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SEPTEMBER
THE FEDERATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA WRITERS NEWSLETTER
1988
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Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 2206, N.dai. post Office, vancouver,
Office Address:
Ste. 706, 402 West Pender St., Vancouver, 8.C., V6B Phone Number: 683-2057
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IVHAT'S INSIDE...
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Literary rites2
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Vancouver Writers Festival
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Regional Reports
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Writers Bridging Cultures
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"Exclusively
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Okanagan Writers Section
yourf' New Writers
Section
Competitions, Markets, Courses, Workshops
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Members are starting to get more involved, not because we tell them to, though we tried, but because they're finding out it's fun to be around
other writers. It's a great relief to our over_ worked and underpaid staff to be able to call in help for mailings, telephoning and the like. Thank you volunteers, you really are appreciated.
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My principalarea of concern this year is \ilorkshops and Readings, which I have taken on in the form bf L ilre open to suggestions from p , that is not the royal we, there rs ember to this committee. I am thankful to say that Marjorie Simmins and Clemens
Rettich have taken on the job of co-chairing our
second conference.
Keep in mind our autumn calender.
r Autumn always seems like the real beginning of the year to me and the Federation office is no excep_ tion. We are bursting at the seams now, with two small rooms kitty-corner across the hall from one another, and six staff members in addtion to the Executive Director, Executive Assistant, Member_ ship Coordinator and accountant. This is because of two successful grant applications (cheers, Bob!) so it is a short-term situation but we hope to
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October 14
lVrlters Brldglng Cultures reading at the Native Eclucation Centre;
November 15 potluck social and open readings at the Unitarian Church; December
8
Our Awards Dinner for Literary rites2 at Dar Lebanon.
I am aware that these are all yancouver venues, but take heart, out-of-towners (and that means over ), I have been rackRegional Reps and veryone
if
our grant
Zoe Landale
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The new NDP culture critic is
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT Well, it's that time again -- time to write another column for WORDWORKS or face the wrath of Judy. I think I will write. Busy, busy, busy summer. Employment Plus grant applied for and implemented, Moreah Staven, Gail Whitter (yes that Gail) and Paul Lang added to staff. Section 38 grant implemented, Heather tilells and Maurice Jenkinson new staff members along with the return of Jeannie Lochrie. Literary rites2: a competition is upon us. We are trying to get the Membership Directory updated (send in vour comoleted aoolication forms). We have readings, grant applications, the AGM, plans to raise cultural issues during the Federal Elections, First Night, so much work, so little money.
History was made Friday, September l6th. The Federation of BC Writers held its first Provincial Council meeting by conference call. All our hardworking Regional Reps were able to be part of the meeting and vote on issues regarding policy and direction for the Fed. It was hilarious watching those of us in Yancouver hunched over our classy new phone yelling across BC during the thunderstorm.
At the Provincial Council Meeting we adopted
Gordon Hansen NDP, MLA Parliament Buildings Victoria, B.C. V8V lX4 Writing to him won't get us any more money, yet, but it won't hurt.
hit lvith a whopping 25o/o rent increase, we get a new address you'll know why. We got
Zoe and
I
are
if
off to Winnipeg to meet with the
of the Western Guilds at the end of September. We will probably spend some time plotting a strategy to get the Federal Government to remember we are out here.
Presidents and Executive Directors
Get interested
in the upcoming Municipal and
Federal Election campaigns. Ask the people who want to be your City Council members, Mayor, School Board Trustees and Member of Parliament what they would do to promote the literary arts in your community. Ask about levels of support to artists and artists' organizations and funding for arts education. Ask what books they read. Find out if they know about B.C.'s writers and if they don't, take time to educate them.
a
policy for decision making which puts more power into the hands of the Executive and the Provincial Council, determines when meetings are held and outlines the proper role of staff. The Federation's phenomenal 300% membership and budget growth in the past year has necessitated this improvement.
COMMITTEES
Get involved with the Federation. We have mail. If you are interested in becoming a member, drop a line to the Committee c/o the Federation office. Committees we
committees that meet by
have are:
Judy and Lynne have not given notice yet, though we continue to overwork them. Thanks.
Our new provincial Minister is
Rita Johnston Minister of Municipal Affairs, Recreation and Culture Parliament Buildings Victoria, B.C.
