Partially Funded Internship Opportunity in Literary Journalism in Canada from BANFF Center

BANFF Center offers a partially funded literary journalism internship in Canada. This two-week residency encourages the exploration of new ideas in journalism and experimentation in writing. Work created in this program has been published in many outlets including The Globe and Mail, The Walrus, and The Atlantic, and pieces have gone on to win National Magazine and National Newspaper Awards.

• Literary journalism is designed for writers seeking a professional development opportunity in a community of peers with the guidance of an experienced writer/editor, as each participant prepares a long-form piece (3,000 – 5,000 words). 
• Applicants should be experienced professionals, active in the diversified fields of writing, including print or electronic media. This program is open to fiction and non-fiction writers, journalists, freelance critics or curators, artists, and academics, with an emphasis on those who can write for a lay audience with logic, vigor, and charm—and those who have a portfolio to prove it.
• The competition welcomes writers from all backgrounds, and all gender identities and expressions.
• Please note: This program is run in English and participants are accepted for an English-language essay.
• The application fee is $65 ($35 for applicants who identify as Indigenous). Application fees are not refundable.
• Applicants are usually accomplished, professional journalists and writers who have been published in national or international magazines, newspapers, anthologies, or literary journals. However, writers with less experience have also been accepted to the program based on merit, the proposed project, and writing skill.
• Applicants must be ages 18+ at the time of the program start date.
• Note: Past participants of Literary Journalism are not eligible. Those accepted as participants to the program who subsequently find themselves unable to attend for the full program schedule are asked to withdraw and re-apply for another year. This program is not open to current faculty members of any other Banff Centre programming.

Benefits:

• Faculty will provide mentorship and one-on-one workshopping. 
• Writers will have time to work on their manuscripts, receive individual consultations with faculty, and participate in group discussions.
• Successful applicants will receive a 100% scholarship to cover tuition, on-site accommodation, and on-site meals.
• For more information about the benefits and perks click on What's Included on the official website.

About BANFF Center:

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, formerly known as The Banff Center (and previously The Banff Center for Continuing Education), located in Banff, Alberta, was established in 1933 as the Banff School of Drama. It was granted full autonomy as a non-degree granting post-secondary educational institution in 1978. It offers art programs in the performing and fine arts, as well as leadership training.

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