&A via the chat function.  \nExplore other 2022 Holiday Book Fair events here\, and discover more English-language books written\, published\, or translated in Quebec at ReadQuebec.ca. \n… \nCaitlin Murphy is a writer\, director\, and dramaturg.  She has performed in one-woman shows\, stand-up and sketch comedy\, and a web-series she created called Mothers Try.  Caitlin has also written and directed plays and short films and recently launched a digital collection of her pandemic-related art\, Candy for Covid. \nDebbie Braide is an energy and development specialist\, spoken word poet\, World Economic Forum Global Shaper\, and British Chevening alumna. An Abuja Literary Society Poetry Slam Champion\, she has performed for such organizations as the United States Embassy and VSO International. She is committed to sustainable development and gender equity. \nErín Moure is a poet and poetry translator. Her most recent work includes Chus Pato’s The Face of the Quartzes (Veliz\, 2021) and her own chapbooks Retooling for a Figurative Life (Vallum\, 2021) and Arborescence (Columba\, 2022). Her translation of Chantal Neveu’s This Radiant Life (Book*hug\, 2020) won the 2021 Governor General’s Award for translation.  \nJohanne Pelletier is a storyteller with work featured in Canada and the US. She is the winner of the GRIT 99-Second Story Grand Slam\, the producer of Good Gyn-Bad Gyn: Women’s Health Stories\, and an amateur boxing judge. She teaches storytelling to scientists and start-ups. \nLiana Cusmano (Luca/BiCurious George) is a writer\, poet\, spoken word artist\, and filmmaker. They were the 2018 and 2019 Montreal Slam Champion and runner up in the 2019 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Championship. Their first novel\, Catch and Release (2022)\, was published by Guernica Editions. \nLucia De Luca is an English teacher and spoken word poet. She was a finalist at the 2021 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam and recently participated in Brickyard Spoken Word’s mentorship program. As an organizer\, she brought McGill University its first slam and\, in the summer of 2022\, oversaw the Grove Campus Poetry Show. \nRaïssa Simone is a multi-disciplinary artist and writer based in Tiohtià:ke (Montreal). She has competed at numerous national poetry slams and been invited to perform at multiple spoken word shows\, including the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word\, Toronto International Poetry Slam\, Hillside Festival\, and When Sisters Speak.  \nRoen “Blu’Rva” Higgins is an award-winning spoken word poet\, educator\, speaker\, and creative evangelist. As the founder of The Elevated Creative\, her mission is to elevate others through creative literacy and help them find their flow and tap into their genius zone. \nThank you to our generous funders\, partners\, and sponsors! URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/eight-voices-finalists-for-the-first-qwf-spoken-word-prize/ LOCATION:4TH SPACE\, Concordia University\, 1400 Maisonneuve Blvd. W\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3G 1M8\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/I31_QWF_spokenweb_V4.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20221104T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20221105T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T121121 CREATED:20221018T221105Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221102T180634Z UID:3614-1667559600-1667667600@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:Holiday Book Fair 2022 DESCRIPTION:This year\, the Holiday Book Fair is back – in person! After two years of virtual and hybrid book fairs in 2020 and 2021\, we’re thrilled to return to the Concordia McConnell Building Atrium to present twenty overflowing tables of exciting new works from local publishers\, authors\, and translators\, a full program of hybrid literary events\, and multiple author signings. The Livres Babar Kids’ Book Nook is back\, too\, with a cozy pillow-filled spot for children to curl up with a book.  \nProduced by the Association of English-language Publishers of Quebec (AELAQ) in partnership with the Quebec Writers’ Federation (QWF)\, the Holiday Book Fair celebrates the vibrancy of the English-language literary scene in Quebec\, with local publishers displaying their titles\, and Librairie Paragraphe selling books from Quebec writers and translators published elsewhere. \nWe have a great lineup of exhibitors this year\, including: AOS Publishing\, Baraka Books\, Black Rose Books\, Concordia University Press\, Corner Studio\, Guernica Editions\, Studio Georgeville\, Linda Leith Publishing\, Maisonneuve Magazine\, Metatron\, Metonymy Press\, McGill-Queen’s University Press\, Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore\, Pow Pow Press\, QC Fiction\, The Secret Mountain\, SpokenWeb\, Universitas Press\, Vallum\, and Véhicule Press. \nThe fair is open Friday and Saturday November 4-5\, 2022\, from 11 am – 5 pm\, in the Atrium of the McConnell Building at Concordia University\, 1400 De Maisonneuve Boulevard W. The building is accessible directly from Guy metro and fully accessible to wheelchairs and strollers. In accordance with public health guidelines\, mask wearing for in-person events is optional\, though encouraged\, with hand sanitizing stations available at all locations. \n90 local authors will be on site at Concordia on Friday and Saturday to sign books and chat\, including Terry Mosher (Aislin)\, Peter McAuslan\, David Bradford\, Toula Drimonis\, Ann Lambert\, Christopher DiRaddo\, and many more! Here is the full schedule of author signings. \nCheck out the Holiday Book Fair Events Calendar for full event details\, including: \nMontreal Review of Books – Fall Issue Launch\nWednesday\, November 2\, 2022\, 7 pm.\nUrsa Montreal (5589 Park Avenue) Free\, no registration required\nJoin us for the launch of the Fall Issue of the Montreal Review of Books\, with readings by featured authors Alexei Perry Cox (PLACE)\, Neil Smith (Jones)\, and Toula Drimonis (We\, the Others). Hosted by Montreal Review of Books editor Malcolm Fraser. \nAtwater Poetry Project – Holiday Book Fair Special Edition\nThursday\, November 3\, 2022\, 7 pm\nAtwater Library and Computer Centre\, Adair Auditorium\n(4023 Tupper Street\, Westmount)     Free\, no registration required  \nThis special edition of the Atwater Poetry Project series\, will feature an evening of new writings with poets Prathna Lor (Emanations)\, River Halen (Dream Rooms)\, and Trynne Delaney (the half-drowned). Moderated by APP curator Faith Paré. \nEight Voices: Finalists for the First QWF Spoken Word Prize\nFriday\, November 4\, 2022\, 1 pm\n4TH SPACE\, inside the McConnell Building\, Concordia University \n(1400 Maisonneuve Blvd. W.\, Montreal)    Free\, no registration required\nIn an exciting world premiere\, the eight finalists for the inaugural Quebec Writers’ Federation Spoken Word Prize will offer short performances showcasing their talents. The prize is open to all forms of spoken word performance\, from storytelling to sound poetry\, hip hop\, and dub. Presented by the Quebec Writers’ Federation and Concordia’s SpokenWeb project\, the event will behosted by poet and SpokenWeb director Jason Camlot. \nJazz Stories: En Direct\nFriday\, November 4\, 2022\, 3 pm\n4TH SPACE\, inside the McConnell Building\, Concordia University\n(1400 Maisonneuve Blvd. W.\, Montreal)    Free\, no registration required\nAuthor and Radio Canada personality Stanley Péan will discuss his new book Black and Blue: Jazz Stories with host Jason “Blackbird” Selman. They will be joined by Anita Anand (A Convergence of Solitudes)\, Rana Bose (Shaf and the Remington)\, and Kasia Van Schaik (We Have Never Lived On Earth) for a musically inspired session of improvised live writing. \nWine and Cheese Reception \nFriday\, November 4\, 2022\, 4:30 pm\nMcConnell Building\, Concordia University Atrium\n(1400 Maisonneuve Blvd. W.\, Montreal)  Free\, no registration required\nFollowing the book fair events in the 4TH SPACE\, attendees are invited to join us for a wine and cheese reception in the McConnell Atrium\, with guest speakers Bert Archer\, Montreal Gazette editor-in-chief\, and special guest author Stanley Péan.  Guests are invited to mingle\, peruse and purchase books throughout the reception. This event is in-person only and will not be livestreamed. \nOn Saturday morning\, coffee will be offered to browsers with the compliments of the Holiday Book Fair. \nThe books of the participating authors will be available for sale at the in-person events\, and a curated selection of books by Quebec writers will also be available through the Read Quebec online catalogue. This is a wonderful opportunity to find the perfect holiday gift for your loved ones!  \nThank you to our generous funders\, partners\, and sponsors! URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/holiday-book-fair-2022/ LOCATION:McConnell Building Atrium\, Concordia University\, 1400 Maisonneuve Blvd. W\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3G 1M8\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/I55_V1-05-smaller.