Beyond a doubt, the dream of every writer is to see their literary efforts read by a great number of people. To help them realize that dream, a group of students at the Université de Sherbrooke set up a literary circle called Les Plumes de l’ombre whose aim is to showcase the talent and ideas of future writers. Founded in 2000 in Granby and Sherbooke, the circle has published, on a biannual basis, eight literary journals. Several hundred copies have been sold. Every week, the members of the group, who are either amateur or professional authors, gather to discuss, read texts and exchange ideas in an effort to help each author obtain recognition, improve their craft and promote their ideas. Les Plumes de l’ombre has also set up writing workshops in high schools and annually publishes some of the students' texts in the youth section of their journal. In order to further express itself, the organization intends to launch a publishing house in the near future. Soon-to-be authors, now you know!