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Do you sometimes, even often, have the feeling that nobody listens to you? Maybe it’s your boss, your children, your partner, or perhaps the “industry” or society itself?

 

Blue Met believes in the Power of Words and offers you a section full of serious and practical, but also fun tools to help you structure your message and get it across to your audience. Whether it’s for the simple pleasure of writing better or you are preparing the next best-seller or that heartfelt letter you never dared put to paper, take charge of your words and participate!

Once Upon a Time

QWF logoOffered in collaboration with the Quebec Writers’ Federation, the project invites Anglophone adults from across the province to explore their identity by writing their own original story, showcasing this rich heritage to the wider Canadian community. For more information...

 

 

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Sounding Board

The Power of Words takes on its real meaning in our Sound Board. Here, the Blue Met team has created a special place, a showcase for the talented, whether they be writers-in-the-making or experiences authors who would like to share daring new work with an informed audience.  For more information.

Online writing workshops (in French)

In advance of the 14th Festival which will take place April 18 to 23, 2012, Blue Met offers two online writing workshops focusing on the works of two renowned French writers who will participate in the 2012 FestivalThe workshops will be led by professional writing expert and Blue Met Programming Consultant Annie Heminway, professor at New York University.  For more information...

 

 

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Festival Workshops

The Festival is the ideal place to meet our favourite authors, but it is also a chance to improve one’s writing by signing up for workshops that are open to all. For more information...

 

 

Writing platform for parents of at-risk youth (in French)

A space for the parents of young people to learn about issues facing their teenagers and express themselves through the power of words.

 

Anorexia (Anorexie)

Suicide Prevention (Prévention du suicide)

Bullying at school (Intimidation à l'école)

Homophobia (Homophobie) - coming soon