Writer in Residence

2021-2022 Writer in Residence: Di Brandt

Di Brandt recently served as Winnipeg’s inaugural Poet Laureate, where she developed, among other things, the public poetry installation Winnipeg Words, in collaboration with the Winnipeg Arts Council’s Public Art program.

She has published numerous influential, acclaimed poetry collections, as well as fiction, essays, translation, literary criticism, and multimedia works, often in collaboration with others. Her numerous recognitions include the Gerald Lampert Award for “best first book of poetry in Canada” for questions i asked my mother (recently re-issued in a 30th anniversary tribute edition); the McNally Robinson Manitoba Book of the Year Award for Agnes in the sky; the CAA National Poetry Prize for Jerusalem, beloved; the Foreword Gold Medal for Fiction, with Annie Jacobsen and Jane Finlay-Young, for Watermelon Syrup: A Novel; the Gabrielle Roy Prize for “best book of literary criticism in Canada” with Barbara Godard, for Wider Boundaries of Daring: The Modernist Impulse in Canadian Women’s Poetry; two National Magazine Awards for Poetry (Gold and Silver); and two Governor General’s Award nominations for Poetry.

She has taught Canadian Literature and Creative Writing at several Canadian universities and given readings, lectures and workshops around the world, and is looking forward to meeting with Saskatoon and area writers during her time with Saskatoon Public Library.

Previous Writers in Residence

Saskatoon Public Library has had many talented writers contribute to the Writers in Residence program.

Previous Writers in Residence

The Writer in Residence service and events are presented in partnership with the Canada Council for the Arts.