This 19-day self-directed residency offers the opportunity to work away from the constraints of everyday life, delve deep into a creative project and take advantage of a community of artistic peers.
Deep Winter Writers provides opportunities for consultations with exceptional mentors Karen Solie, Yasmine Seale, and Renee Gladman, and professional guest Rita Bullwinkel (McSweeney's), as well as optional group sessions that allow writers to explore useful literary tools, aspects, and devices.
Faculty are on-campus for the first two weeks of the residency. The third week allows residents to dive deeper into their writing and apply the learning from the first two weeks.
This three-week residency has a flexible format that allows participants to choose the amount of programming and support they are looking for.
Optional elements include:
- thematic talks from specialist faculty and guests.
- one-on-one mentoring sessions with faculty to discuss ideas, experiences and obstacles they may be encountering in their writing across genres.
- Q & A sessions.
- workshops to explore techniques, aspects, and devices writers may find useful in their practice.
- public reading opportunities.
Participants are provided with individual accommodation and a small private studio to focus on their writing practice.
Residency Eligibility
Residency Experience Summary
Application Information
The program is designed to cater to writers in all creative genres. The program is designed for emerging and established writers with a proven publication record seeking a period of dedicated time to work on a project.
Participants will benefit most if they are comfortable working autonomously in an unstructured environment. The program suits those focused on:
- working on a specific project.
- creating new works.
This program is run in English and only accepts projects that are being written in English. English is the language of Banff Centre correspondence.
Total Fee Before Scholarships for tuition, accommodation and a meal plan
$5 601.75
Scholarship Amount Applied*
$2 971.50
Total You Pay After Scholarship
$2 630.25
Application Fee
$65 for individuals, $35 for applicants who identify as Indigenous.
The application fee is non-refundable. 100% of this fee goes towards the cost of administering the application in SlideRoom.
We are pleased to offer a range of scholarships to support participants in our programs. Details are outlined below:
- Banff Centre Arts Scholarship: All arts participants receive a scholarship covering 100% of tuition and 25% of meal plan and accommodation costs, made possible through generous endowments and donations.
- Canadian Indigenous Scholarship: Canadian Indigenous applicants receive support covering 100% of tuition, meal plan and accommodation costs.
To be considered for Banff Centre scholarships, please complete the Financial Aid section when uploading your supporting materials.