Spring Writers 2027
Spring Writers 2027 supports emerging and established writers through a self-directed residency with studio time, mentorship, and literary community to advance English-language work in any genre.
Funder: Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Due Dates: December 9, 2026 (Application deadline, 11:59 p.m. MST)
Funding Amounts: $1,947.49 Arts Scholarship toward a 12-day residency; participant cost $1,873.46; full tuition, accommodation, and meals covered for Canadian Indigenous Arts applicants
Summary: A self-directed, in-person residency supporting writers in advancing English-language projects in any genre through dedicated studio time, mentorship, and literary community.
Key Information: Applicants cannot have participated in a Banff Centre residency in the last year or be current faculty in other Banff Centre programming.
Description
Spring Writers 2027 is a 12-day, self-directed literary residency at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in Banff, Alberta. It gives emerging and established writers time and space to advance a specific project or create new work in any genre. Participants receive private writing studios in historic Vinci Hall, alongside shared spaces for conversation, informal feedback, and peer connection.
Each writer is paired with Heather O’Neill, Stuart Ross, or Anakana Schofield for weekly one-on-one consultations. Participants can also meet guest speaker Katy Bohinc of Tender Buttons Press. Optional faculty talks, Q&As, public readings, social receptions, and campus events complement independent writing. The program suits writers comfortable shaping their own time and balancing solitude, mentorship, and community.
