The Ian Ferrier Spoken Word Prize Finalists

Come join us for an afternoon celebrating Quebec-based performance writers. This event showcases the finalists for the QWF Ian Ferrier Spoken Word Prize, which honours excellence among Quebec-based artists working in English in any form of performative writing, including poetry, story, monologue, hip hop, dub, sound poetry, and experimental or interdisciplinary work.

How can you participate? Join us in person or online by registering for the Zoom Meeting or watching live on YouTube.

Have questions? Send them to info.4@concordia.ca  

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Emma Beko

Silas James 

B. Lovingkin

Caitlin Murphy 

Tracey Steer 

Romel Sylne

Deb Vanslet

The QWF Ian Ferrier Spoken Word Prize is named in honour of the inimitable Ian Ferrier. Widely considered a pillar of literary performance in Montreal, Ian was a past president of QWF and the founder of the Words and Music Show, Montreal’s longest-running spoken word, poetry, literature, performance, and music show.

Co-sponsored by SpokenWeb and the Quebec Writers’ Federation