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The Edmonton Public Library Writer in Residence (WIR) program provides services to aspiring and established writers in the Edmonton area including individual manuscript consultations, public readings and talks, information on the publishing process and connections to the writing community.
The Writer in Residence also hosts a monthly "Writers Corner" at the Stanley A. Milner Library. These sessions bring together writers of all abilities to talk about their writing, listen to guest speakers and provide support and encouragement to each other. Upcoming sessions are listed on the EPL website.
A new Writer in Residence is chosen each year from submissions received and the twelve-month residency runs from January to December. While at EPL, the Writer in Residence devotes 40 per cent of their time to WIR activities and 60 per cent to their own writing projects.
ContactEmail: writerinresidence@epl.ca
Tel: 780-496-5999
Chris Craddock has been selected as EPL's 2010 Writer in Residence.
Chris Craddock graduated from the University of Alberta's BFA Acting Program in 1996. Since then he has written or co-written over 20 plays for Fringe, Main-stage and TYA audiences, as well as 2 feature films. Chris has also written three musicals, two of which received commercial productions in major cities.Some highlights include: BASH'd a gay rap opera, which played three months off-Broadway and is the recipient of a GLAAD award. BoyGroove, which received a six week commercial run in Toronto and a Dora Award. 3…2…1, which toured to the Magnetic North Festival in Ottawa 2006. The Pharmacist/La Pharmacien, a bilingual feature film written by and co-starring Craddock is currently in audio-post. "Summer of My Amazing Luck" (adapted by the novel of the same name by Miriam Toews) toured extensively in Canada and is being developed into a feature film by Merit Productions in Winnipeg. His hit solo show Moving Along has toured across Canada (presented by such companies as One Yellow Rabbit and Theatre Network) and was filmed for Bravo Television's Singular Series.
Chris was Artistic Director of Azimuth Theatre from 2001 to 2005, and Artistic Director of Rapid Fire Theatre from 2005 to 2009.
With Azimuth Theatre Chris had the opportunity to work with the Debjehmuhjig Theatre Company on Manatoulin Island, where he adapted his anti-suicide TYA play for teens Billy into an Aboriginal Reserve context. They toured the production in Ontario and Alberta to an aboriginal teen audience. His TYA plays with Roseneath Theatre of Toronto have toured throughout Canada and the United States.
With Rapid Fire Theatre, he founded the Wildfire Improv Festival, in co-operation with the Canadian Improv Games. This festival unites kids from around Alberta, to compete in a ten day artistic jamboree. The grand prize: a trip to Ottawa, to compete at the Canadian Improv Games, with the best of their peers.
Chris created a Performer-Created Theatre course for the Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting) Program at the University of Alberta and became it's first instructor. Chris has also led the Playwright's Circle for the Alberta Playwright's Network.
Chris has been nominated for eighteen Sterling Awards and has won five. He is the recipient of the Alberta Book Award, and the Centennial Medal of Alberta for his contribution to the Arts. Chris is currently a freelance theatre artist, living in Edmonton, Alberta, with his wife, Jania.
Past Writers in Residence
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Writers Corner
Are you working alone on a story, a poem, a novel or a memoir? Do you need some encouragement, and the fine company of other writers? Drop by Writers' Corner at the Milner Library on a Sunday afternoon this spring. The library hosts a friendly and supportive gathering with a different guest author each month to answer your questions and offer advice. Emerging and published writers are welcome, but experience is not necessary. Drop-ins are also welcome. All sessions begin at 1.30 p.m. Admission is free. Call 496-7032 for details, or click here. |