Ottawa Carleton District School Board

Applications are due between Nov 11th - Dec 2nd, 2024.

Step 1: Read *every word* of the portfolio requirements and start preparing your portfolio now!

Step 2: Apply between Nov 11th - Dec 2nd, 2024. Applicants will be sent a date and time for their virtual interview. Interviews will be 10 mins per person. Google Meet links will be sent 1 week - 1 day before your interview to the primary contact email.

Step 3: Literary Arts Portfolios are due Friday, January 10th, 2025 by 3:00 PM - send to [email protected]

Step 4: Be sure PORTFOLIOS ARE NAMED and SUBMITTED as follows: LAST NAME_FIRST NAME(Literary Arts Portfolio) and submitted all in ONE Google Doc. Also please be sure to share all documents as "Anyone with the link can view" otherwise we will have to request access.

IMPORTANT: A.I. generators are strictly forbidden. The work must all be the applicant´s original writing.

Other activities for students in the Literary Arts Program include:

• Editing and working with drafts
• Sharing writing with peers
• “Workshopping” works in progress
• Working with visiting guest writers
• Attending readings, writers’ festivals and writing workshops
• Attending plays, museums, concerts and other cultural outings 
• Collaborating with students in others arts areas
• Submitting writing to contests and literary magazines
• Reading work at Literary Arts coffee houses
• Performing in a Literary Arts Soiree (grade 12)

*Attendance is an important part of the Literary Arts program. Students are expected to attend all classes, field trips, readings and workshops.

Good Luck To All The Candidates!