MAR.
1988
THE FEDERATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA WRITERS NEWSLETTER Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2206, Main Post Office, Vancouver, 8.C., V6B
Office
Address:
Ste. 706, 402 West Pender St., Yancouver, B.C., Y6B Phone Number: 683-2057
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+ * * * * t * + * * + + + * * + * * * * :3 :! * * * * * * + * t + + * * * * * * * * * * * * t * * * * * * :l CONFERENCE 88 - BALANCING THE BOOKS * * * * * * + + * * * * * t; * * + * * + * * * r3 * * * * * + t * * * * rf * * * !f * t * * * * * * * + + + * The Federation of B.C. Writers is holding its first province-wide conference in the lakeside resort of Naramata, nine miles from Penticton, on May 21,22, and 23. welcomes writers of all genres interested in financial survival.
The weekend will feature seminars, a publishing panel, Blue Pencil Caf6, readings and an opportunity to talk with other writers about writlng.
Readings will be given by Dorothy Livesay, Governor General Award winner for poetry; Susan Crean, a popular commentator on our cultural identity; and George Payerle, whosb latest book, The Unknown Soldier, is receiving a lot of praise.
The Conference is open to all writers. The Conference will also include the Annual General Meeting of the Federation of B.C. Writers, the
largest writers' organization in our province. AGENDA (subject to change) Saturdav. Mav 2l Registration Reading by Susan Crean Seminars: Fiction (Payerle), Creative Documentary (Crean) Poetry (Livesay) George Ryga Memorial Dinner Open Reading Dance Sundav. Mav 22 Breakfast Blue Pencil Caf6s and Video
Taped Readings Reading by George Payerle Lunch Federation AGM Blue Pencil Caf6s and Video Taped Readings Dinner Reading by Dorothy Livesay
Mondav. Mav 23 Breakfast Publishing Panel Evaluation Lunch ACCOMMODATION There are three types of accommodation available:
l.
Maple Court or Cottage Court
Each bedroom provides sleeping for a maximum of 3
people. The cost for 2 nights shared accommodation and meals from Saturday night to Monday noon is $96.00 per person.
2.
Alberta Hall Dormitory style accommodation. The cost including meals is $83.00 per person.
3.
Camping
for recreation vehicles and meals are included from Saturday night to Monday noon. Space is available
The price for one vehicle and one occupant
is
$67.00 per person. Additional occupants are $53.00
per person.
PLEASE NOTE: The first neal at Naramata is Saturday evening. Have lunch on Saturday before arriving at the Conference. The last meal is Monday lunch.
CONFERENCE FEES
This year the Federa11_"-r.i, setting fees on sliding scale. The fee structure is as follows: Gross Monthlv Income
A B C D E F
PRESIDENT'S REPORT
&
g0-500
$7.00
$501 to $1,000
$14.00
$I,00I to $I,500
$28.00
$I,50I to
$2,000
$35.00
$2,00I to $3,000
$49.00
$3,00t and up, according to your
conscience
ur"^fol members only and do not ation, transportati;;;o or from the Non-members
will
pay
a$I5.00 surcharge.
conrerence w'r be ;Tlt'f"Ttl"d.J;;fsrgnated - ll. . ^:l drivers to conrerenlJ participants. Registration must be received by
April 29, Iggg
The Registration .T9._ is included with this month,s Newslettei
WHAT IS NARAMATA? Naramata
is
tlg largest of 5 united church facilities oedrcated "l^'i::- to lay education. the
Naramata
operates style of a retreat; visitors are encouraged to^use :1rn: flre;i iaienis-io ,.. if they can still "mitre,, a corner when making their bed. The facitity is a in the mi.st of_t
once larger
than
ped Conference Centre f Naramata, which was
Naramata was founded in 1909 when the lake and the railroad were rhe _air, ..anr';iil;ro"rtation. Today Naramata Places to hike o
Kettle ya[eynii and the rrdi;;-;;
unY rnteresting
Lake, the old
he Rock ovens
Zoe Lanrlatg
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S EPISTLE Winter was no holiday season around this place. We have been going nonof Literary Rites to the ci the Books: Conference 8 the Winter Solstice, the membership drive, Writers Bridging Culture, Freedom to Read Week, grant application deadlines and hiring the Writers in the Classroom Coordinator in between. The manuscripts from Literary Rites: ACompetition have been returned. Jeannie Lochrie, Deanna Ferguson and Angela Hryniuk have done an incredible job. With over 700 entries, it was a success
Work on Balancing the Books: Conference gg (alias infullswing withCouncilmembers and staff running up long distance bills. the AGM) is
Kinesis, the publication of the Vancouver Status of
Women. She has four months to organize
the
promote
has already scheduled the first meeting advisory committee! Good luck.
and and ,
of
the
Membership is expanding, thanks to our Membership Coordinator, Lynn Melcombe.