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20221103T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20221103T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T121121 CREATED:20221018T195507Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221021T173903Z UID:3585-1667502000-1667505600@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:Atwater Poetry Project – Holiday Book Fair Special Edition DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, November 3\, 2022\, 7 pm\nAtwater Library and Computer Centre\, Adair Auditorium\n(4023 Tupper Street\, Westmount) Free\, no registration required \nJoin us for a special edition of the Atwater Poetry Project series\, in the Adair Auditorium of the Atwater Library and Computer Centre. This evening of new writing will feature poets Prathna Lor (Emanations)\, River Halen (Dream Rooms)\, and Trynne Delaney (the half-drowned)\, with readings moderated by APP curator\, Faith Paré. \nIn-person event details: Space is limited; first come\, first seated. In accordance with public health guidelines\, mask wearing for in-person events is optional\, though encouraged. The Atwater Library and Adair Auditorium are accessible by elevator. Be sure to use the entrance on 4023 Tupper Street\, around the corner from Atwater Avenue. For elevator access\, use the accessible entrance in the alley off Tupper.    \nLive streaming details: The event will be live-streamed to our YouTube account\, no prior registration is required. Tune in at 7 pm on November 3\, 2022\, to view and participate in the Q&A via the chat function.  \nExplore other 2022 Holiday Book Fair events here\, and discover more English-language books written\, published\, or translated in Quebec at ReadQuebec.ca. \n… \nRiver Halen is an award-winning\, transgender writer of Catalan and Danish descent living in Tio’tia:ke/Mooniyang/Montreal. Their poems and essays dealing with relation\, ecology\, transformation\, and sexuality have been published widely in Canada\, as well as in the U.S.\, Australia\, and in translation in Japan. Their first book\, Match\, was shortlisted for the Trillium Book Award for Poetry\, and their most recent book\, Dream Rooms\, a collection of essays and poems\, includes works selected for Best Canadian Essays and was praised by the Bay Area Reporter as “unique and mesmerizing.” Visit their website\, Facebook\, or Instagram. \nPart essay\, part poem\, part fever dream journal entry\, Dream Rooms is a book about personal revolution\, about unravelling a worldview to make space for different selves and realities. Set in the years that led up to author River Halen coming out as trans\, this collection concerns itself with what sits on the surface of daily life\, hidden in plain view\, hungry for address—what it means to take a stranger’s pet rabbit to the vet in a year of accelerating extinctions\, to lose your clothes to a moth infestation then buy a duvet made of fossil fuels\, to learn your bookshelf is full of work written by rapists and rape apologists\, to consider a birth control device as a narrative about bodies and their possibilities\, then pull the string. Deeply queer and trans not only in its content but in its thinking\, Dream Rooms invites readers to that place in consciousness where fear and desire\, hidden information and common knowledge brush up against each other and are mutually transformed. \nTrynne Delaney is a writer currently based in Tiohtià:ke (Montreal). They hold a Master of Arts in English Literature and Creative Writing from the University of Calgary. Their work appears in The Puritan\, CV2\, Carte Blanche\, GUTS\, WATCH YOUR HEAD\, and the League of Canadian Poets’ chapbook These Lands: a collection of voices by Black Poets in Canada\, edited by Chelene Knight. They grew up in the Maritimes. the half-drowned\, a poetic novella\, was published by Metatron Press in spring 2022. Visit their website\, and Twitter. \nthe half-drowned is a vision of a future at the end of the world where what survives is the shapeshifting love of family both given and chosen. Drawing on the Afro-diasporic ancestral knowledge of water and the urgency of desire\, Delaney builds a glittering\, speculative world where community holds through grief\, where we must choose to fend for ourselves while also caring for others. the half-drowned is a genre-bending novella that crafts a polyphony of voices to speak to and through our lives and dreams in order to reach for the unspoken and unsayable and make it heard.  \nPrathna Lor is a poet\, essayist\, editor and educator\, who has published in Canadian Literature\, DIAGRAM\, C Magazine\, Jacket2\, Poetry is Dead and Plenitude Magazine\, among others. Lor is Poetry Editor at Shrapnel Magazine and holds a PhD from the University of Toronto. They live in Montreal\, QC. Visit their website. \nEmanations (Wolsak & Wynn 2022) is a meditation on the spirit of disaster\, both personal and collective. Pushing always against commodification\, against a consumable narrative\, Prathna Lor charts the depths of the self\, searching for an internal music. With a lyric style that emerges from the ruins of unwanted life\, Prathna Lor has created a debut collection that is radiant to touch. \nThank you to our generous funders\, partners\, and sponsors! URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/atwater-poetry-project-holiday-book-fair-special-edition/ LOCATION:Atwater Library\, 4023 Tupper Street\, Westmount\, Québec\, H3Z 1T4\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/I29_Atwater-Poetry-Project-web-banner_V1-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20221102T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20221102T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T121121 CREATED:20221018T190643Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221019T170222Z UID:3578-1667415600-1667421000@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:Montreal Review of Books – Fall 2022 Issue Launch DESCRIPTION:Montreal Review of Books – Fall Issue Launch\nWednesday\, November 2\, 2022\, 7 pm\nUrsa Montreal\n5589\, Park Avenue\, Montreal (Québec) H2V 4S8\nFree admission. In person and live-streamed (see below for details) \nJoin us for the launch of the Fall Issue of the Montreal Review of Books\, with readings by featured authors Alexei Perry Cox (PLACE)\, Neil Smith (Jones)\, and Toula Drimonis (We\, the Others). Hosted by Montreal Review of Books editor Malcolm Fraser. \nIn-person event details: Space is limited; first come\, first seated. In accordance with public health guidelines\, mask wearing for in-person events is optional\, though encouraged. Ursa Mtl is at garden-level and have a small set of stairs leading into the venue. They unfortunately do not have a ramp\, but we are happy to help accommodate folks to the best of our ability. Please let us know if you require assistance with the stairs. Doors will open at 6:30 pm.  \nLive streaming details: The event will be live-streamed to our YouTube account\, no prior registration is required. Tune in at 7 pm on November 2\, 2022\, to view and participate in the Q&A via the chat function.  \nExplore other 2022 Holiday Book Fair events here\, and discover more English-language books written\, published\, or translated in Quebec at ReadQuebec.ca. \nWe look forward to seeing you on November 2nd! \n… \nToula Drimonis is a Montreal-based opinion columnist\, writer and news producer. A former news director for TC Media\, she has reported and written on politics\, social justice\, and women’s issues for national and international publications. She has worked in television\, radio\, and print in all three of her languages\, and has appeared on TV as both panelist and contributor to English and French-language current-affairs and cultural news shows. \nAlexei Perry Cox is a writer and teacher and organizer. She is the author of Night 3 | اليوم الرابع (Centre for Expanded Poetics)\, Re:Evolution (Gap Riot Press)\, Finding Places to Make Places (Vallum)\, as well as the full length collection Under Her (Insomniac Press). PLACE is now out from Noemi Press. Her poetry and criticism has graced the pages of a wide variety of publications\, including  Jouranl Safar (جورنال سفر)\, Arc Poetry Magazine\, Moko Magazine\, Carte Blanche and The Georgia Review. At the core of her makings is the belief that we imagine relationally\, sometimes with words and sometimes with graze.  \nNeil Smith is a Canadian writer and translator. His novel Boo\, published in 2015\, won the Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction. Boo was also nominated for a Sunburst Award and the Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award\, and was longlisted for the Prix des libraires du Québec. Smith published his debut book\, the short story collection Bang Crunch\, in 2007. It was chosen as a best book of the year by the Washington Post and the Globe and Mail\, won the McAuslan First Book Prize from the Quebec Writers’ Federation\, and was a finalist for the Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction. Three stories in the book were also nominated for the Journey Prize. Smith also works as a translator\, from French to English. The Goddess of Fireflies\, his translation of Geneviève Pettersen’s novel La déesse des mouches à feu\, was nominated for a Governor General’s Literary Award for translation. \nThank you to our generous funders\, partners\, and