Calgary Distinguished Writers Program
Applications to be our 2028-29 Canadian Writer-in-Residence will open in September 2026.
Current Writer-in-Residence
Learn more about our 2026-27 Canadian Writer-in-Residence Amanda Leduc.
This (residency) is by far the most prestigious one. Many authors who won the Governor General’s (Award), who won the Giller (Prize), who won the Booker (Prize), have sat in the seat before me. I am sitting in a historical chair.
Danny Ramadan
2024–25 Writer-in-Residence, multi award-winning author
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