Our Bookkeeper, Gloria Greenfield, continues to keep track of all that incoming and all-too-quickly outgoing money. What's ahead: the AGMs, National Book Festival events around the province, an updated Fed Members Director, Bill C-54, any increase in grants from the City of Vancouver and province, more meetings with different writers' groups, the
Yancouver Writers Festival, BC Bookworld, the Book Prizes, a raise?
I look forward to meeting more of you in Naramata
at Balancing the Books.- Conference gg. Until then,
Bob Webster
+t+**** writers of differing cultural backgrounds share their work for an audience of over 90 people.
We have begun meeting with representatives of different writers' groups here in the Lower
government actions that will affect writers. For Freedom to Read Week, February 2lst to 2gth, we put together a reading at pacific CindmathDque
I
in downtown Vancouver of books that have beln challenged in Canada and works that would be censored under Bill C-54. Spider Robinson, Evelyn Lau, Michael Hetherington, Irene Robinson, and Kit Pearson read. We joined with librarians, book sellers, B.C. Civil Liberties Association, and visual artists in promoting the Week. On Saturday our President, Zoe Landale, and I represented the Federation at a Conference of young Writers at York House School. Our display had two themes: join the Fed and be aware of censorship. We have hired our Project Coordinator for Writers
in the Classroom, Patty Gibson. She has for a number of years written and done editing for
The past few months have been full of challenges for me attempting to learn to use the Federation's computer; facilit the newsletter; a event which was and sponsored by the Federation in cooperation with the Community Arts Council of Vancouver. lTriters Bridging Cultures,an evening of readings by multicultural writers, was held on February l2th and was well attended by over 90 people. The event introduced Jam Ismail. Asian; Ajm o, eu6becoise; Hope A cle, Native Indian; and ese writers read from their own rich and imaginative works and spoke about 1 values of their indiv
linguistic speaking
rel
cult
:ii:i: Ismail
for her wise recommendations and thoughtful
direction of the programme for the evening.
In an effort to understanding
promote further cross-cultural of the varied and talented literarv
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Delta
'
embellishing the Many thanks to dded colour and rronment. Her pieces are
Maria Downie Norbert Duerichan Joyce Dunn Margo Dunn VaI Embree Kirsten Emmott Pamela Fairbank
Yu.y"
Fiamengo
Brent Foot Forsstrom ^Gunnar tiara Gaddes Dayle Gaetz Joe Garner Lenora Geeraert Carole Gerson Morris Gibson Ray Grigg
David Gurr Marjorie Halpin J.A. Hamilto; Derek Haneburv Esther Harris Lorraine Harris Ernst Havemann
Hope to see you soon.
Judy Villeneuve
t*t+**+ NEIV MEMBERS
Lloyd Abbev Penny Allen
Vancouver e
Margaret Bellmaine .|'arDara Black
Kate Braid
t Linda Burns Anne Cabatoff Rita Campbell Christopher Carroll
Jrna Carvalho Celia Challoner Vivienne Clarke Raymond de Coccola Jane Covernton
North Vancouver North Vancouver Victoria Kelowna Victoria Vancouver Burnaby Vancouver Sirdar Bowen Island Nanaimo DeIta lVestbank Vernon West Vancouver Vancouver Galiano Victoria Harrison Mills Vancouver
Henderson
Y"?"."n Lnnstrne Hjorleifson .lack Hodgins Pat Horrobin Blanche Howard Leonard Howe Joyce Howrigen Joan Mason Hurlev Basil Jackson Robert Jenkins Vivienne Kendrick Paul King lV.P. Kinsetla Michael Kluckner Lois Kromhoff Guenther Krueger
Janet Lee
Walter McConville Anne McKav Florence Mciileil Richard Marchand rrene Marshall Robin Matthews Gayle Mavor Marisa Mav Robert Miidleton Dino Minni Chava Mintz
Fort St. John Victoria yancouver New Westmins: Vancouver Galiano Chase
Vancouver Vancouver Vancouver Burnaby New Westminstr Burnaby White Rock Vancouver Ganges
Nanaimo penticton Vancouver Courtenay Quathiaski Cove Sidney Vancouver Ganges
Port Alberni Richmond Nanaimo NeIson
Victoria Vancouver
