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The Edna Staebler Laurier Writer-in-Residence program is a residency for Canadian writers. We offer both shorter, visiting author opportunities and longer residencies, depending on available funds and local planning initiatives from year to year.
All Canadian writers of established literary reputation in fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction or drama are encouraged to apply.
Applications are Open
The call for applications for the Edna Staebler Writer-in-Residence is now open. Please see the application page for more information.
"O dear, I must learn to express myself. I just can't say things concisely and in a way that anyone might understand. Expression is what I absolutely lack. I'm sure I can appreciate it in others. I think art is really just expression and I can't express myself any way at all. I s'pose I'm not artistic... what the devil am I anyway?" – from Must Write: Edna Staebler's Diaries
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Spotlights
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