Writer In Residence
The VIWF's Writer-in-Residence program connects Festival authors with secondary schools and small communities around BC. In the fall of 2009 author Rukhsana Khan spent a week in residence at Charles Hays Secondary School in Prince Rupert.
You can find the Charles Hays Writer in Residence schedule here and the blog here.
“This is such a tremendous opportunity for us. My principal and I were discussing ways to raise the library's profile and ways to improve student reading and writing. Many students just need a little encouragement and mentoring. I know we have many who will benefit from this generous program.”
- Dianne Rabel, Teacher-librarian; Charles Hays Secondary School, Prince Rupert, BC
The Writer-in-Residence program is sponsored by BC Transmission Corporation and supported by the Michael R. Shaw Outreach Program.
About the Michael R. Shaw Fund
Michael R. Shaw was a young man who loved the outdoors and whose life was cut short when he and some of his classmates were taken by an avalanche in BC in 2003. The Michael R. Shaw Fund was established through the generosity of the Woodward family and the Festival is honoured to lend Michael's name to the program.
