Trevor Carolan Appointed to a Position
at the Banff Arts Centre
VANCOUVER - Well-known Vancouver author and journalist Trevor Carolan has been appointed as Director, Literary Arts at the Banff Arts Centre in Alberta where he will be heading up the writing and publishing programs.
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The Literary Arts department has a distinguished history at The Banff Centre, dating from the days when W.O. Mitchell led it. In recent years, innovative programs such as Wired Writing, the Banff International Translation Centre, Literary Journalism, and Science Communications have been developed, leading to the current rich array of course offerings.
In announcing Carolan's appointment, Vincent Varga, executive artistic director of Fine Arts, noted, "Trevor Carolan brings such a broad range of experience - from journalism to poetry to teaching and publishing - which will be a real asset. He also has an ability to encourage a deepening of national and international collaborative opportunities for the Centre's arts-based learning culture."
Carolan began his career in the arts as a printmaker, going on to complete a Master's in English Literature from Humboldt State University in California in 1978. He recently completed interdisciplinary PhD studies in International Relations at Bond University in Queensland, Australia.
As a freelance journalist , his work has appeared in the Vancouver Sun, Calgary Herald, Shambhala Sun, Bloomsbury Review, and Kyoto Review, among other publications, and his books include The Colours of Heaven: Stories from the Pacific Rim, an acclaimed anthology of Pacific Rim fiction, Giving Up Poetry: With Allen Ginsberg At Hollyhock, and Return to Stillness: Twenty Years with a Tai Chi Master.
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