2019 Residency Applications | closing March 31, 2018
We are now accepting applications for 2019 residencies
Giving Tuesday
Conservation project at Kogawa House Early in 2019, the Historic Joy Kogawa House Society plans to undertake a conservation project to restore the sunroom and living room at Historic Joy Kogawa House. We have $75,000 in funding from the BC Museums Association in the...
Historic Joy Kogawa House goes bilingual!
From the beginning of April to the end of June, Historic Joy Kogawa House will offer creative writing workshops in both English and Spanish. “You don’t have to be a Spanish native speaker to attend. If you feel comfortable with your knowledge of the language, please...
Author residency application portal is now open
Applications for residencies at Historic Joy Kogawa House from July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018, are now being accepted through Submittable on our website here. Before applying, please review revised application guidelines on our Residency page. Deadline is March 1 for...
Welcome to writer-in-residence Christine Lowther
Poet and non-fiction author Christine Lowther has left her float home near the small coastal community of Tofino to live comfortably at Historic Joy Kogawa House for the winter. While in residence from now till January 30, 2017, Lowther is developing a new work of...