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EDUCATION/CULTURE--AUTHOR GRANTS
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Seven Nova Scotia authors have been awarded grants by the
Cultural Affairs Division of the Nova Scotia Department of
Education through its Assistance to Established Writers
program.
The awards are being given to the following writers:
Chris Harvey-Clark for Ecotourism Guide to North Atlantic
Marine Life
Sandra Barry for Elizabeth Bishop and Nova Scotia
David Toole for Town Life
Mark Finnan for The First Nova Scotian
George Boyd and Lance Woolaver for World Without Shadows
Anne Spencer for The Time Capsule Book
Now in its twelfth year, the Assistance to Established
Writers Program provides monetary awards to professional
writers working on projects in which trade publishers have
expressed in interest.
Applications are reviewed by an advisory panel consisting of
representatives from the Writer's Federation of Nova Scotia,
the Atlantic Publishers Marketing Association, the Atlantic
Provinces Booksellers Association and the Nova Scotia
Library Association.
The deadline for the next competition is Monday, Apr. 1,
1996 by 4:30 p.m. Applications are available from the
Cultural Affairs Division, Department of Education and
Culture, Cultural Industries and Research Officer, P.O. Box
578, Halifax, N.S. B3J 2S9 or at 902-424-6389.
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Contact: Peggy Walt 902-424-6389
trp Dec. 08, 1995