Partnerships

Banff Centre

This is a mentor-mentee residency for the winner or one of the Prize finalists. The mentor selects a young writer of their choosing to join them for a two-week stay at the Banff Centre in the stunning Canadian Rocky Mountains, where both will have use of the Painter House private studio in the Leighton Artists’ Studios.

Diaspora Dialogues

The Carol Shields Prize Foundation Fellowship at Diaspora Dialogues provides financial support to a woman or non-binary BIPOC writer who is a refugee or new immigrant to Canada. The stipend is intended to provide opportunity for a writer to create, freer from financial constraints. As a part of the Fellowship, the recipient will also receive the support of a mentor to provide structured feedback on their work, as well as access to Diaspora Dialogues’ suite of professional development training and networking events. The Carol Shields Prize Foundation and Diaspora Dialogues are deeply grateful to the M.A. Faris Foundation for supporting this Fellowship.

Fogo Island Inn

This annual residency for the winner or for one of the Prize finalists includes a full-board stay for up to five nights at Newfoundland’s famed, otherworldly Fogo Island Inn. Set on an island in the North Atlantic, the award-winning Inn is built on the principles of sustainability and respect for nature and culture. The writer can use this time however they want, perhaps to work on their next book or to relax and rebalance. While there, the author will be asked to give a public talk to local residents and a workshop for local writers. Fogo Island Inn may select an emerging writer to take part in the workshop.

Historic Joy Kogawa House

The Carol Shields Prize Foundation Residency at Historic Joy Kogawa House provides a woman or non-binary writer from the United States or Canada with a month-long residency at the House in order to further a literary project. The residency includes the use of Historic Joy Kogawa House (a fully furnished home) and covers the cost of the writer’s travel to and from their home city to Vancouver. During the residency, the writer will offer one workshop or literary event for local writers; they will also participate in a weekly writing group.

Institute of American Indian Arts

Founded on October 1, 1962, the Institute of American Indian Arts offers academic excellence to both Native and non-Native populations. The goal of IAIA is empowerment through education, economic self-sufficiency, and expression and enhancement of artistic and cultural traditions. The Carol Shields Prize Foundation Fellowship at the Institute of American Indian Arts supports a Fellowship to a woman or non-binary BIPOC writer from the U.S. or Canada enrolled in the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Creative Writing program to support their junior and senior years of study.

Tin House Workshop

The Carol Shields Prize Foundation Scholarship for Indigenous Women and Non-Binary Writers supports a writer’s attendance at the Tin House Summer Workshop. The award covers full tuition, room and board, and a travel stipend.

University of Toronto

The Jim Polk/Carol Shields Prize Foundation Scholarship in Creative Writing supports a woman or non-binary writer in the Master of Arts in Creative Writing program at the University of Toronto. The aim of the scholarship is to support the growth of writers from traditionally underrepresented groups. The Carol Shields Prize Foundation and the University of Toronto are deeply grateful to Jim Polk for supporting this Scholarship.