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Letters to her thanking her for funding received in the past and requesting future support for the Federation would not be inappropriate. She is also to support a a good person t ide grants to program which s which exis artists, similar other western Province.
Constitution: Formed at the 1988 AGM in Naramata to develop ammendments to take to the 1989 AGM to improve our unwieldy monster of a constitution. Chaired by Melodie Corrigall. Government Affairs: (no, not the Gary Hart kind) formerly known as External Affairs. Government Affairs monitors activity by government that would impact upon writers and the Federation and makes recommendations as to appropriate Federation responses. For example Bill C-60, the new Copyright Legislation that will eventually put more money into mernbers' bank accounts. Government Affairs committee members will keep each other informed as to political initiatives, make recommendations, and research information as requested. This is done with staff assistance. This committee is chaired by Eric Jamieson in Campbell River.
Readines and Workshoos: Chaired by Zoe Landale, this committee is planning readings and workshops
all over the province and is assistance
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT'S REPORT
seeking financial
to make them happen.
Highlights from Summer'88:
Finance and Fundraisine: They monitor our finances (not always a pretty task) and are approaching the businesses and unions for additional
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and writing experiences with other writers and readers from the Crescent Beach community. We were treated to a relaxed and stimulating reading by Dionne Brand, member of the Black Womens' Collective in Toronto, a poet, as well as an author of fiction and nonfiction. Dionne spoke of her experience in Granada and her life as a writer in Toronto. This fall her two new books, Sans Souci and Other Stories and No Language is Neutral will be on the shelves for those of you who missed this warm gathering of Federation
Newsletter: This committee is organized by Judy Villeneuve, WORDIVORKS editor, and is responsible for the content, design and distribution of the Newsletter. these
committees, living north of the Lonsdale euay is no excuse to not be involved with the Federation.
I know, he writes too much. In closing I am celebrating my first anniversary with the Federation. Yes, it's been one year since Betsy Warland retired and the Executive hired me to harvest the fruits of her labour. (Who says working with creative writers hasn't improved my imagery?) I still
enjoy working with all the staff, past and present, Angela, Deanna, Gloria, Maurice, Terry, Moreah, Gail, Paul, Heather and especially Judy, Lynne and Jeannie. Staff never really leave, they come back
to use the computer and serve as
committee members.
The Federation's volunteers are amazing, from the Okanagan writers and their help on the AGM; our loyal envelope stuffers Rose, Pat, Joanna; the
Provincial Council, from Golden Oldies like Anna Banana to, we dare not forget the Fraser Valley, La Yerne Adams; and, the Executive; all have been patient, helpful and not too demanding. Thanks to Zoe, for her ideas, her strength, her dreams, her tenacity and, most important for all of us connected to the Federation, her committment to the writers of this province. No, I am not about to retire, just thought I would for the job.
say thanks
by over 40 people.
Members shared sunshine, food, conversation
money. This Committee is chaired by our Treasurer
of any of
The Federation's Summer Social and Reading
was well attended
Sheena Ashdown.
You can be a 'Mail Member"
members.
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In August, Bob and I also attended the Festival of the Written Arts in Sechelt. It lvas a well organized and exciting Festival featuring Fed members Lynne Bowen, Kit Pearson, W.P. Kinsella and Christie Harris. The Federation shared a display table with The Writer's tlnion. For three days we met writers and readers from all over the province. It was a great opportunity to let people know what the Fed is all about and our Literary Arts Directory proved most popular. Kit Pearson, Eileen O. Mitchell and Joanne Beneze were the lucky winners of the daily draw for a free Directory. Betty Keller should be especially recognized and congratulated for the hard work she put into this year's Festival. You should put it as a "musttton next summer's agenda. Writers Brldglng Cultures, the second in a of readings introducing writers from diverse cultures will take place on Friday, October l4th, at 7:30 p.m. at the Native series
Education Centre, 285 Bob Webster Executive Director
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E. 5th Avenue,
Vancouver. Sponsored by the Minister responsible for Multiculturism, the event is our effort to further promote cross-cultural understanding of the varied and talented literary community in this province. C.D. (Dino) Minni, Surjeet Kalsey, Dennis Maracle,
Evelyn Lau and Theo G. Collins will be joining together to read from their short stories, books of poetry, historical perceptions and autobiographies. The evening promises to be as varied and absorbing as the first Writers Bridging Cultures, so do join us.