Victoria Vancouver North Vancouver Castlegar Victoria Victoria Richmond Penticton Quathiaski Cove Vernon White Rock Vancouver Kelowna Burnaby Vancouver Victoria Burnaby Delta Vancouver Vancouver Vancouver Surrey North Vancouver Ottawa, Ont. Yancouver Vancouver
Elizabeth Moorhouse John Munro Susan Musgrave Michael Neufeld Ken Nevin Eila Niemi Chad Norman Sheldon O'Connell Roberta Olenick George Payerle Ruth Scott PhilP Leslie Hall Pinder Mariah PumphreY Ronald PumPhreY Audrie Rankin Stephen Reid Harold Rhenisch Audrey Richler Marion Rippon Ron Robbins Ajmer Rode
Marjorie Roessler Thomas Ruffen Jane Rule Shannon RuPP Ellen Schwartz Ethel Scott Roberta Sheng-TaYlor
Robert Sherrin Sandy Shreve
K.V. Skene Dan Sonnenschein Karen Southern Norma Spahr
Marlyn Sparks Jon Steeves Karen Tankard Carole Tarlington Ken Thompson Rani Thabal Terry Trussler M.C. Warrior Betty Waterton George WhipPle Dan Wong James Wong
George Woodcock Elizabeth Woods Kathryn \Yoodward Enid Wrak Helen Wyatt Derk Wynand Raymond Yu Meguido Zola
Vernon Vancouver Sidney
Yictoria Penticton Terrace Chilliwack North Vancouver Vancouver Vancouver North Vancouver Vancouver Port Moody Port Moody North Vancouver Sidney Keremeos Vancouver
Victoria Victoria Richmond
Elkford Vancouver Galiano Vancouver Vancouver
Victoria Vancouver Vancouver Vancouver
Victoria Vancouver Powell River Coquitlam Langley Burnaby Burnaby Vancouver Vancouver Richmond Vancouver Delta Sidney Burnaby Burnaby Vancouver Vancouver
Victoria Yancouver Penticton Penticton
Victoria Vancouver Burnaby
(Phew!) Welcome all! Lynne Melcombe
REGIONAL REPORTS Northern Island Since last issue I spent a very pleasant evening with the Quadra Island Writers at the home of Jocelyn neiKe. There, I met a number of very dedicated souls, and at the end convinced author Ray Grigg to join our group. Ray has just had his firit Uoot accepted for publishment. It is titled' The Tao ol Relationships: A Balancing of Man and Woman.
asked Ray to summarize his work as follows: "The Tao is said to be one yang and one yin in dynamic balance. The balancing of man and woman is not just their coming together, but also their staying separate. The process is two contradictory ttrings hannening at the same time' Maintaining the p"rado* is the mystic's art and the lover's art'" His book will be out in March of this year'
I
I guess you have all been apprised of the struggle *e ate having in this neck of the woods with the
new recreational areas created in Strathcona Park, B.C.'s oldest provincial park. Cream Silver, a mining company, has received government approval to make five drill tests. Their mining claim is immediately adjacent to Westmin Resource's Buttle Lake Mine, reportedly the richest mine in the province. So, we can pretty well guess what the assay of the core samples will yield. So far, 3l peopte have been arrested in peaceful protestation bf nat abuse. The government originally promised public hearings, and has only now decided to hold Ittr.. Needless to say, the horse is out of the barn.
I have tried to spread the Federation word as much as possible, but as I have only been blessed with two legs and one set of lips, I urge all Feders on the Northern Island and the Sechelt Peninsula to help me. Any grievances, please call. one of my (Samuel Clemens), favorite authors, Mark Twain offers pay somebody until who said: "Write without years, the pay three within pay. If nobody offers the with catrOiO"t. may look upon this circumstance most implicit confidence as the sign that sawing wood is what he was intended for'"
I would like to close with a quote from
Eric
Jamieson
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LETTERS
FINAL ARTREACH REPORT
A note of thanks to-everyone who was able to attend the Regionar ereeti"es-'J'n'x!r n
We have just received a copy ARTREACH report. recommend.ations
artists.
of the final
are quite good;
rs in the Classroom
Dear Ms. Melcombe,
t^c u.
prijii,
it
calls
and direcr
bers who made the meetings in their
:.:H#*i:ff::1 We Sincerely,
will continue to lobby the provincial up on some or trre-lnrnGovern_
;il*lr.ailow
EACH
Brenda Matthews Clearbrook, B.C.
