The Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild invites all those with the necessary qualifications to apply for the Virtual Writer-in-Residence (VWIR) position. The SWG will be hosting two different Virtual Writers-in-Residence in 2024-2025:
Virtual Writer-in-Residence program provides rural and isolated SWG members access to the services of a Writer-in-Residence. The position will require up to 12 hours a month of online one-to-one consultations with SWG members writing in all genres, totalling 36 sessions for the contract period. Preparation time for each session will include pre-reading, evaluation, and contemplation of the member’s submitted written work (up to 15 pages) and accompanying questions (approximately 1.5 hours of preparation per 1-hour session).
The VWIR provides the Guild with a monthly report including the names of the members accessing the service and a final report with a brief evaluation of the program’s effectiveness.
The requirements of this position are online consultations through Zoom: readings, workshops, special events or teaching are not expected. The Virtual Writer-in-Residence is not expected to produce writing and will not be compensated for private writing time. Previous VWIRs should allow three years before re-applying for this position.
Two different candidates will be chosen for the two different VWIR periods.
Monthly remuneration is a maximum of $1500, plus GST if applicable, consisting of a base fee of $300 plus $100 per consultation up to a max of 12 consultations/month (or a total of $1500/month). Each term is three months for a maximum of $4500/term.
The successful candidate must have:
Applications must include:
Please submit your application by email to programs@skwriter.com by midnight Wednesday, June 19, 2024.