2023-24 Writer in Residence
Thank you to Jaclyn Desforges, the 2023-24 Mabel Pugh Taylor Writer in Residence. (A Writer in Residence is an established author who mentors aspiring scribes.)
During the residency, which ran September 2023-April 2024, Jaclyn met with more than 155 people. Below are some stories and poems created and polished during this mentorship. Read on.
Writer in Residence 2024 Mentee Stories
An Early Anniversary Gift, J. Awad
Call it What You Will, Nyasha Warner
Crabtree and Maple's Morning, Bruce Simpson
I Am Here, Khadija Agbermafle Sulley
Is Your Stuttering a Disability, Justin Ancheta
Seven Minute Molly, J.I.Oniell
Suitable Cruelties, Marcellus Durell
Summer School Short-Lived, Hannah Murphy
The Games Played Only Lead to Ruin, Ian Marcus
Under Ashes, Christine Miscione
A new Writer in Residence will be announced in September 2024. Stay tuned ...
About Jaclyn Desforges
Jaclyn Desforges is the author of Danger Flower and Why Are You So Quiet? She is the winner of the 2022 Hamilton Literary Award for Poetry, 2022 City of Hamilton Creator Award, 2020 Hamilton Emerging Artist Award for Writing, two 2019 Short Works Prizes and the 2018 RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award. She holds a Master of Fine Arts from the University of British Columbia’s School of Creative Writing and lives in Hamilton with her partner and daughter.