sponsors! URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/montreal-review-of-books-fall-2022-issue-launch/ LOCATION:Ursa Mtl\, 5589\, Park Avenue\,\, Montreal\, Québec\, H2V 4S8\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/I28_mRb-launch-web-banner_V2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211125 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211129 DTSTAMP:20260423T121121 CREATED:20211105T140041Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211122T172417Z UID:3066-1637798400-1638143999@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:Get Lit! at Salon du Livre de Montréal 2021 DESCRIPTION:(French follows) \nOnce again this year\, the Association of English-language Publishers of Quebec and the Quebec Writers’ Federation will participate in the Salon du livre de Montréal. During the fair at Palais des congrès\, they can be found at booth 1304 under the banner “Get Lit” where they will present books by over 100 Quebec writers and 40 Quebec English-language publishers\, available for purchase through the Montreal-based Paragraphe Bookstore. As part of the Salon dans la Ville\, they will also offer English and bilingual activities\, both online and in person. The Salon du livre is proud to welcome English-language publishers and writers from Quebec\, reflecting Montreal’s linguistic diversity. \nTickets are available on site\, though it is strongly suggested to procure them before to avoid line-ups. For kids 12 and under\, please purchase a (free) ticket as well. Vaccination passports\, photo ID\, and masks will be required to enter. Children over the age of 5 must wear a mask\, and all over the age of 13 must show proof of vaccination. Buy a ticket\, or visit the Salon’s website for more information. \nOur kiosk will remain open for the entirety of the Salon du Livre. That is\, Thursday to Saturday from 9 AM-9 PM\, and Sunday 9 AM-5 PM. See below for our full author signing schedule! \nLa langue anglaise s’invite au Salon\, avec AELAQ et QWF \nCette année encore\, AELAQ (Association des éditeurs de langue anglaise du Québec — Association of English-language Publishers of Quebec) et QWF (Quebec Writers’ Federation) participent au Salon du livre de Montréal. Lors du Salon au Palais des congrès\, ils occuperont le kiosque 1304 sous la bannière «  Get Lit  » où des livres de plus d’une centaine d’écrivain(e)s québécois et de 40 maisons d’édition québécoises de la langue anglaise\, tenus par la librairie montréalaise Paragraphe Bookstore\, seront présentés. Des activités en anglais ou bilingue\, faisant partie des volets en ligne et dans la ville\, sont également proposées. Le Salon du livre est fier d’accueillir des éditeurs et écrivains de langue anglaise du Québec qui font écho à la diversité linguistique montréalaise. \nLes billets sont disponibles sur place\, mais il est fortement conseillé de les procurer d’avance pour éviter les files d’attente. Pour les enfants de 12 ans et moins\, veuillez également prévoir un billet (gratuit). \nDes passeports de vaccination\, une carte d’identité avec photo et des masques seront exigés à l’entrée. Le port du couvre-visage est obligatoire pour toutes les personnes de 5 ans et plus\, et le passeport vaccinal sera exigé pour toutes les personnes de 13 ans et plus. Pour plus d’informations et acheter un billet\, cliquez ici. \nNotre kiosque demeure ouvert pour toute la durée du Salon du Livre\, soit du jeudi au samedi de 9h00 à 21h00 et le dimanche de 9h00 à 17h00. Consultez ci-dessous le programme complet des dédicaces ! \n* \nAuthor Signing Schedule 2021/ Séances de dédicaces 2021 \nThursday\, November 25th \n10 – 11h Tara McGowan-Ross\, Nothing Will Be Different \n11 – 12h Sarah Venart\, I am the Big Heart \n12 – 13h Jessie Jones\, The Fool \n13 – 14h Angela Leuck\, Emergence: Contemporary Women Poets of the Eastern Townships of Quebec \n14 – 15h Linda Leith\, The Girl from Dream City \n15 – 16h Monique Polak\, Room for One More \n16 – 17h Su J. Sokol\, Zee \n17 – 18h Cora Siré\, Not In Vain You’ve Sent Me Light\, and Fear the Mirror \n18 – 19h Ann Lambert\, The Dogs of Winter \n19 – 20h H. Nigel Thomas\, Easily Fooled \n20 – 21h Zoe Maeve\, The Gift \nFriday\, November 26th \n10 – 11h Ami Sands Brodoff\, The Sleep of Apples \n11 – 12h Gillian Sze\, The Night Is Deep and Wide\, and My Love for You Is Always \n12 – 13h Klara du Plessis\, Hell Light Flesh \n13 – 14h David Bradford\, Dream of No One but Myself \n14 – 15h Sylvain Neuvel\, A History of What Comes Next \n15 – 16h Pierre Anctil & Judith Weisz Woodsworth\, History of the Jews in Quebec \n16 – 17h Nora Loreto\, Spin Doctors \n17 – 18h Felicia Mihali\, Pineapple Kisses in Iqaluit \n18 – 19h Ann Marie Boulanger (translator)\, The Woman in Valencia \n19 – 20h Gilles Sabourin\, Montreal and the Bomb \n20 – 21h Anita Aloisio\, Basilicata Secrets: A Culinary Journey \nSaturday\, November 27th \n10 – 11h Cecil Castellucci\, Soupy Leaves Home \n11 – 12h No Crystal Stair by Mairuth Sarsfield\, Leila Marshy on behalf of Linda Leith Publishing \n12 – 13h Jason Camlot\, Vlarf \n13 – 14h Jim Upton\, Maker \n14 – 15h Ian Thomas Shaw (translator) and Andrée-Anne Gratton (author)\, Choosing Eleonore \n15 – 16h John Emil Vincent\, Bitter in the Belly \n16 – 17h Aimee Wall\, Open Your Heart\, and We\, Jane \n17 – 18h Christopher DiRaddo\, The Family Way \n18 – 19h Mitali Banerjee Ruths\, Archie Celebrates Diwali \n19 – 20h Pearl Pirie\, footlights \n20 – 21h Alex Manley (translator)\, Made-Up: A True Story of Beauty Culture under Late Capitalism \nSunday\, November 28th \n10 – 11h Daniel Sanger\, Saving the City \n12 – 13h David Homel\, Lunging Into the Underbrush: A Life Lived Backwards \n13 – 14h Katia Grubisic (translator)\, A Cemetery for Bees \n14 – 15h Samir Shaheen-Hussain\, Fighting for A Hand to Hold: Confronting Medical Colonialism against Indigenous Children in Canada \n15 – 16h Gail Scott\, Permanent Revolution \n16 – 17h Alexis Diamond (translator) and Marie-Claude Verdier (author)\, Andy’s Gone \n  \n  URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/get-lit-2021/ LOCATION:Palais des congrès\, 1001 Pl. Jean-Paul-Riopelle\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2Z 1H5\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/SLM_banner_v03.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20211120T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20211120T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T121121 CREATED:20211026T215556Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211118T014120Z UID:2776-1637434800-1637440200@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:Marie-Claire Blais in conversation with Katia Grubisic DESCRIPTION:[français ci-dessous] \nPlease note that due to unforeseen circumstances\, this event\, originally scheduled for November 17th\,  has been rescheduled for Saturday\, November 20th\, at 7 PM. We apologize for any inconvenience this might cause\, and hope to see you then! \nSaturday\, November 20\, 2021\, 7 p.m. \nOnline on Zoom\, registration required (see below for details) \nIconic Quebec writer\, novelist\, playwright\, and poet Marie-Claire Blais will discuss her novel Songs for Angel as well as the process of translation with Katia Grubisic\, who rendered Des chants pour Angel into English. \nThe ninth novel in internationally acclaimed author Marie-Claire Blais’s extraordinary Soifs cycle\, Songs for Angel is an impassioned interrogation of violence and hate that takes us into the soul of a white supremacist on the verge of a racist attack. \nThe conversation will take place in English and in French on Zoom. Sign-up here\, the Zoom information will be emailed to you prior to the event. \nRead more about and purchase a copy of Marie-Claire Blais’s Songs for Angel\, translated by Katia Grubisic. \nExplore other 2021 Holiday Book Fair events here\, and discover more English-language books written\, published\, or translated in Quebec at ReadQuebec.ca. \n__ \nEn raison de circonstances imprévues\, l’événement Marie-Claire Blais en conversation avec Katia Grubisic qui était prévu pour le 17 novembre\, sera reporté à samedi\, le 20 novembre à la même heure\, 19 h. Nous vous prions de bien vouloir nous excuser pour tout inconvénient que cela peut vous causer. \nSamedi 20 novembre 2021\, à 19 h. \nEn ligne sur Zoom\, inscription obligatoire (voir ci-dessous pour tous les détails). \nParmi les grandes écrivaines québécoises\, la romancière\, dramaturge et poète Marie-Claire Blais parlera de son roman Songs for Angel et du processus de traduction avec Katia Grubisic\, écrivaine\, poète et traductrice\, qui signe cette version anglaise de Des chants pour Angel. \nCe neuvième roman de l’extraordinaire cycle Soifs de l’auteure de renommée internationale Marie-Claire Blais\, Songs for Angel est une interrogation passionnée sur la violence et la haine qui nous plonge dans l’âme d’un suprémaciste blanc suite à une fusillade. \nLa conversation aura lieu en anglais et en français sur Zoom. Inscription obligatoire ici\, les informations Zoom vous seront envoyées par courriel avant l’événement. \nPour en savoir plus et achetez un exemplaire de Songs for Angel de Marie-Claire Blais\, traduit par Katia Grubisic\, cliquez ici. \nConsultez le reste de notre programmation « Holiday Book Fair » 2021\, et découvrez d’autres livres de langue anglaise écrits\, publiés ou traduits au Québec sur ReadQuebec.ca. URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/blais-grubisic/ LOCATION:QC ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/webbanner-11.