The Whistler Writing Society has announced the details of its BIPOC Scholarship for emerging and established writers.
It’s open to Sea to Sky writers who are Black, Indigenous, or a person of colour and will offer the successful applicant the choice of participation in the Whistler Writers in Residence program, or an all-access festival pass to the 2021 Whistler Writers Festival.
The writers in residence program runs from September to the end of October and brings a published Canadian author in to meet with a group of 10 to 12 corridor writers hoping to bring their work to the next level. Over two months, they get four one-on-one sessions and group lectures on writing and publishing.
This year, the program is expected to be a hybrid of in-person and online gatherings.
The festival, meanwhile, is set to run from Oct. 14 to 17.
To apply for the scholarship, applicants should submit a paragraph outlining why they would like to participate in the program and include a short description of writing they’re working on to [email protected]. The deadline is Aug. 1.
