Spring Writers 2027
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity Banff, Canada
Twelve-day self-directed writing residency in the Canadian Rockies with mentorship options; a Banff Centre scholarship covers tuition and part of lodging and meals.
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Get your artist statement for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes.
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About
What it offers: Arts scholarship of about CA$1,947 applied to the fee.
Also: self-directed writing time; faculty mentorship; accommodation and meals.
Who can apply: Age 18+; domestic and international applicants; project must be in English; not open to those who attended a Banff residency in the past year.
Cost: $65 application fee ($35 Indigenous applicants); participant cost about CA$1,873 after scholarship.
Annual spring session; Banff runs many other arts residencies with their own deadlines. Next deadline: 2026-12-09.
How to apply: through SlideRoom (you need an account there); a payment is part of applying.
What to prepare: cv, cover letter, proposal, writing sample.
From the official page (checked 2026-10-21): “Spring Writers is a 12-day self-directed residency”
Who can apply
- Open to creators and freelancers
- Age 18+; domestic and international applicants; project must be in English; not open to those who attended a Banff residency in the past year.
What you will need
- Academic CVUpload yours, or let Onward Scout draft one from your profile for you to edit.
- Cover letterOnward Scout drafts it from your sourced profile; you approve every line.
- Project proposalOnward Scout drafts it from your sourced profile; you approve every line.
- Work samplesOnly you can supply it: upload it once and it is attached wherever it is asked for.
How to apply
Applications go through the official page (slideroom), which needs an account in your name. The deadline is 9 December 2026.
How Onward Scout helps
This one is submitted on the organiser's own site, behind your login. Onward Scout prepares every answer and file in the form's order with one-tap copy, so submitting takes minutes; you mark it submitted when you're done. There is a fee to pay to the organiser; payment always stays with you.
Every answer is drafted from your own documents and cites where each fact came from; anything we can’t source is flagged for you, never invented.
Let Onward Scout prepare this application
Get your artist statement for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes. Free to start, no account needed: you look at the draft first, and nothing goes to Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity without your tap.
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