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SUMMARY:Tomorrow\, but Tonight: Experiments in Flash Fiction
DESCRIPTION:A workshop for writers aged 14 to 20 – come for 90 minutes\, leave with a very short story – or two! No experience necessary. Bring a notebook or a laptop. You’ll leave with a draft\, some new tools for writing flash fiction\, possibly some new friends\, and an invitation to submit your work to Quist\, the youth literary journal of the Quebec Writers’ Federation. Limited number of participants\, preregistration is required and will open on November 23rd\, check readquebec.ca for updates. With Jen DeLeskie\, fiction writer and Editor-in-Chief of Quist.
URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/tomorrow-but-tonight-experiments-in-flash-fiction/
LOCATION:Casa d’Italia\, 505 rue Jean Talon est\, Montreal\, QC\, H2R 1T6\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Guernica Editions’ Montreal Book Launch 2026
DESCRIPTION:With:\n \n\nRobin Blackburn McBride\, River of Dreams\nMarie-Josée Poisson\, Blood Bound: Unlacing Secret Ties\nHélène Rioux and Jonathan Kaplansky\, The Love of Man\nH. Nigel Thomas\, And Then Again Begin\nJay Quint\, Village Dreams\n\nModerated by Connie Guzzo-McParland \nA vibrant literary celebration and collaborative book launch of Guernica Editions’ Montreal-based authors and releases from the past year. Enjoy lively readings from authors\, browse and buy fresh new titles\, and enter the book‑bag raffle. After the readings\, join us for a friendly AELAQ‑ and QWF-sponsored cocktail\, where writers\, publishers\, and book lovers gather to mingle\, toast\, and celebrate Montreal’s literary scene.
URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/guernica-editions-montreal-book-launch-2026/
LOCATION:Casa d’Italia\, 505 rue Jean Talon est\, Montreal\, QC\, H2R 1T6\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Opening Cocktail and Raffle
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special edition of our annual Opening Cocktail\, celebrating longtime partner\, the Quebec Writers’ Federation\, with new Executive Director Remy Attig and Director of Operations Zac Remple. Stay for the raffle\, raising funds for the QWF’s Writers in the Community program\, supporting teens in partnership with schools\, community organizations\, and group facilities across Quebec. Prizes include theatre tickets\, bookstore gift certificates\, Raymond Biesinger prints\, and more! Come for a drink\, an hors d’oeuvre\, and friendly conversation.
URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/opening-cocktail-and-raffle/
LOCATION:Casa d’Italia\, 505 rue Jean Talon est\, Montreal\, QC\, H2R 1T6\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Speed Dating for Writers and Publishers!
DESCRIPTION:Writers\, bring your pitch and present it to local and out-of-province publishers of poetry\, adult fiction and nonfiction. Introduce yourselves\, and then you’ll have three minutes to tell your publisher “date” what your book is all about. Whether you find a home for your manuscript or not\, you’ll make contacts and gather information that may serve you now and in the future. Limited number of participants\, preregistration is required and will open on November 23rd\, check readquebec.ca for updates.
URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/speed-dating-for-writers-and-publishers-2/
LOCATION:Casa d’Italia\, 505 rue Jean Talon est\, Montreal\, QC\, H2R 1T6\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Space Cases: Alexandre Fontaine Rousseau and Francis Desharnais in Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Two superpowers. Billions of dollars. One very confused dog. In The Conquest of the Cosmos\, writer Alexandre Fontaine Rousseau (Vampire Cousins) and artist Francis Desharnais (Little Russia) turn the Space Race into a rocket-fuelled comedy of massive egos\, clashing ideologies\, and extremely questionable decisions. Join the duo for a conversation about finding the funny side of the Cold War\, the power of minimalism in art\, and the fact that bilious billionaires and international tensions keep this satirical graphic history surprisingly relevant. No scientific knowledge required! Featuring a full-cast reading from the book! Moderated by François Vigneault.
URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/space-cases-alexandre-fontaine-rousseau-and-francis-desharnais-in-conversation/
LOCATION:Casa d’Italia\, 505 rue Jean Talon est\, Montreal\, QC\, H2R 1T6\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Ah-Ma’s Home with Gillian Sze
DESCRIPTION:Poet and children’s book author Gillian Sze will read her beautiful new book\, Ah Ma’s Home\, to kids of all ages in the Babar Kids’ Book Nook. The story of a child whose grandmother tells enchanting stories of her own childhood in China\, Ah Ma’s Home tenderly engages with immigration\, relationships bridging generations\, and the way a child’s imagination helps her understand how to fit into her world. Gillian will be available to sign books following the reading at the Babar Books table.
URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/ah-mas-home-with-gillian-sze/
LOCATION:QC
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SUMMARY:Poetry Lightning Round
DESCRIPTION:With: \n\nTanya Bellehumeur-Allatt\, The Hospitality of Trees\nRobin Durnford\, At Beckett’s Grave\nValerie Free\, On Occasion contributor\nLeigh Kotsilidis\, Some of Us May Live\nErín Moure\, On Occasion contributor\nAlexei Perry Cox\, Space \nSina Queyras\, On Occasion (ed.)\nNicole Raziya Fong\, SUBTEXT\nSabyah Seyam\, On Occasion contributor\nMisha Solomon\, My Great-Grandfather Danced Ballet\nChanel Sutherland\, On Occasion contributor\n\nModerated by Jason Camlot \nLocal poets will share tasty snippets from their new books in a fun\, fast-paced and festive Lightning Round featuring some of the most current Quebec poetry in English. Authors of new books and contributors to the anthology On Occasion will give you just enough to whet your appetite for more. Stay and get your new books signed after the event.
URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/poetry-lightning-round/
LOCATION:Casa d’Italia\, 505 rue Jean Talon est\, Montreal\, QC\, H2R 1T6\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Véhicule Showcase: Who Gets Remembered?
DESCRIPTION:What do a coming-of-age novel that takes place in Bombay\, a collection of essays on forgotten women jazz musicians\, and a novel that celebrates Montreal and a ghost have in common? All three books are amazing and entertaining acts of remembering or recovery. Come and meet Zeenat Nagree\, David Homel\, and Éric Dupont in conversation with Dimitri Nasrallah.
URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/vehicule-showcase-who-gets-remembered/
LOCATION:Casa d’Italia\, 505 rue Jean Talon est\, Montreal\, QC\, H2R 1T6\, Canada
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SUMMARY:InfiniPRESS Showcase
DESCRIPTION:With: \n\nLeanna Brodie\, Omi Mouna \nCatherine Chabot\, Clean Slate\nMohsen El Gharbi\, Omi Mouna\nZach Fraser\, Whalefall \nJennie Herbin\, Clean Slate \nAshe Lang\, Whalefall\nRiley Wilson\, Whalefall \n\nCome hear from InfiniPRESS\, Montreal’s young and dynamic publisher of playwrights’ new work originating in English and in translation\, featuring collaborators and translators of the recent plays Whalefall\, Omi Mouna and Clean Slate. 
URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/infinipress-showcase-2/
LOCATION:Casa d’Italia\, 505 rue Jean Talon est\, Montreal\, QC\, H2R 1T6\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Seeing Things: Lee Lai and Arizona O’Neill in Conversation
DESCRIPTION:From spectral magpies to Frankenstein’s Monster (actually he much prefers “Frankie”)\, unsettling visions haunt the protagonists of Cannon and Opioids & Organs\, two of the most talked-about graphic narratives this year. Join Montreal authors Lee Lai and Arizona O’Neill for a freewheeling conversation about blurring the boundaries between the real and the imaginary\, tackling “intergenerational trauma shit” both obliquely and head-on\, and why the comic book medium is the ideal form for true stories\, invented tales\, and everything in between. Featuring short readings from both authors. Moderated by François Vigneault.
URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/seeing-things-lee-lai-and-arizona-oneill-in-conversation/
LOCATION:QC
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