Literary Arts

Eli Horowitz

Faculty

Writer, editor

Enseignant

Écrivain et éditeur

Playwright Karen Hines on Writing and (Almost) Being Stalked By a Cougar

"I have no evidence of this cougar, and sightings on and around the campus are extremely rare. But cougars go for quiet, solo people, and in this place, I sometimes get all thoughtful and drifty...

'Book Of Negroes' Author Lawrence Hill Talks Blood and Going Off the Grid

Commonwealth Prize-winning author Lawrence Hill was recently at The Banff Centre as part of our Leading Ideas Speaker Series, reflecting on the idea of blood as a histo...

Dale Genge

Dionne Brand

Karen Solie

Greg Hollingshead

Program Director

Literary Journalism publications

Many of our past participants are winners of national magazine awards and regular contributors to such publications as Brick, Granta, The New York Times Magazine, The Walrus, Maclean’s, Saturday Night,...

Charlotte Gill

Rogers Communication Chair

Ian Brown

Editor Emeritus

Pages

Partners

We recognize, with deep respect and gratitude, our home on the side of Sacred Buffalo Guardian Mountain. In the spirit of respect and truth, we honour and acknowledge the Banff area, known as “Minhrpa” (translated in Stoney Nakoda as “the waterfalls”) and the Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Îyârhe Nakoda (Stoney Nakoda) – comprised of the Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Goodstoney Nations – as well as the Tsuut’ina First Nation and the Blackfoot Confederacy comprised of the Siksika, Piikani, Kainai. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Shuswap Nations, Ktunaxa Nations, and Metis Nation of Alberta, Region 3. We acknowledge all Nations who live, work, and play here, help us steward this land, and honour and celebrate this place.

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