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20211118T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20211118T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T121121 CREATED:20211026T222025Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211112T140521Z UID:2796-1637262000-1637267400@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:Tomson Highway in conversation with Ann-Marie MacDonald DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, November 18\, 2021\, 7 pm\nCentre St. Jax\, Shatford Hall\, Sainte-Catherine street entrance\n1439\, Sainte-Catherine Street W.\, Montreal QC H3G 1S6\nIn person and live-streamed (see below for details) \nPlaywright\, novelist\, composer\, and pianist\, Tomson Highway’s play The Rez Sisters and his novel Kiss of the Fur Queen brought Cree life to the world. He will discuss his new book\, Permanent Astonishment: A Memoir\, with playwright\, actor\, and novelist Ann-Marie MacDonald\, whose first book\, runaway bestseller Fall On Your Knees\, was a selection of Oprah’s Book Club.  \nBook details: Read more about and purchase a copy of Tomson Highway’s Permanent Astonishment: A Memoir. Copies will also be available for purchase at St. Jax\, where the author will be available for signing. \nIn-person details: Tickets are not required but please note that space is limited; first come\, first seated. Doors open at 6:15 pm\, vaccination passports\, picture ID and masks will be required upon entry. Children over the age of 5 must wear a mask\, and all over the age of 13 must show proof of vaccination. Please use the Sainte-Catherine street entrance to Shatford Hall. There is a ramp and elevator at the Ste-Catherine Street entrance for those with limited mobility. Note that there is construction at MacKay and Sainte-Catherine and limited parking downtown\, we recommend not driving if possible. The venue is close to the Guy\, Peel\, and Lionel-Groulx metro stations. \nLive streaming details: The event will be live-streamed on our Facebook\, Twitter and YouTube accounts\, no prior registration is required. Tune in to the platform of your choice at 7 pm on November 18\, 2021\, to view and participate in the Q&A via the chat function. \nExplore other 2021 Holiday Book Fair events here\, and discover more English-language books written\, published\, or translated in Quebec at ReadQuebec.ca. \nWe look forward to seeing you on November 18\, digitally or IRL! URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/highway-macdonald/ LOCATION:Shatford Hall\, Centre St. Jax\, 1439 Sainte-Catherine Street W.\, Montreal\, Québec\, H3G 1S6\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/800x420_ReadQC_holidaybookfair_v02-01-01-03.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20211116T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20211116T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T121121 CREATED:20211026T214121Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211109T132348Z UID:2767-1637089200-1637094600@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:Montreal Review of Books – Fall Issue Launch DESCRIPTION:Montreal Review of Books – Fall Issue Launch\nTuesday\, November 16\, 2021\, 7 pm\nAtwater Library and Computer Centre\, Reading Room\n1200\, Atwater Avenue\, Westmount (Québec) H3Z 1X4\nIn person and live-streamed (see below for details) \nThe Montreal Review of Books team is thrilled to invite you to the launch of our Fall Issue. Join us for readings and conversation with Tara McGowan-Ross\, Helen Chau Bradley\, and Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch.  \nTara McGowan-Ross is an urban Mi’kmaw multidisciplinary artist and writer. She is the host of Drawn & Quarterly’s Indigenous Literatures Book Club\, a critic of experimental and independent Montreal theatre\, and an editor for Insomniac Press. She is the author of Girth and Scorpion Season. Tara lives in Montreal. \nHelen Chau Bradley is a writer and musician living in Tiohtià:ke (Montreal). Their writing has appeared in carte blanche\, Cosmonauts Avenue\, Maisonneuve Magazine\, the Montreal Review of Books\, and elsewhere. They are the author of Automatic Object Lessons\, a poetry chapbook. They are the Fiction Editor for This Magazine\, and the host of Strange Futures\, a speculative fiction book club. Personal Attention Roleplay is their first book. \nEli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch