Open Call

Writer in Residence (Focus: Young Adult Fiction)

Toronto Public Library

With Funding
Free / No Costs
Toronto, Canada

Eligibility

Toronto Public Library (TPL) invites applicants with extensive experience in the area of writing Young Adult Fiction to submit responses to the Expression of Interest (EoI) for the role of TPL’s Summer 2022 Writer in Residence (WIR) based at the Toronto Reference Library (TRL).

Number of Participants

Authors with experience in the area of Young Adult Fiction are invited to submit responses to the Expression of Interest at the following link: https://torontopubliclibrary.bonfirehub.ca/opportunities/50173

Deadline

Selection Results (Announcement Dates)

Duration

June 01, 2022 - July 27, 2022

Funding

  • CA$8,000.00 stipend (one-time)

Facilities

Computer Lab, Conference Rooms, Desk Space, Library

Meals

No meals

Public Programs

Community Engagement , Critique, Discussion, Readings, Workshops

Disciplines

Fiction, Literature, Nonfiction, Research

Languages

English

Program Description

Toronto Public Library (TPL)'s Writer in Residence program supports writers and encourages exchanges between the author and the community. The Writer in Residence creates and delivers online programs, evaluates submitted manuscripts, meets virtually with writers from the general public and works on their own project(s). Writers who have held residencies at the library include Gail Bowen, Chester Brown, Austin Clarke, Karen Connelly, Deborah Cooke, Farzana Doctor, Sarah Ellis, Rabindranath Maharaj, Elizabeth Ruth, Robert J. Sawyer, Karl Schroeder, Allan Stratton, Sugith Varughese, Tim Wynne-Jones, Alissa York, David S. Young and Kim Echlin.

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