Al & Eurithe Purdy Residency
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| July 2 - September 18, 2026 | All Day |
- TypeVirtual
- Event Linkwww.alpurdy.ca
About Al & Eurithe Purdy Residency
The Purdy house is now the site of the A-frame Residency Program, under which writers are offered a time and place to work in a location that is attractive and of historic significance. Writers who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents may apply for a term of three to twelve weeks. The residency will be open to all writers, and the organization is committed to inclusivity and diversity; preference will be given to poetry and poetry projects. Each year the Selection Committee will also consider proposals for a one- to four-week project in critical writing about Canadian poetry [1], and will be open to unusual and creative ideas for residencies.
While the primary aim of the A-frame is to provide writers with time and space to concentrate on their projects, the residency also gives them the opportunity to interact with the community. As part of the residency plan, writers are encouraged to develop a community-based or public project. Such projects should provide the opportunity for writers to interact with the local community but should not require more than one or two days of the writer’s time over a four-week period. You could propose an online "Live from the A-frame" event, for example. One possibility would be to invite other writers and artists to visit, develop a performance event that could be staged at the town hall in Ameliasbugh. Writers are encouraged to be innovative about the community project aspect of the application.
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