is a queer Arab poet living in Tio’tia:ke\, unceded Kanien’kehá:ka territory. Their work has appeared in The Best Canadian Poetry 2018 anthology\, GUTS\, Carte Blanche\, the Shade Journal\, The New Quarterly\, Arc Poetry Magazine and elsewhere. They were longlisted for the CBC poetry prize in 2019. You can find them on Instagram and Twitter @theonlyelitareq. Their book\, knot body\, was published by Metatron Press in 2020\, and their latest book\, The Good Arabs\, was published by Metonymy Press in September 2021. \nBook details: Read more about and purchase a copy of Personal Attention Roleplay by Helen Chau Bradley\, The Good Arabs by Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch\, and Nothing Will Be Different by Tara McGowan-Ross. Copies will also be available for purchase at the launch\, where the authors will be available to sign books. \nIn-person event details: Space is limited; first come\, first seated. Vaccination passports\, photo ID\, and masks will be required. Doors will open at 6:30 pm\, please use the Atwater Avenue entrance. Children over the age of 5 must wear a mask\, and all over the age of 13 must show proof of vaccination. \nLive streaming details: The event will be live-streamed on our Facebook\, Twitter and YouTube accounts\, no prior registration is required. Tune in to the platform of your choice at 7 pm on November 16\, 2021\, to view and participate in the Q&A via the chat function.  \nExplore other 2021 Holiday Book Fair events here\, and discover more English-language books written\, published\, or translated in Quebec at ReadQuebec.ca. \nWe look forward to seeing you on November 16\, digitally or IRL! URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/mrb-fall-2021-launch/ LOCATION:Atwater Library\, 4023 Tupper Street\, Westmount\, Québec\, H3Z 1T4\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/800x420_ReadQC_holidaybookfair_v02-01-01.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210926T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210926T150000 DTSTAMP:20260423T121121 CREATED:20210920T150109Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210920T172352Z UID:2544-1632664800-1632668400@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:The Secret Mountain at Kids POP DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, September 26\, join The Secret Mountain and Kids POP for a picnic in the sun\, paper bag puppet parade\, and family concert! This activity-packed day will celebrate the release of a new musical picture book\, A Picnic in the Sun\, by Christiane Duchesne\, Jérôme Minière\, and illustrated by Marianne Ferrer. \nThe day starts at 12 p.m. with a picnic in the sun\, and a paper bag puppet-building workshop at Saint Viateur Park\, with craft supplies included. Then kids and their families will hit the road with their puppets for a festive puppet parade down Bernard Avenue—complete with a marching band. \n*Please note that the picnic portion of the event is sold out\, however there are still tickets available for the concert.* \nAfter the raucous parade\, guests arrive at Rialto Theatre for the main event: A children’s concert with performances by Clerel\, Geneviéve Toupin\, Jérôme Minière\, and José Major! Co-presented with La Petite Drawn & Quarterly\, the concert will feature sing-along songs and animations from A Picnic in the Sun. Get your tickets for the concert here. \nBefore festivities wrap\, kids can share a picture of their puppets with The Secret Mountain for a chance to see their creation brought to life—as a stuffed toy—by the studio boutique Raplapla! All activities are accessible by a $5 donation to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Montreal. \nA Picnic in the Sun is available online and at local bookstores\, including La Petite Drawn & Quarterly. In addition to the illustrated story\, the hardcover picture book includes a CD and digital album with the narrated story and 18 songs. \nPaper Bag Puppet Contest  \nCreate a puppet inspired by A Picnic in the Sun and share it with The Secret Mountain for a chance to win a custom stuffed-toy version by studio-boutique Raplala. Winner will be drawn Friday\, October 1\, 2021. \n1. Read A Picnic in the Sun for inspiration. \n2. Gather supplies and create your puppet. \n3. Send a picture to contest@thesecretmountain.com. URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/the-secret-mountain-at-kids-pop/ LOCATION:Rialto Theatre\, 5723 av. du Parc\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2V 4H2\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/A-Picnic-in-the-Sun-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR