We are thrilled to share that we are now accepting applications for the 2024 Upstart & Crow Writers Residency, taking place this spring.

Learn more: https://upstartandcrow.com/programs/stories-from-here/

Applications are due April 15, 2024.

With our 2024 Spring Writers Residency, we’re seeking to support the creation and publication of a work that pushes boundaries in form or content; a piece that sparks conversations or actions that should be happening right now, in a world of cascading systems failures — but bright possibilities. We accept applications from those who wish to work in fiction or nonfiction, poetry or an oral project. The form is less important to us than the originality and energy of a story or idea itself. The winning applicant will receive $4,000, the use of our upper mezzanine as a workspace for one month, and editorial support from our experienced team. The residency is designed for emerging and established writers who need space, time and resources to start and/or complete a finished project. The writer must be based in or have ties to British Columbia.

About Upstart & Crow:

Upstart & Crow Literary Arts Studio exists to share stories and to support the literary arts in Vancouver and beyond. Located on Granville Island, one of our city’s cultural hubs, we host live events and storytelling workshops, arrange conversations and collaborations between writers, and sell books from independent presses and under-discovered voices.

Our mezzanine writers’ studio is a beautiful and peaceful space, looking out over our bookshop. Our operations director, Robyn Smith, has a decade of experience as an editor and will offer editorial support for the project. Our team is well connected in the literary landscape, and we’re holding this residency to provide a stepping stone in a local writer’s journey.

Questions about the residency can be directed to hello [@] upstartandcrow.com.