The Kalamalka Institute For Working Writers serves writers in the Okanagan Valley by offering a wide variety of courses in writing and researching, to enable writers to acquire professional self-sufficiency, a high level of knowledge of commercial and literary genres and the skills required to succeed in those markets. The Kalamalka Campus of Okanagan College has set up The Kalamalka Institute For Working Writers as its Signature Program, to bring both academic and non-academic courses in writing under one roof. KIWW also serves as the vehicle for touring writers’ public performances, for the operation of Kalamalka Press, the establishment of The Kalamalka Review, an electronic journal, and a Digital Archive that will focus primarily but not exclusively on British Columbia writing and writers.
Ultimately, the general public will have access to a wide variety of specialised courses in writing, and , if they desire, can package those courses in distinct ways: a Bachelor's Degree in Creative and Commercial Writing, a FACE Certificate in Commercial Creative Writing, an Associate Degree in Creative and Commercial Writing, a FACE Electronic Publishing Certificate, and the opportunity to complete Master classes in specialised genres.
The combination of degree and certificate programs run by KIWW allows flexibility so that it is possible to further an education while working. All KIWW offerings are student-centered: they may be packaged in accordance with financial, professional and academic needs.
KIWW is managed by a Steering
Committee, composed of faculty, staff and administrators who represent
a variety of areas of Okanagan College.
This page was last updated on October 16, 2006 by the KIWW Webmaster.