

Melanie Saward: Rest is crucial to creativity
I arrived at KSP late on a Monday night. I was tired from a month of touring around the country with my debut novel Burn, but I was...
Nov 21, 2023


Carly-Jay Metcalfe: Being at KSP was quite the sensory experience
On the afternoon I arrive at the ‘Aldridge’ cabin, storm clouds were moving in, which seemed to slow the cadence of city life. Rain was...
Nov 7, 2023


Philippa Moore: Becoming a Marathon Writer
How does something manage to be both restorative and one of the most physically and mentally challenging things you’ve ever done? My two...
Oct 26, 2023


Maura Pierlot: Diary of a Writing Fellowship
Day 1: I’m here! The moment I spot KSP’s wrap-around balcony, I relax from head to toe. With groceries in hand, I make my way to...
Sep 26, 2023


Esther Krogdahl: I felt I had everything I needed with the most treasured item being, time
I heard about the KSP fellowship through a former fellow, who is a member of my writing group. I immediately looked up the website and...
Sep 12, 2023


Mona Farrokhi: I continued to write and let go of my inner critic
Up on a hill lies a special place that exists in a realm of its own. It sits between reality and fantasy, and in this place, time and...
Aug 29, 2023


Rebecca Higgie: Wild Bees and Burnout - The two-week adventure of a writer in residence
When I arrived at KSP, I was ready. I had done the research, I had a giant board full of post-it notes that detailed my novel’s...
Aug 8, 2023


Kim Aikman: I gained some much-needed reflective time
My two-weeks at KSP truly was a retreat from all the distractions, interruptions, and general bustle of my normal life. During my...
Jul 25, 2023


Sam Elkin: I would love to come back to KSP one day
I was lucky enough to be offered an opportunity to spend two weeks as a writer in residence at KSP in May 2023. I grew up in Boorloo but...
Jul 11, 2023


Karen Hollands: Hiding away in the gorgeous KSP cabin helped kick this novel along.
I had known about KSP for years before I applied for a fellowship. Three people from my writers’ group had been and lots of people I...
Jun 27, 2023