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2024-25 Student Writer-in-Residence: Jules Lee

Jules Lee is a writer from rural Ontario with a passion for short fiction and prose poetry. She is pursuing an Honours Specialization in English Language and Literature along with a minor in Environmental Geography. Her work explores the unreliability of memory, transience, and the interconnections of everyday life. She is the creative director of ICONOCLAST Collective. Some of her works have appeared in Symposium, SNAPS, and Huron’s Grubstreet. When she’s not reading or writing, Jules enjoys making specialty coffees, discovering new music, and taking photos with her 35mm camera.

Office Hours

Jules's office hours are on Wednesdays from 12-2 pm, beginning on September 11th. To book an appointment to discuss your creative writing with Jules, please email jlee3649@uwo.ca.


About Western's Student Writer-in-Residence

This innovative program – unique in North America – was developed in 2013 by the University Students’ Council and the Department of English and Writing Studies. The mandate of the program is to provide support for an accomplished undergraduate writer while allowing other students to benefit from the writer’s creativity, expertise, and organizational skills. The SWIR fosters exchange among aspiring student writers and contributes to the culture of creativity across campus, within the London area, and across literary genres, media, and technologies. Click here to read the recent annual report prepared by 2023-2024 Student Writer-in-Residence Gray Brogden.


How to apply

The Call for Applications is posted in March and the selection process is usually completed by April of each academic year for the following year.