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EDUCATION/CULTURE--AUTHOR GRANTS ------------------------------------------------------------ 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. -30- Contact: Peggy Walt 902-424-6389 trp Dec. 08, 1995