This 12-day self-directed residency offers writers a personal studio and weekly one-on-one mentorship to advance a writing project in any genre. Participants engage with an active literary community through optional talks, readings, and social events. The program welcomes emerging and established writers with a publication record, providing dedicated time and space to focus on their work.
Open to emerging and established writers aged 18 or older with a proven publication record. Applicants must write projects in English and cannot have participated in a Banff Centre residency in the past year or be current faculty of Banff Centre programs. Domestic and international applicants are we