Diaspora Dialogues welcomes six emerging writers to the 2015 edition of its long-form mentorship program. From January–July 2015, mentees Amina Farah, David Huebert, Dianah Smith, Shawn Salik, Nadja Lubiw-Hazard and Aaron Kreuter will respectively polish their manuscripts with mentors Pasha Malla, David Layton,Martin Mordecai, Catherine Graham, Andrew Borkowski, and Lauren Kirshner.
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Open Call for DD Mentoring Program
Applications are now being accepted for the 2015 mentoring program, focusing on the creation of long-form manuscripts and offering emerging writers an in-depth opportunity to hone their craft and prepare a book-length project for publication. Application deadline: October 31, 2014.
For more info and to download guidelines and submission form, visit here.
Emerging Playwright’s Residency Program
DD’s inaugural Emerging Playwright’s Residency Program is currently under way. In partnership with select Toronto theatre companies and under the guidance of experienced dramaturges, emerging playwrights from diverse backgrounds will develop a full-length play over the course of one year, at the end of which there will be workshop readings of each playwright’s script at their respective host theatres. Congratulations to the playwrights who have been chosen to participate in our free residency!
The 2014–15 Diaspora Dialogues’ Emerging Playwrights-in-Residence are:
- Meghan Swaby (Obsidian Theatre Company. Dramaturge: Mel Hague)
- Jo Simalaya Alcampo (Cahoots Theatre Company. Dramaturge: Marjorie Chan)
- Shaista Latif (Buddies in Bad Times. Dramaturge: Evalyn Parry)
Let the dialogue begin!
Meet Our New Class of Mentees
Each year, we hold two sessions of writer’s residencies where we pair an established writer with a promising new writer. We invite writers who live in the GTA to apply and select the best applicants to be part of our free mentoring program. Meet our first group for 2014: Alvis Choi, Hawa Yusuf, James Papoutsis, Jane Bao and Mehrdad Koohi.
Happy Holidays
They call it “the most wonderful time of the year,” and in honour of that we are offering a special on our TOK: Writing the New Toronto anthology series. Each title is specially marked at $5 or three for $10.
The series features some of Canada’s best writers such as Shyam Selvadurai, Priscila Uppal, Lawrence Hill, Emma Donoghue, to name a few, as well as the most promising emerging writers.
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Happy Holidays to everyone from Diaspora Dialogues!
Open Call for Spring Mentoring Program
Calling all writers, we are now accepting submissions to our mentoring program for the Spring session.
Do you have a complete or near-complete manuscript lying around or are you working on something you’re really excited about that you want to get off the ground? No need to look any further, we may be able to help!
DD offers a free mentoring program pairing aspiring authors with established writers to help ready a manuscript for publication. In addition, we will also help facilitate a plan to submit the work to publishing houses and offer opportunities to network with industry professionals.
To learn more about the program and download the guidelines and submission form, click here.
Deadline: November 22, 2013