{"id":47972,"date":"2019-01-08T10:49:22","date_gmt":"2019-01-08T17:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/?p=47972"},"modified":"2019-01-08T10:49:22","modified_gmt":"2019-01-08T17:49:22","slug":"central-library-hoping-to-host-more-writers-in-residence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/2019\/01\/08\/central-library-hoping-to-host-more-writers-in-residence\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Library hoping to host more writers in residence"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Author at Home: <\/strong>Marcello Di Cintio, in his office in the Central Library in Calgary on Nov. 26, 2018. Di Cintio, who has written four books, is based in Calgary. (Photo by Jayme D. Tucker\/The Press)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

T<\/span>he city library system offers a host of resources, and with the opening of the new Central Library, they\u2019re more accessible than ever.<\/p>\n

O<\/span>ne resource that students may not be aware of is the long-running author in residence<\/a> program.<\/p>\n

\u201cA writer in residence is here to meet with emerging or established writers,\u201d program manager and service design lead Rosemary Griebel said in an interview.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019ll meet to review their writing or help them with questions about how to get published.\u201d<\/p>\n

The program has run since 1987, and has hosted an variety of poets, fiction and non-fiction, and children\u2019s book authors.<\/p>\n

The author in residence commits about 17 hours a week to consultations and community engagement, while working on their current project.<\/p>\n

Consultations run for an hour at a time, are free, and vary from manuscript reviews to discussions about the nuts and bolts of publishing.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt tends to attract writers of all ages and backgrounds,\u201d said Griebel.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut the ideal candidate should have experience with mentoring, and a comfort with different genres, since they meet with varied writers, both published and unpublished.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery year, we see seniors who really want to make sure their story is told,\u201d said Griebel.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe they were an immigrant or went through a lot of hardship, and they want to have a document for their grandchildren and future generations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Community engagement during a residency can vary from visits with school groups to touring programs to the libraries around the city.<\/p>\n

The current author in residence, non-fiction writer Marcello Di Cintio of Calgary, took on one such program, where he set up in various community libraries and listened to residents tell their stories.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe best part of this job is getting a backstage pass into the lives of people,\u201d said Di Cintio in an interview.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause you\u2019re a writer, people will tell you their whole lives. It\u2019s such a gift, but there\u2019s responsibility to do right by them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Di Cintio is nearing the end of his term as the author in residence, but has enjoyed the opportunity to talk to emerging writers.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith residencies like this, you get to see beginning writers, people who love to write,\u201d said Di Cintio.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you\u2019re in the business, sometimes you can get cynical and it\u2019s nice to remember that we all got into it because we love to write. It\u2019s inspiring to see people coming in who want to write and love it.\u201d<\/p>\n

With the new central library open to the public, there have also been additions to the residency program.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe also added two other residence programs here at the Central Library,\u201d said Griebel. \u201cThe historian in residence<\/a>, Kevin Allen, and the artist in residence<\/a>, Nicole Wolf.\u201d<\/p>\n

As for the future of the program, Grieibel is hopeful that there is room for expansion.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe would really like to expand the program to two authors a year.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Get Your Read On: <\/strong>Rosemary Griebel poses in the TD Great Reading Room in the Central Library in Calgary on Nov. 30, 2018. The book she’s holding is written by the author in residence Marcello Di Cintio. (Photo by Jayme D. Tucker\/The Press)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The library offers a host of resources, and with the opening of the new central library, they\u2019re more accessible than ever. One resource that students may not be aware of is the long-running author in residence program.<\/p>\n

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