About WiR
Each year a regional Writer in Residence (WiR) is chosen to provide expertise and programming at two metro-area libraries.
In addition to the regional WiR, Edmonton Public Library has its own Writer in Residence.
2025 Schedule
January–May: Strathcona County Library
June: Strathcona County and St. Albert Public Library (shared programming and one-on-one consultations)
August–December: St. Albert Public Library
Office Hours
Tuesdays 11:00–2:00
Thursdays 4:00–7:00
Contact
780-410-8665
regionalwir@gmail.com, opens a new window
Guidelines
TBA
Anna Marie Sewell
Anna Marie Sewell is the author of novels Humane (2020) and Urbane (2023), both from Stonehouse Publishing; For the Changing Moon: Poems & Songs (Thistledown Press, 2018); and Fifth World Drum (poetry, Frontenac House, 2009). Her notable collaborations include: LitFest (2023), At First Light (2022), Journey Song (2020), By Heart (2019), Ancestors & Elders (2018), Reconciling Edmonton (2015) and her work as Edmonton’s fourth Poet Laureate.
Raised pre-TRC in a culturally mixed family – Polish/Mi’gmaq/Anishinaabe – and a member of Listuguj Mi’gmaq First Nation, Sewell lives in Amiskwaciy/Edmonton and works globally. Learn more at prairiepomes.com, opens a new window