will be invited to join the Federation, our
goal
being to boost membership over the 1,000 mark. While this may not happen by Christmas, it's not unrealistic to expect that we will have passed this milestone by next fall. Wish us luck!
for early Christmas shoppers, bit for membership, too: buy an associate membership for a writer/friend as an unusual, and lasting, Yuletide gift. And, while you're at it (it seems criminal to be writing this when the leaves haven't even left the trees yet!) Here's to a great idea and a way to do your
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Newsletter: As editor of WORDWORKS I realize that summer has disappeared and that members are probably anxious to get back to work... Therefore, I have attempted to build up your
information section
on markets,
have a great holiday season.
courses,
competitions, workshops, etc., and assure you there are many avenues for submission of your writing. A section called "Exclusively Yours" is also included. This section is primarily for new writers and will feature over time suggestions on manuscript presentation and submission, proof-reading, some basic rules of good writing, thoughts on'writer's block', etc. Gail Whitter has agreed to write this column and through personal experience has gathered many tips for writers. Thanks Gail. Good luck to all of you this fall, and I hope to see many of you at the Federation's special events.
Judy Villeneuve
+++*+++ MEMBERSHIP REPORT Membership continues to boom along! Through the summer we have been processing up to ten new members each week. Many of these are still responding to the membership and renewal drives of last fall and winter.
A reminder to all members: As of November l, 1988, associate fees will rise to $15.00, and full member fees will climb to a dizzying 530.00
annually. To escape the increase until next year-although even the inflated rates continue to be a bargain -- send in your renewal cheques at the old rates now. For increased efficiency at our end, address them to my attention. Individual renewal notices will be sent at the end of December. But if you can save the Federation the cost of postage on those notices by renewing now, so much the better. We're currently gearing up for the 1988 Membership
Drive. Over 600 writers of all genres and levels
Lynne Melcombe, Membership Coordinator
NEW MEMBERS Laverne Adams
Gillian Mary Allen Gail K. Anderson Lyle Paul Bard Jim Bell Sonni Bone David Bouvier Lara Brodie Sheila Brooke Carin Curley Chittendon Sidney Cole Jane Dawson Lorna Duteau Inez H. Ferris Elvira Flood A. Foster Dorothy F. Fowler Batyah Fremes Michael Wayne Galloway Simon Gibson Brendan A. Gillen Linda M. Gilmaster GP Greenwood Barbara A. Grier Ed Griffin Doris Haralson Simone T. Hoedel Carolin Hoette Angela Hryniuk D. Victor Ince Chris Johns Gabriella C. Johnson Robert Jolin Mavis Jones
Chilliwack Galiano Island Salmon Arm Surrey
Burnaby Penticton Vancouver Aldergrove Vancouver North Vancouver West Vancouver Richmond Vancouver Gibsons Qualicum Beach Nelson
Yictoria 150 Mile House Yancouver Vernon Clearbrook Prince George Surrey Saanichton Salmon Arm Surrey Yarrow Vancouver Richmond Vancouver Penticton Vancouver Vancouver Chilliwack Vancouver
Ingrid Johanna Keirans Ann Knight Yeniel Kumar Gary Lajeunesse Fiona T. Lam Trudy Lancelyn Ruth Leibik Donna MacDonald Chris McMahen Anne Mcllwee-Moore Morna Mcleod Gina McMurchy-Barber Ethel Mitchell Mer Montador Sharon Priest Nagata Audrey Nelson Jean I. Nemi John A. Norton Betsy M. Olson-Gray Harvey Ostroff
Harry Parsons Lois M. Preston Sam Roddan Karl Sandor Heinz Senger Adele Shaak
Ingrid Shelton Ian Slater Colleen Stewart Nola Stewart Arlie Straw Paolo Tornasi Gordon Turner Yvonne Yan Ruskenveld Bob Wakulich Howard White Sonja de Wit Carol L. Young Deborah Turney Zagwyn
Returned Members
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FEDERATION SURVEYS
Surrey
White Rock Vancouver Gibsons Vancouver Vancouver Vancouver Nelson Armstrong
Victoria Yancouver Vancouver Blind Bay Lone Butte Vancouver Quathiaski Cove Vancouver Vancouver Yancouver Surrey Delta Vancouver Surrey Vancouver Langley North Vancouver Abbotsford Vancouver Comox Vancouver Vernon Sechelt
Castlegar
Vancouver Saanichton Madeira Park Sooke
Vancouver Harrison Hot Springs
The Federation has conducted two surveys in recent months, both of which should be of interest to our membership.
