Literary Cabaret: Literary Journalism - Chapter 2

Join them for an engaging evening of nonfiction storytelling at this Literary Cabaret, a sharing of works in the Literary Journalism residency at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. Across three nights, explore boundary-pushing readings from participants and faculty mentors. The three-week residency brings together writers working on long-form journalism, narrative nonfiction, cultural criticism, and reported essays. Participants focus on deeply researched, real-world storytelling—where reporting meets literary craft. This chapter is hosted by Manjula Martin, a widely respected literary journalist and editor whose work bridges environmental writing, cultural criticism, and personal narrative. She is the author of the national bestseller The Last Fire Season: A Personal and Pyronatural History, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award.