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Residency
April 27 - May 30, 2020
Application Deadline: 
January 29, 2020

Writing Studio

This program is for poets and writers of fiction and other narrative prose. It offers time, space, and support to pursue a writing project with editorial consultation.

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Residency
June 01 - June 20, 2020
Application Deadline: 
January 29, 2020

Banff International Literary Translation Centre (BILTC)

In North America’s only international residency for literary translators, focus on a current project and interact with faculty and peers in a spectacular mountain setting.

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Residency
June 01 - June 20, 2020
Application Deadline: 
January 29, 2020

Centro Internacional de Traducción Literaria de Banff

En el único programa internacional de residencia para traductores literarios, labore en un proyecto de actualidad e intercambie con docentes y pares en una región dotada de un espectacular paisaje...

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Residency
June 29 - July 25, 2020
Application Deadline: 
February 12, 2020

Literary Journalism

Literary Journalism offers eight established writers of non-fiction an opportunity to develop a major essay, memoir, or feature piece for a $2,000 CAD commission. 

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Residency
April 20 - May 15, 2020
Application Deadline: 
February 26, 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 practices.

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Practicum
May 11 - October 30, 2020
Application Deadline: 
March 04, 2020

Library Practicum

An opportunity for recent graduates of MLIS programs with an interest in special collections, the arts, and reference services. Gain experience and develop your career.

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Practicum
May 11 - October 30, 2020
Application Deadline: 
March 11, 2020

Archives Practicum

The Archives Practicum program provides new archivists with skills and mentorship in their chosen field while they pursue a research project.

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Residency
August 10 - August 22, 2020
Application Deadline: 
April 22, 2020

Summer Writers Retreat 2020

In this self-directed summer residency, spend two weeks in the majestic Rocky Mountains deeply focused on your project while engaging with a community of writing peers.

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Winter Writers Retreat at Banff Centre
Residency
January 20 - February 01, 2020
Application Deadline: 
October 09, 2019

Winter Writers Retreat 2020

In this self-directed winter residency, spend two weeks in the majestic Rocky Mountains deeply focused on your project while engaging with a community of writing peers.

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Residency
March 02 - March 21, 2020
Application Deadline: 
December 18, 2019

Indigenous Storytellers and Spoken Word Residency

This residency will engage participants in storytelling, in preparation for performance. Performances will include storytelling with spoken word and music lyricism.

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Spring Writers Retreat at Banff Centre
Residency
March 09 - March 21, 2020
Application Deadline: 
November 27, 2019

Spring Writers Retreat 2020

In this self-directed spring residency, spend two weeks in the majestic Rocky Mountains deeply focused on your project while engaging with a community of writing peers.

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Residency
April 06 - April 18, 2020
Application Deadline: 
January 22, 2020

Poetry, Politics, and Embodiment

Examine queer, feminist, and decolonial theories of poetry and art to grapple with the status of the self and lived experience in your own writing practice.

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