Literary Arts

Indigenous Future Narratives: Q+A with Wanda Nanibush

Curator, writer, and educator Wanda Nanibush joins Banff Centre as faculty for the Literary Arts program Future Narratives. She spoke with us about Indigenou

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Program Dates October 25, 2019 - November 16, 2019

Mountain and Wilderness Writing

This intensive writing program open to all genres is focused on mountain narratives, environmental journalism, wilderness adventure, or projects with an environ

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Program Dates September 25, 2023 - October 06, 2023

Emerging Writers Residency: Poetry 2023

For new writers in poetry, from not-yet-published writers to those with one published book, to expand upon their practice in a workshop-based residency.

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So Many Questions with Jonathan Goldstein

CBC veteran and host of the popular podcast Heavyweight Jonathan Goldstein sat down with us to share tips for asking awkward questions, the difference between w

Meet Our Contemporary Indigenous Voices Speakers

This Spring, we are pleased to welcome Indigenous artists, thinkers, and performers to speak at Banff Centre about their practices, their cultures, and why they

Madeleine Thien on the Writing Process Behind Her Prize-Winning Novel

2016 Giller Prize winner Madeleine Thien was faculty for our Literary Arts program Emerging Writers Intensive in November. We caught up with her post-win to dis

Program Dates April 01, 2019 - April 13, 2019

Spoken Word

Find inspiration to explore and expand your craft and career path in spoken word — highly recommended for writers who can’t sit still.

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Q&A: Martin Lukacs, An Author of the Leap Manifesto

Earlier this month, the Federal NDP party debated adopting the Leap Manifesto, which calls for drastic changes to fight climate change. One of the manifesto's a

Emilie Zoey Baker

Slam poet Emilie Zoey Baker talks to host Mojo Anderson about her poetry and enticing young people to take up the craft.

Canadian author Lawrence Hill

Passion, Locomotion, and Writing about the Unknown: Crucial Writing Tips from Lawrence Hill

Bestselling author Lawrence Hill talks about the importance of following your own heart and intellect when writing.

Banff Centre Literary Arts Faculty, 2016

7 Authors Answer: What Book Made You the Writer You Are Today?

We asked our esteemed Literary Arts faculty, from Ian Brown, to Lawrence Hill, to Eli Horowitz and Charlotte Gill: What book helped to make you the writer you a

Literary Journalism Alum Wins Taylor Non-Fiction Prize

In the wake of winning one of the country's most prestigious writing prizes, Rosemary Sullivan talks about the journey of learning more about the daughter of an

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