Writer-in-Residence Appointment

Creative writers in the Hamilton community who would like one-on-one input on a current project are welcome to make an appointment.

Visit Lisa Richter's booking webpage to make an appointment on Thursdays at Central Library, in the 2nd Floor Program Room.

Lisa Richter (she/her) is an award-winning poet, writer, teacher and editor. She is the author of three full-length collections of poetry, including Closer to Where We Began (Tightrope Books, 2017) and Nautilus and Bone (Frontenac House, October 2020), winner of the National Jewish Book Award for Poetry (US), the Canadian Jewish Literary Award for Poetry, the Alberta Book Publishing Association’s Robert Kroetsch Award for Poetry and was longlisted for the Raymond Souster Award. Her poetry was also longlisted for the CBC Poetry Prize, won first place in the CV2 Magazine Two-Day Poem Contest and was nominated for the Pushcart Prize, a National Magazine Award and the Best of the Net. Her third book, Sublunary (Spring 2026) was included in 49th Shelf’s Most Anticipated Spring 2026 Poetry Preview.