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Barbara Hinnegan Linda Rogers
of Writers
Needs
What can we do to help new writers in British Columbia? The Fed office frequently hears from new writers who complain about feeling isolated from the mainstream literary establishment. They also cite problems in dealing with publishers, a lack of critical feedback with regard to their work, and, of course, a dearth of funds to support new writers.
In
response to these problems, the Federation is conducting a survey of organizations, it's own members, and individuals. The survey will allow writers to rank their concerns and to outline in detail their expectations of the Federation. Armed with these particulars, the Federation will then approach funding sources in an attempt to fulfill the goals pointed out by the survey.
In a mere two weeks, nearly 50% of those who were randomly selected from the Federation membership list have already sent us their insights. Maurice Jenkinson, sitting in this snowdrift of returned questionnaires, is trying to sort out the responses in time for the next provincial meeting.
like to thank everyone who helped us by participating in this survey. We really appreciated the quality of the responses and you can be sure that all these ideas will play a part in future Federation strategy.
We would
Welcome Back! 2.
Paul Belserene Patricia Capar Heather Conn
Survey
Vancouver Fort Langley Vancouver Vancouver
Geographical Survey of Federation Membership July 13, 1988.
Geographical Distribution of Membership
Victoria Area
# of
members
%
32r r28
23.0
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57.6
Okanagan
57
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Cariboo North Kootenay Out of Province
l9 l9 l3
3.4 3.1
2.3 4
2
Membership Interest in Genres*
Lower
Mainland
Vancouver
Island:
Open to any writer living in B.C., there are three categories to choose from. l) High School, full or part time; 2) Established: have been published
Non-Fiction
27.2
Plays
10.3
Poetry Fiction
23.0 42.6 27.0
28.6 57.r
Non-Fiction
r4.3
Poetry Fiction Non-Fiction Plays
3)
establlshed:
emerging: high school:
Jane
Rule
Leon
POETRY
Robert Kroetsch
Rooke Maxine Gadd
Jeannette
C.
Phyllis Webb
Armstrong
DEADLINE: October
24th!
FEE:
entry.
$7.00
per
14.3 7.1
t7.4 52.2 13.0 17.4
Total number of Federation 557
Not all Federation of B.C.
Writers members indicated a preference for genre. Only those members who did were recorded. Also, many people expressed an interest in several genres and this is reflected in the percentage figures.
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FICTION
0.0 28.6 50.0
entering
Judges for this year's competition reflect a wide range of backgrounds, cultural and otherwise:
7.4
Poetry Fiction
Plays
Note.:
genre.
Emerging Writers: new writers who: i) have never been published or ii) have been published no more than twice in entering genre.
Poetry Fiction Non-Fiction
members surveved
or more times in
three
37.E
Plays
Kootenays:
includes all Federation members and our wonderful regional representatives; the only exclusions are Fed staff and executive. Feel free to use a pseudonym if concerned about fairness.
24.7
Plays
North:
Back by popular demand: Literary rites2. a competition. With over 700 entries last year, we are hoping for another exciting avalanche of winning work from B.C. writers. Yes this definitely
Poetry Fiction
Non-Fiction Cariboo:
LITERARY RITES 2: A COMPETITION
PRIZE: $250.00, in each category (Complete info listed on news release; and, if you didn't get one we'd be happy to pop one in the post to you.) Sorry, but manuscripts won't be returned.
If
you have any questions, suggestions, or
sage
advice please call Jeannie Lochrie, co-ordinator; or Heather Wells, publicist at 683-2177. We really do appreciate hearing from you!
PUBLICITY FLASH!!! This year Literary rites2 publicity has reached out to the prison community in B.C. hoping to draw some submissions from writers behind bars. Thanks to our contact with Les Merson at the SFU Prison Education Program, we have reached inmates at Ferndale, Mission Institute, Kent and other provincial prisons. Thanks to lvy Scott who helped us connect with Matsqui and PW4 Prison for Women.
open just after ttre taUte and sentences were
she was sho
late of crudites on the kitchen' Her like snapshots, but
after three of she could not
It
Culhane. For back copies write: The Editor Prison Journal SFU Prison Education Program Office of Continuing Studies SFU
Burnaby, B.C. V5A
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Heather Wells rites Publicist
On ThursdaY December sponsoring an Awards Di ,it.r2, a competition and winners.
