INTERVIEWING WITH RESULTS: HOW TO CONVINCE PEOPLE TO TELL YOU (ALMOST) EVERYTHING
Saturday, May 7, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
1200 Atwater Avenue, Suite 3
Workshop leader: Harvey Cashore
Cost: $80 for QWF and MPC members; $90 for non-members
Archive for March, 2011
The local community news website, co-founded by PWAC Quebec member and National VP Craig Silverman, launched in Toronto last spring. OpenFile has freelance journalists covering the news in several cities across Canada and is expanding to Montreal.
Journalism Strategies is the short name for a conference that will take place April 19th through 21st, 2012 at Concordia and McGill Universities in Montreal.
The conference will address four interrelated themes:
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“READINGS FROM THE RING OF FIRE”
An evening to raise funds for the Red Cross’s earthquake relief efforts
in Japan and New Zealand
Sponsored by Alfred Dallaire Memoria
FRIDAY MARCH 25, 2011, 6-8 PM
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ELAN: RAEV.ca Launch Party + March Schmoozer
March 31, 6pm-10pm
Eastern Bloc, 7240 Clark
Next to Métro Castelnau – View Map
Free Entry + Complementary Drinks & Snacks
Open to all. You don’t need to be an ELAN member to attend.
Join us for a virtual vernissage, the culmination of our Recognizing Artists: Enfin Visible! project in a one-night celebration to launch:
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Would you or someone you know like to join the Quebec Writers’ Federation’s weekend writers’ retreat in May? See the description below. We are extending the deadline by a few days–if you’d like to participate, you need to register and pay for the workshop by 3:00 p.m. on March 22nd. Please contact Lori or Julia at 514-933-0878 to register, or if you have any questions.
The Association of English-language Publishers of Quebec and the
Quebec Writers’ Federation present:
New York publishing guru Mike Shatzkin on The Future of Books
Mike Shatzkin, renowned founder and CEO of the New York-based company Idea Logical, will speak about the future of books on April 5, 4pm, at the Atwater Library Auditorium, 1200 Atwater Avenue, Westmount. Admission is free. The presentation will appeal to a general audience and include the following topics: the impact of ebooks on publishers, authors, booksellers and readers; ebook sales and whether they will continue to grow; which devices will dominate; and the publishing players of the future.
Tuesday, 17 May 2011
4pm – 7pm
Cafe des Beaux-Arts
Presenter: David Grossman, ABC, APR, Fellow PRSA, from Illinois, USA
Grossman is founder and CEO of The Grossman Group, an award-winning Chicago-based communication consultancy.
