CBC: Literary Arts faculty member Fred Stenson’s novel The Great Karoo is among nominees for the 2009 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize.
Category Archives: Literary Arts
Writer J.R. Carpenter credits Banff with transition to Web
Montreal Mirror: “During a residency at Banff, Carpenter’s zining intersected with the Web when she took a circular text originally intended for a chapbook and turned it into her first Web-based art project…. Recently, Carpenter has been kept hopping with the Montreal and Toronto launches of her novel… and working with the Banff Centre on bringing their literary program into the 21st century. ‘Banff has given me a lot,’ says Carpenter. ‘I did my first Web-based work there in 1995, and now they’ve invited me back to be part of expanding their program.’”
Playwright Daniel MacIvor finds bright outlook in Banff
Calgary Herald: “Governor General Award-winner Daniel MacIvor is currently the playwright-in-residence at the Banff Playwrights Colony. Tuesday morning, MacIvor chatted with the Herald about what, exactly, happens at a playwrights colony, tips on how not to get workshopped to death, and the current state of Canadian theatre.”
Federal government Supports 2008 WordFest
Marketwire: “Some of the best emerging and established writers from Canada and around the world will join readers in Banff this fall for WordFest, thanks in part to an investment from the Government of Canada of $65,000 for WordFest: Banff-Calgary International Writers Festival. The funding will be used to organize this year’s festival, to be held from October 14 to 19.”
Don Domanski wins Governor General’s award for poetry
Rolstons win Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Awards
Calgary Herald — Banff Centre contines sweep of prizes with Tom and Isobel Rolston and Greg Hollingshead (last year John Murrell was one of the recipients of the original prize).
Author “turned a corner” during Banff residency
The Charter (Placentia, Newfoundland): Paul Rowe about writing his novel The Silent Time: “It took a long time, about eight years but since 2004 I went to the Banff Centre for the Fine Arts. It was like I turned a corner there because at Banff I was there for five weeks and I got to work with a lot of people who were professional writers, who knew what they were doing. Since 2004, I kind of turned a corner and became really determined that I was going to finish the book.”
British writer enjoys residency at Leighton Studios
Telegraph (UK): “The elk pick their way past delicately, as if anxious not to disturb me. I have the illusion of complete seclusion…. What more could any novelist ask? If Britain has an equivalent of the Banff Centre in Canada, I have yet to locate it.”
Clarkson, Saul to appear at WordFest
Calgary Herald: Former governor general Adrienne Clarkson will open WordFest: Banff-Calgary International Writers Festival at a special event on October 10.
Atwood garners Banff Centre arts prize
CBC Arts— July 20, 2005. Canadian novelist and poet Margaret Atwood is the recipient of The Banff Centre’s 2005 National Arts Award. The Alberta arts institution made the announcement Wednesday, calling Atwood a “literary star whose work transcends Canada’s borders.” The award, which has been given since 1951, recognizes Canadian artists in the visual, literary or performing arts. It comes with a $5,000 cash prize and a two-week creative residency at The Banff Centre’s Leighton Artists’ Studios.