+++*+t* A UNIOUE EVENT
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a speciar occasion
-
set this MONEY }IONEY \4ONEY
Saturday 14 May l9gg. The League of Canadian poets hosts a tribute to Dorothy Livesav bill bissett
A
Fa Le
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Vancouver for rror
t
ction with the to be held in
rnto on time. r -)rrce, etc., phone g77_1900 or
26I_7066.
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Something funnv i1_q91ne.on with British Columbia,s lottery fund. Ii isn,t U"ing ,purrtl-..."
started the fiscal year g45 million in the rtied it to pay off the E dule. But by the end o oneY - $116.3 million, to be exact
ITO*"0
l:: rrsc was
for^the..firsr
nine months 25.9.million, U"r*fyif4.6 of the miltion million under b";;;;.
The purpose of ,n:^lr_1d. js to-support culture, recreation, and the preservatio" of ;id;"Iheritage. rne onry other tegal use for th;;;;;;is to repay advances from consolidateJ ;;;.;;;r""""".
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printed on the Editorial page
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The Vancouver Sun, Saturday, February 20, lggg
Thanks to Chris Tyrell, Vancouver Cultural Alliance
EARTHLINK editor Dale Loucareas has compiled ational Jewish markets, plus ents for Jewish poets. Send $3 ng High Avenue, North york. EOTU, an experimental short story magazine, is set to debut this spring, "to expand literature to the far prose." Stories up to S,0OO words. g5 _edges of -. $25 on acceptance for first North American serial rights. Guideline for SASE. Sample copy available for 93.00. lgl0 W-,Stat-e Street, +itS, goise, Idaho, 83702, phone (205) 322.8552.
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MARGIN, anew quarterly, needs graffiti, polemics, translations on everything from The New Fascism to Margin, 12375 Ainsworth Rd., R.R. #5, !l*1. Mission, 8.C., V2V 5X4. McCLELLAND & STEWART are starting a new children's publishing program under the direction of senior editor, Lily Miller. Manuscriptsirom pictuie b9o-ks_thlough to young adults are sought. Send with SASE to 4gl University e*n"., Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2E9_ r32,
Iity v.
for
non-ri*ion. Deadrine'rn X*?r"il fi:,Ti;irl will have one story of about words, and shorter work, 3-,000_5,000 10,000 words
Each issue
preferred. Keep non-fiction to uUout j,OOO words. Poetry submissions are encouraged.
MODERN SHORT STORIES makes its debut in February 1988. Needs short stories oi att types, 2,000 to 3,500 words. Cartoons ana ait*ork also considered. Pays $25 - $75 per story on accept_ Writers' guidelines for SASi. 500 _ B 1Tc1. Bi-County Blvd., Formingdate, N.y-, itZgS.
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Next publication october 1988. H;;; #..ri,.ortor,4 E. 23rd Street, Hamilton, ont"iio-,Ti" j*u.
short stories (2,000
of coquitlam {El rs true of INKy
be TRAILS and seems
ethnic minority ,rorljrt", putlished between July
l,
of any of canada's 19g6, and June 30,
written in English or French aurhored bv a Canadian citizen immigrant.
or
landed
For 1988, two additional prizes of $250 each, to poetry collection and to pro.u uJoilfiction o,a non-fiction), have been addld " ,o tfrc f.C. Bressani Prize. The prize will be "*"io"ii" ttretuest uoot
in
each category which is:
+ written in the Italian language + written by a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant t published between July l, 1986 and June 30,
submitted in the form outlined above, and is accompanied by the correct entry fee. Judeins and Prizes
*
I 988.
