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Writer-in-Residence Program RPL Welcomes Edward Willett as Writer-in-Residence Regina Public Library is pleased to announce that Regina author Edward Willett has been selected as the Library's 2011/2012 Writer-in-Residence, commencing on September 1, 2011 and continuing through May 31, 2012. As Writer-in-Residence, Willett will be available for consultation with local writers looking for guidance on personal writing projects. He will also conduct public readings and workshops focused on serving and supporting the writing community in Regina. Read the full announcement. (PDF) Click here for Edward's office hours. (PDF) About the Program The Regina Public Library Canada Council for the Arts Writer-in-Residence program provides aspiring writers of all genres with the opportunity to receive guidance and advice from an established Canadian writer. While the successful candidate will devote 70% of their time on their writing projects, the WIR will also be available for consultation with local writers as plan public readings, literary activities, and programs that will focus on serving and supporting the Regina writing community in Regina. The WIR term will begin in September 2011 and end in May 2012. Benefits to Author and Regina Community
History of RPL and Canada Council for the Arts WIR RPL has offered this very valuable program to the Regina community on an annual basis from 1978 to 1991, through a 50 percent funding grant from the Canada Council. When budget restraints forced Canada Council to withdraw funding, RPL began to fully fund the program every other year. While Regina Public Library administered and funded the program independently we continued to follow established Canada Council guidelines in order to maintain the program's continuity and credibility. Former Regina Public Library/Canada Council for the Arts Writers-in-Residence 1978 Eli Mandel, poetry, Toronto, ON 1979 John Newlove, poetry, across Canada 1980 Andreas Schroeder, prose, Mission, BC 1981 Maria Campbell, prose, Edmonton, AB 1982 Janet Lunn, children's literature, Hillier, ON 1983 Sean Virgo, prose, Salt Spring Island, BC 1984 Lorna Crozier, poetry, Regina, SK 1985 Edna Alford, prose, Livelong, SK 1986 Sharon Pollock, playwright, Edmonton, AB 1987 Mary di Michele, poetry, Toronto, ON 1988 Kristjana Gunnars, poetry/prose, Iceland, Oregon, SK, MB, AB 1989 Wayne Johnston, prose, St. John's NFLD 1991 Celia Lottridge, children's literature, Toronto, ON 1992/93 John Sorrell, poetry/prose, Vancouver, BC, SK 1994/95 Dianne Warren, fiction writer, Regina, SK 1996/97 Myrna Kostash, creative non-fiction, Edmonton, AB 1998/99 Tim Lilburn, poetry, Regina/Saskatoon, SK 2000 (Sept. - Dec.) Sandra Birdsell, fiction, Winnipeg, MB, Regina, SK 2001 (Jan. - June) Ven Begamudre, fiction, speculative fiction, Regina, SK 2002/03 Alison Lohans, young adult and childrens author, Regina, SK 2005/06 Mansel Robinson, playwright, Saskatoon, SK 2007/08 Ibolya Kaslik, young adult writer, Toronto, ON 2009/10 Terry Jordan, fiction writer, essayist, dramatist, Saskatoon, SK |
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