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.