2016 Long Form and Playwright Mentorships
Diaspora Dialogues
January 4, 2016
We’re happy to announce Diaspora Dialogues’ 2016 Long Form Mentorship participants.
In January 2016, established authors will mentor emerging writers in the development of a full novel, short story, or poetry manuscript.
Our mentors are:
The writers receiving mentorship are:
- Dianne Scott (novel)
- Edward Lee (novel)
- Jo Jefferson (poetry)
- Megan Lambe (novel)
- Rasiqra Revulva (poetry)
- Reema Patel (novel)
- Silmi Abdullah (short stories)
On the playwright front, emerging playwrights will work with professional dramaturges in the year-long development of a full-length play.
Our mentors are:
- Guillermo Verdecchia, (Soulpepper Theatre)
- Jivesh Parasram, (Theatre Passe Muraille)
- Jennifer Brewin, (Common Boots Theatre)
The playwrights receiving mentorship are:
Be sure to visit our website regularly for in-depth profiles of the writers and playwrights and their works-in-progress.