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 WRITER-IN-RESIDENCE 2009  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WHISTLER’S THIRD ANNUAL WRITER-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM DOUBLES IN SIZE THIS SEPTEMBER 2009 Wayne Grady and Merilyn Simonds take up residence on Alta Lake this fall. June 23 2009 Whistler, BC – With 25 books between them, ranging from creative non-fiction to short stories to novels, authors Wayne Grady and Merilyn Simonds bring a wealth of writing know-how to Whistler this fall, when they hunker down on Alta Lake as the third and fourth writers-in residence. Wayne Grady, author of Tree (co-authored with David Suzuki), Bringing Back the Dodo and The Bone Museum, is also the former editor of Harrowsmith and Equinox magazines, and is currently an adjunct professor of creative writing at the University of British Columbia. Merilyn Simonds is the author of The Convict Lover, a finalist for the Governor Generals’ award, the short story collection The Lion in the Room Next Door, and novel The Holding, a New York Times’ Editors Choice selection. The couple will each work with a group of ten writers over the month of September, doubling the reach of the successful Writer-in-Residence workshop program, which launched in 2007 with Franklin the Turtle author Paulette Bourgeois, and was followed by speculative fiction writer Candas Jane Dorsey in 2008. Writers interested in taking part in the residency program need to register online at www.theviciouscircle.ca. A short synopsis of the work you plan to work on during the residency, plus a manuscript of no more than 20 double spaced pages, is due August 10, to enable the instructors to review the work in advance of the workshops. Participants will enjoy four one-on-one sessions with Grady or Simonds developing their manuscript during the month of September, in addition to various lectures presented on the craft of writing. With only 20 spots available, and the residency costing just $250, places are expected to fill quickly. The residency forms the manuscript-intensive component of the Whistler Readers and Writers Festival, which will take place September 11-13 2009 at Whistler's Creekside and offers a creative boot-camp for writers at all levels of practice. Sessions at the festival start as little as $10. Tickets and full program details at www.theviciouscircle.ca. -30- Contact: Stella Harvey, Festival Director, Tel: 604 932 4518, Stella25@telus.net |