Meet Our Residents

Meet Our Residents

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2026

Sabrina Shie

Sabrina Shie

American Writer

During her residency, Sabrina Shie made focused time to complete her graduate thesis for her Master in Fine Arts – Creative Writing, at the University of Nevada Las Vegas.

 

Photo by Colin Usher at Studio Faire.

Alexandra Beraldin

Alexandra Beraldin

Canadian Actor & Puppeteer

Alexandra Beraldin has created a puppet of Rosa Luxemburg, a Marxist theorist and revolutionary. Her residency was dedicated to crafting a one-act play for herself and the puppet.

www.instagram.com/puppetpolitical

 

Photo by Colin Usher at Studio Faire.

Claire Chambers, Writer in Residence, Studio Faire 2026, Photo Colin Usher

Claire Chambers

British/Irish Writer

Claire Chambers spent her residency deep in her research, drawing on her long-standing fascination with the literature of the Indian subcontinent and the wider Muslim world.

www.york.ac.uk/english/people/claire-chambers

 

Photo by Colin Usher at Studio Faire.

Jan Bitencourt, Writer in Residence, Studio Faire 2026, Photo Colin Usher

Jan Bitencourt

Brazilian Writer

Jan Bitencourt came to Studio Faire to get away from her daily routine in order to focus on her next novel. She left with more than 20,000 words!

www.janbitencourt.com

 

Photo by Colin Usher at Studio Faire.

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