Celebrate the power of words shaped by the mountains at Banff Centre. Writers from the three-week Mountain Writers Intensive will share new work exploring adventure, wilderness, and the human connection to landscape.
Guided by mentorship and time to hone their craft in Banff’s inspiring setting, participants present their voices in poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and journalism. Hosted by award-winning faculty Helen Mort (A Line Above the Sky, The Illustrated Woman) and Kate Harris (Lands of Lost Borders), the evening highlights the spirit of mountain literature.
Enjoy a drink from the bar, hear fresh work, and connect with artists and faculty. Doors open at 6:15 p.m., readings begin at 7:00 p.m., and mingling will continue until 9:30 p.m.
About Helen Mort & Kate Harris
Helen Mort
Helen Mort writes poetry, fiction and non-fiction. Her collections Division Street, No Map Could Show Them and The Illustrated Woman are published by Chatto & Windus. Her memoir A Line Above The Sky won the Banff Mountain Book Competition Grand Prize and jointly won the Boardman-Tasker Award. She’s a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and teaches at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.
Kate Harris
Kate Harris is the author of Lands of Lost Borders, a national bestseller about cycling the Silk Road that won the RBC Taylor Prize, the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize, the Edna Staebler Award, the Boardman Tasker Prize, and the Banff Mountain Book Award for Adventure Travel. Her travel writing has also featured in Granta, The Walrus, Outside, and The Georgia Review, with notable mentions in Best American Essays and Best American Travel Writing. A former Rhodes scholar with a background in science, she lives off-grid in a log cabin in northernmost British Columbia.