(No space will be awarded, in either category,
if in the opinion of the judges the quality of
the submissions does not merit one.) Please mark all parcels F.G. Bressani prize Entrv. The deadline if June 30, 1988, and winners will be announced in September. Submissions may be from the publisher or the author and sent to: The Literary Committee Italian Cultural Centre Society 3075 Slocan Street Vancouver, B.C. V5N 3E4
BURNABY WRITERS' SOCIETY 1988 POETRY COMPETITION
Elieibilitv
* * + *
Open to all B.C. residents, except members
of
the BWS screening committee Poems can be any style, on any topic; no minimum length Poems must be typewritten. Clear photocopies are acceptable Poems should be unpublished at time of
submission
How to Enter
+
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t
Each poem must be accompanied by a nonrefundable $3.00 entrv fee. please do not send cash. Cheques/money orders should be made payable to: THE BURNABY WRITERS' SOCIETY. Authors may submit any number of poems, as long as each if accompanied by the requisite fee Each poem must be accompanied by a cover sheet bearing the poem's title as well as the author's name, address and phone number To ensure anonymity, do not put your nane directly on your manuscript. Manuscripts bearing authors' names will be disqualified. Mail your entry, no later than April 15, l9gg, to CONTEST COMMITTEE,c/o 5770 Halifax Street, Burnaby, B.C., Y5B 2P3 Hand or courier deliveries will not be accepted, except in the event of a mail strike. No entry will be considered unless it is
+ + + t
Cash prizes of $100, $50 and $25 will be awarded to the top three entries. Only one prize will be awarded per contestant Winners will be chosen by an independent judge on the basis of quality, originality, publishability and general appeal The judge's decisions will be final If the judge feels no award is warranted, none will be given Winners will be notified by June l, 1988.
Other Considerations
+ No entries wilt
be returned. For a list of
winning entries, please enclose
+ * *
a stamped, selfaddressed envelope Because of the large number of submissions, the
BWS cannot correspond with contestants or supply individual comments on poems All rights remain with the authors The BWS is not responsible for entries lost or damaged in the mail
1988 WRITER'S DIGEST 1988 WRITING COMPETITION. Grand prize of a trip to New york City, plus other prizes as well. The preliminary round of judging will be done by Writer's Digest; a short list of 25 will be sent to a final judge. Deadline for entries is May 31, 1988. For contest rules and eligibility, contact the Writer's Digest 1988 Writing Competition, 1507 Dana Avenue. Cincinnati, Ohio, 45207.
t**+++* WORKSHOPS /CONFERENCES BC
FILM, a government organization to develop
and
fund the film industry in B.C., is offering
a
Professional Internship program for screenwriters. It is also interested in new concepts for films that may be found in recently published B.C. Literature. For more information, contact: project Manager, Suite 1200 - ll85 w. Georgia Street, vancouver, B.C., V6E 4E6, phone 684-3323.
CLARION WEST 1988 Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers' Workshop will be held 19 June to 3l July 1988, at Seattle Central Community College, Seattle, WA. This year's instructors are Orson Scott Card, Joan Vinge, Elizabeth A. Lynn, Greg Bear, Gardner
l0 Dozois and pe students *:rii,r"J
pages
-t,
fl.
of pre_submitted.
novel excerpt with
*Jf"lf:'ffi.[
PWAC'S 3B
- A BEGIN
mss 1i_z ,iort stories or a outtine), ajonlg *itf, cover letter
descri bing yo ur backg r"
*a #;:"loo,
ro, wishing Oeoosii o-ion. number and address. ruition_is f19 -'iiOO, re88, with 1ez11r!ir1 i.nilr"n dormitory housing available meals not included. Send applications fo ,o- Cf,rion West, 340 l5th Avenue rast,'st.. tsO-,"s;il;jwA to attend. Enctose.a
98112.
FESTIVAL OF THE WRITTEN ARTS WORKSHOPS, Sechel 998. This year,s Writers_ti_iis ;ponsored by the Festival of_if ;ld in Sechelt on B.C.,s iunrfri* will-be accepting suUmi.sions
ro
SASK NIES CoIleg
iio
""iJ"ffi
oeen expanded
available.
The
,rrr,tilIffil;""","i11 e_day workshops
will
be
ii"qini"ir. 1",'uright il:11.;::: anct ;1.s1r:-::le$':'1fl the heart of o"u oi-i.C],s most scenic
marine vacation spots.
I::i-":tltl .7-]1, Gove-rnor Generars Award wlnner, Patrick uig-
l'
caCi""t y Contest _L:lu winner, Lorna Crozi.er,_wifl ofiei if"rrv lVork_ shop. Appricants.*ilr'u. " submit 100 li1.:to:f the .*"ent poe try ro, u jj,Ia-i."ttn""no admiss _ ron course.
Ten typewritten.pages
of manuscript or srides of artwork. visua'i a;#;;ia huur
stic pocket sheets. "oo work, including publica_
"*;;;;ilti
of work to be done at
at
the same time. well known journalist and radiodocumentary and features-writu l.rig.o
erences who are familiar
conduct a short Non_ficiio;-il;rkrh6 Hesse will for which appricants must submit z,6oo *oiil oi.?"rr, work. After the Festival. August 12, l3and 14, two more wnorkshops wiu be orr.r"J,,u-riri", iil#"ugust t5_
o.
