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“Spoken word guru” lauds Banff

Jim Swanson — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:25:00 +0000

Calgary Herald: An interview with Spoken Word faculty member Regie Cabico. “London and Canada are very exciting now, especially because of Banff. I’m faculty there, and it’s still a new art form — nobody knows how to teach it! … I mean, eventually there will be a United Nations of Spoken Word. And the headquarters will be — at Banff !”

Literary Journalism chair Ian Brown wins Canada’s richest non-fiction prize

Jim Swanson — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:22:35 +0000

CBC News: “Toronto journalist Ian Brown has won British Columbia’s National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction, Canada’s richest non-fiction prize. Brown, a Globe and Mail writer, won for his moving story about life with his disabled son, The Boy in the Moon: A Father’s Search for His Disabled Son.”

Brown is Rogers Communication Chair of Literary Journalism.

Wordfest names Douglas Coupland as 2009 Banff Distinguished Author

Jim Swanson — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:40:58 +0000

The Latest Word: Author of Generation X, JPod, and other novels will be appearing on October 17.

Mountain of praise for Banff journalism

Jim Swanson — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 03:13:23 +0000

Calgary Herald: “For the past 20 years, eight journalists have gathered in the mountains to spend a month challenging the boundaries of non-fiction writing. Hunkered down at the Banff Centre’s literary journalism program, the chosen applicants are paid to polish a piece of writing under the watchful eye of their peers and a small group of editors against the peaceful backdrop of the Canadian Rockies. Not bad work if you can get it and the program has often seemed a ‘well-kept secret’ that has spread mostly through word of mouth among journalists, says current chair and past participant Marni Jackson. This might change after the release of Cabin Fever: The Best New Canadian Non-Fiction, the fifth anthology from the program, which features some of the most daring work from the centre of the past six years.”

Stenson nominated for Commonwealth Writers’ Prize

Jim Swanson — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:55:14 +0000

CBC: Literary Arts faculty member Fred Stenson’s novel The Great Karoo is among nominees for the 2009 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize.

Writer J.R. Carpenter credits Banff with transition to Web

Jim Swanson — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:51:41 +0000

Montreal Mirror: “During a residency at Banff, Carpenter’s zining intersected with the Web when she took a circular text originally intended for a chapbook and turned it into her first Web-based art project…. Recently, Carpenter has been kept hopping with the Montreal and Toronto launches of her novel… and working with the Banff Centre on bringing their literary program into the 21st century. ‘Banff has given me a lot,’ says Carpenter. ‘I did my first Web-based work there in 1995, and now they’ve invited me back to be part of expanding their program.’”

Playwright Daniel MacIvor finds bright outlook in Banff

Jim Swanson — Thu, 08 May 2008 17:17:32 +0000

Calgary Herald: “Governor General Award-winner Daniel MacIvor is currently the playwright-in-residence at the Banff Playwrights Colony. Tuesday morning, MacIvor chatted with the Herald about what, exactly, happens at a playwrights colony, tips on how not to get workshopped to death, and the current state of Canadian theatre.”

Federal government Supports 2008 WordFest

Jim Swanson — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:52:04 +0000

Marketwire: “Some of the best emerging and established writers from Canada and around the world will join readers in Banff this fall for WordFest, thanks in part to an investment from the Government of Canada of $65,000 for WordFest: Banff-Calgary International Writers Festival. The funding will be used to organize this year’s festival, to be held from October 14 to 19.”

Don Domanski wins Governor General’s award for poetry

Jim Swanson — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:17:57 +0000

The Cape Breton Post: News | Don Domanski wins Governor General’s award for poetry: “”

Rolstons win Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Awards

Jim Swanson — Sun, 27 May 2007 16:07:05 +0000

Calgary Herald — Banff Centre contines sweep of prizes with Tom and Isobel Rolston and Greg Hollingshead (last year John Murrell was one of the recipients of the original prize).