Leighton Artists Studios

Photo of program faculty Denise Balkissoon and Stephanie Kwetásel’wet Wood

Program Dates February 24, 2025 - March 07, 2025

Literary Journalism: Environmental Writing - February 2025

This residency is for writers who are exploring, testing, witnessing, and reporting back on universal environmental concerns.

Application Deadline

October 02, 2024

Program faculty Charles Foran and Ayelet Tsabari

Program Dates November 18, 2024 - November 29, 2024

Literary Journalism - November 2024

This residency gives writers time to work on their manuscripts, have individual consultations with faculty, and participate in workshops.

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Cardinal Studio

Program Dates September 30, 2024 - March 28, 2025

Independent Residency: Leighton Artist Studios - Fall/Winter 2024/25

The Leighton Artist Studios provide an inspiring retreat environment for artistic research and creation.

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Cardinal Studio

Program Dates April 23, 2024 - September 30, 2024

Independent Residencies: Leighton Artists Studios - 1st April - 30th Sept 2024

Independent residencies in the Leighton Artists Studios offer you the ability to delve into your work as a solitary, self-directed retreat.

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Program faculty Kyo Maclear (left) and Elamin Abdelmahmoud(right)

Program Dates June 10, 2024 - June 21, 2024

Literary Journalism: Memoir - Summer 2024

This residency gives memoir writers time to work on their manuscripts, have individual consultations with faculty, and participate in workshops.

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3 people, in a photo collage, are looking at the camera

Program Dates July 03, 2021 - July 16, 2021

Literary Journalism Online 2021

This two-week online residency encourages the exploration of new ideas in journalism and experimentation in writing.

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Collage of program faculty, Charlotte Gill, Carol Shaben and Michael Harris

Program Dates July 03, 2023 - July 14, 2023

Literary Journalism 2023

This residency gives writers time to work on their manuscripts, have individual consultations with faculty, and participate in workshops.

Application deadline has passed

Program Dates January 18, 2021 - March 31, 2021

Independent Residencies in the Leighton Artists Studios

Self-directed residencies in the Leighton Artists Studios offer you the ability to delve into your work as a solitary retreat in one of our purpose built studio

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Notes From the Lab: Carmen Aguirre

One of a series of blog posts from 2016 participants in our Playwrights Lab.

Meiko Ouchi

Notes From the Lab: Mieko Ouchi

One of a series of blog posts from 2016 participants in our Playwrights Lab.

Inclusion and Equity at Banff Centre's Playwrights Lab

At the Banff Playwrights Lab we are committed to inclusion and equity—to changing the people and projects that we support with residencies at the Centre’s mount

Notes From the Lab: Senior Playwright in Residence Marcus Youssef

One of a series of blog posts from 2016 participants in our Playwrights Lab.

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