About our 2024-25 Writer Saeed Teebi: Saeed Teebi is a writer and lawyer based in Toronto. His debut collection of short stories, Her First Palestinian, published in 2022, was a finalist for numerous awards, including the Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Prize and the Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Award. His short story "Her First Palestinian" was a finalist for the CBC Short Story Award. His next book will be a work of personal non-fiction titled You Will Not Kill Our Imagination. He is also working on a novel.
We asked Saeed Teebi and two of this year’s talented participants to reflect on a season of creativity, courage, and community at the Library. Read about their experience here.
Writer-in-Residence FAQ
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To schedule an appointment, email Vivian Foglton at vivian.foglton@uwo.ca.
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Once you have scheduled an appointment, please email a sample of your work to vivian.foglton@uwo.ca, one week before your appointment.
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Any kind of creative writing! Fiction, non-fiction, poetry, prose. You name it!
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The maximum length of manuscript for any one consultation is 10 pages, 5 pages for poetry.
Please use standard formats: 12pt font, double spaced, Times New Roman with page numbers.
NOTE: Your writing must be sent as an attachment in a word doc or pdf. Please send a week (7 days) in advance of your consultation (or earlier).
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Please come prepared to discuss your work. When you send your writing, please include 1-3 questions that you have about the writing that you would like to focus on.
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Please email vivian.foglton@uwo.ca for meetings at Western University. If you are meeting at London Public Library, please call 519-661-4600.
The Writer-in-Residence program is sponsored by the James A. and Marjorie Spenceley Fund, the Department of English and Writing Studies, and the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Western University and by London Public Library Donors.
For more information about the Writer-in-Residence program and for information on how to apply for this position, please visit the Department of English and Writing Studies website.