Meet your 2025 Writer in Residence
Anna-Marie Sewell
(Regional WIR)
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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). 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 4th Poet Laureate. Raised pre-TRC in a culturally mixed family - Polish/Mi’gmaq/ Anishinaabe - a member of Listuguj Mi’gmaq First Nation, Sewell lives in Amiskwaciy/ Edmonton and works globally. Learn more at prairiepomes.com
- As Regional Writer in Residence, Anna-Marie will split her time between Strathcona County and St. Albert:
- 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
Email Anna-Marie for information about WIR office hours at Strathcona County Library and, in the fall, St. Albert Public Library, and to book one-on-one writing consultations. Check for Writer in Residence programs and events at Strathcona County Library and at St. Albert Public Library.
You can find recent posts and events from the Writer-In-Residence program on our Facebook page.
The Writer in Residence (WIR) program provides an opportunity to connect with a published author. The Writer in Residence:
- Provides support to aspiring and established writers through one-on-one consultations, workshops, and mentorship,
- Connects with community groups and organizations to do outreach,
- Connects with and encourages the imagination of readers through public programming, and
- Acts as a living link between the Library and the community.
The Library provides time, space, and resources for the Writer in Residence to grow their body of work.
The Writer in Residence program is a joint project, shared by three libraries in the Metro Edmonton area:
- Strathcona County Library
- St. Albert Public Library
- Edmonton Public Library
Rhonda Parrish will serve as Writer in Residence for the Edmonton community.
