Literary Arts

Writers Jordan Able and Kaie Kellough side by side

Program Dates August 07, 2021 - August 13, 2021

Summer Writers Session 2021 Online

The Summer Writers Session is a small-cohort online program that offers writers a chance to learn from each other and faculty, attend exclusive talks, ask quest

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Program Dates April 20, 2020 - May 15, 2020

Kinship Medicines

Kinship Medicines is a thematic residency for queer, trans, and two-spirited Indigenous writers and visual artists who are enacting kinship ethics in their prac

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Four dancers performing in costume on stage.

Program Dates July 11, 2022 - July 29, 2022

Intercultural Indigenous Choreographers Creation Lab

Deadline extended: For Indigenous dancers focusing on re-embodiment and Indigenous voice.

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Collage of program faculty, Stuart Ross and Canisia Lubrin

Program Dates July 31, 2023 - August 11, 2023

Summer Writers Residency 2023

This is a self-directed program offering time and space for writers to reconnect, and re-energize their practice.

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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.

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Writers sitting in a studio with open books.

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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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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