Located in Vancouver
Since 2009, the Historic Joy Kogawa House Society has hosted writers to live and work in Historic Joy Kogawa House. Residences are self-supporting, and funding for them can be applied for through the Canada Council, provincial arts council, or other supporting agencies. On occasion, the Historic Joy Kogawa House Society may offer an honorarium to supplement the writer’s own funds.
Residencies typically run for two months, at a time convenient to the writer. While in residence, the writer progresses a full-length writing project while engaging with the community via a program of writing-focused activities.
Time Period: Open
Remuneration:
Writers may apply for remuneration through the Canada Council or other arts council. On occasion, the Historic Joy Kogawa House Society may offer an honoarium to supplement the writer’s own funds. Writers are responsible for submitting their own applications for funding to support their residencies.
Application fee: $50
Requirements:
To be eligible to apply, you must fulfill all of these criteria:
- Minimum of two professionally published or self-published titles (including but not limited to literary fiction or nonfiction, poetry, scriptwriting, and playwriting, or a hybrid form of writing) or two professionally produced plays or other performance pieces
- Experience in professional teaching and/or other forms of public presentation related to creative writing
- Currently working on a full-length writing project that will be the main focus of the proposed residency. This project must be intended for book-length publication or another form of public presentation
- Willing to engage with the local writing community.
Deadline:
You may express interest in a residency at Historic Joy Kogawa House by writing to residency@kogawahouse.com.