Previous Writers-in-Residence

Past Writers-in-Residence

• 1975-76 Matt Cohen
• 1976-77 Gary Geddes
• 1977-78 Marian Engel
• 1978-79 Tom Wayman
• 1979-80 Maria Campbell
• 1980-81 Phyllis Webb
• 1981-82 Patrick Lane
• 1982-83 Elizabeth Smart
• 1983-84 Samuel Selvon
• 1984-85 Monica Hughes
• 1985-86 Daphne Marlatt
• 1986-87 Ray Smith
• 1987-88 Leona Gom
• 1988-89 Fred Wah
• 1989-90 Kristjana Gunnars
• 1990 David Adams Richards
• 1991 Sandra Birdsell
• 1990-91 John Glenday
• 1991-92 Merna Summers
• 1992-93 Trevor Ferguson/Tom Pow
• 1993-94 Don McKay
• 1994-95 Gail Scott
• 1995-96 Di Brandt
• 1996-97 Ven Begamudre
• 1997-98 Catarina Edwards
• 1998-99 Olive Senior
• 1999-00 Tim Lilburn
• 2000-01 Marilyn Dumont
• 2001-02 Shani Mootoo
• 2002-03 Thomas Wharton
• 2003-04 Myrna Kostash
• 2004-05 Karen Solie
• 2005-06 Curtis Gillespie
• 2006-07 Camilla Gibb/Catherine Bush
• 2007-08 Rob McLennan
• 2008-09 Lynn Coady
• 2009-10 Hiromi Goto
• 2010-11 Tim Bowling
• 2011-12 Richard Van Camp
• 2012-13 Marina Endicott
• 2013-14 Erin Moure
• 2014-15 Minister Faust
• 2015-16 Fred Stenson
• 2016-17 Jaspreet Singh
• 2017-18 Margaret Christakos
• 2018-19 Janet Marie Rogers
• 2019-20 Darrin Hagen
• 2020-21 J.R. Carpenter
• 2021-22 Ifeoma Chinwuba
• 2022-23 Bänoo Zan