:er-reats) preferred r etephone
individual or citv
deadline for Sum ications for indiv weeks prior to
Novels
for Children-will be led by Frances (Sandy) Duncan, well-known ter and exper_ renced instructor. Fo this workshop, applicants must subm anO a synopsis of a work in progress for ^ adjudic.rilnl
number.
o.rSllt
sXH#dl[lTG
is
April l,
ts must be
dates of
AND PUBLTSHTNG PRoGRAM:
Business Writine:
* synopsis
;
of the work in progress.
*
and
trar,
Arts
'
".
'
Advanced study in writing for Business and the d). (Anne Hungerford)
foday's English (43ng for professionals """?"rTrT."$Puzzles for profes_ ^T:i1.r.r,.Writiig sronals Whose First 1n
writing Newr
Reilley)
Languag;iln;; English. iuJin (David
Rrrd;-ii;i"
ll * Writing Successful Proposals: A Process Approach (Tom Grieve) + Editing Effective Corporate Newsletters (Constance Brissenden,
* *
Alice Niwinski, Don
Atkins) Developing Policy and Procedures Manuals for Business and Government (Chris Curtis) Writing Briefs: Making Your Case to Government (Janet Giltrow)
Professional Writinq:
* * + * + +
breaks, for registrants and guest writers to meet and chat. A book stand will offer books for sale by all the authors.
Writing a Novel (Ian Slater) News and Feature Writing (Jurgen Hesse) Travel Writing (Jurgen Hesse) Succeeding as a Freelance Writer: The Story Behind the Words (Rosemary Wurts) Shaping Your Book (Christine Park) Copywriting: Words That Motivate (Trudy Lancelyn)
The 1988 Weyburn Writers'Conference is being held in the year of Weyburn's 75th anniversary celebrations; it is also the year the community plays host to Writer-In-Residence, Steven Smith. For more information, call Weyburn Public Library in Weyburn, Saskatchewan at 842-4352. WORDWRIGHTS CANADA offers Canada's first correspondence course for poets. For details, fees, enrollment forms, send SASE to The Poetry Tutorial, Wordwrights Canada, P.O. Box 456, Stn. O, Toronto, Ontario, IN.{4A 2Pl.
t+**t+* PUBLICATIONS AND AWARDS
Publishine:
+ Basic Editing (Trudy Lancelyn) + The Editor as Manager: Magazines (Ralph Hancox) t A Gentle Personal Anarchy: The History and * t * *
Methods of the Private Press (Crispin Elsted) Computers and Publishing: Specialized or Single Title Publishing Using the New Technology (Stephen Osborne) Desktop Publishing: A Day with Ventura Publisher (Stephen Osborne) Desktop Publishing: an Advanced Workshop in Ventura Publisher (Stephen Osborne) Desktop Publishing Tools: Alternative Approaches (Stephen Osborne, Rick Sharpe)
Other Programs of Interest:
+ Readers Book Club + Essay Writing Workshop + A Porte Ouverte dans les Cevennes * Una Porta Aperta sull'Emilia
Pauline Holdstock's novel, The Blackbird's Song, published by Simon & Pierre of Toronto, is in the bookstores now.
Top winners of the Cecilia Lamont Literary Contest in 1987 were Pat Andrews, Chad Norman, and Peg
Hukkanen for poetry, and Carolyn Hyslop, Al Barrett, and Valerie Clark for prose. Montgomery Burt sold a script to Alfred Hitchcock l*-hour piece called "Career Moves."
Presents; it's a
Colleen Anderson has been awarded the Shari Meakin Bursary for 1988. Doug Third's new book, Poems: A Third Point of View, is available from him at #301 - 596 N. Nanaimo Street, Vancouver, B.C. Special price for Federation members is 52.50 plus $0.75 for postage.
rt+l++:t+ CONNECTIONS
WEYBURN WRITERS CONFERENCE, April 15, 16 and 17, 1988. For three days, six of Canada's major poets and fictioneers will gather in Weyburn to think and talk about the act of writing and to present their work.
The event will feature readings, blue
pencil workshops, and seminar discussions. There will be informal opportunities, at receptions and relaxation
HOW TO SELF PUBLISH AND MAKE MONEY, by Marion Crook and Nancy Wise. $12.95. Includes what to publish, how to prepare a ms., how to find a printer and an editor, how to be business-like in the book industry, how to target and establish a market, how to borrow money. Recommended. Write to SANDHILL MARKETING, Box 197, Stn. A, Kelowna, B.C., VIY 7W5.