I
became cle
write all over again."
will
be
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Lawrence Thornton Imasinine Arsentina
and Imagine being forbidden to write, is a Internat your words. tortured for the whic writers world association of the Through thought. of unhampered transmission Writers in prison Committee, members work towards e world' the rele writers In rece Taiwan, from c Lithuania, Ethiopia, Mexico, and South Korea'
LlterarY on to its
The dinner will be held at the Dar Lebanon Palace at 618 West Broadway and will include an entree with dessert and coffee. Entertainment will be provided.
p.m., Unitarian Church,949 West 49th Avenue'
Cocktails (from a no host bar) at 6 p.m', dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets to the Awards Dinner will be available after October 24 rtthe Fed and will be sold on a sliding scale: $10 (for the unemployed) -- $15 (for the underemployed) -- $20 (for the well off)' Space is limited so order soon.
For more information, call Moreah or Maurice at
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Fall has descended in all its spectral glory' Hallelujah! I like the fall. Crunching leaves underf6ot, basking in the waning warmth of an
REGIONAL REPORTS
Just before this beautiful summer happened,
683-2177.
October sun. Ah, such is life.
Vancouver
I was Government Chairman, of given the dubious title Lff"irc Committee. What I am/we are supposed to
INTERNATIONAL WRITERS IN PRISON DAY OPEN READING POTLUCK SOCIAL AND BENEFIT NOVEMBER 15, 1988 ated at her tYPewriter, a dy to receive her words. of the house being flung
923-5442').
Okay, that's the business out of the way' I don't know whether or not you want to hear this sort of
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had
amid er the
trail direct a as 1912) response to the loss of 126 passengers and crew of the S.S. Valencia which foundered on January 22nd,
Hey! with only 16 members, only one other closer than two hours drive away, there isn't much to report 4y time!
Ann Walsh
which was built in 1907 (to
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I recommend it to anyone, either a) wishing to lose , or
b) who
ing aside, it
e.
Some
of
offer is
on
the trail. And whales, everywhere. Grays, Humpbacks, and Killers. Seals and Sea Lions, too.
Until next time... Eric Jamieson
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whi Cha Rupert oi Prince
Frommyregion, and the Queen
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welcome all the new members in the Fraser Valley Region, and encourage members to are the attend meetings when notified. b your suggestions' ideas and need Federation, and we If you have questions or concerns' call me at 792' 7342 or 792-0025.
I'd like to
One of the highlights of my summer was the Harrison Festival of the Arts which was held July I - l0 at Harrison Hot Springs. The majority of the workshops and events by over 300 musicians, writers, craftspeople, and artists, centered around the theme of Africa and were supported by Fraser Valley College.
KamlooPs
not Prince report of
activities, or rather lack of same. In the summer' at least in my home town, everything slows to a halt, droops a bit in the heat, and, unless an activity takes place beside the lake, it doesn't happen. have used some of the slow, hot days to write to all the members in my region, and was delighted to hear back from Neil Carey, our sole member on the my letter Queen Charlotte Islands. He reports that isolated his at helicopter td trim was delivered by southeaster a with "wet cabin on Puffin Cove, One of ceiling d
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wards of act with
Fraser Vallev Reqion
Federathrough
Alan Davis of the Chilliwack Players Guild, presented during a reading.
was
On July 5, three local Fraser Valley poets -- David , and LaYerne Adams -- gsvea
Hall.
Fraser ValleY College copies of a complimentarY ted poets' work. booklet containing these
also presented two poetry workshops on July 4th and 6th. Fiction workshops were planned for the weekend, but were cancelled because of insufficient
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registration.
If you'd like information
about next year's Festival
events, call 796-9851 or write to:
HARRISON FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS P.O. Box 399 Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia voM lKO
La Verne Adams
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Northern Region West
lilord IY
I attended West \ilord IV for two weeks this summer at the Vancouver School of Theology at UBC. It was a life-changing experience. In trying to describe it, I can only say that it was a birth experience. Thirty.fiys lvomen from all over Canada and the United States, of diverse backgrounds and ages (from 25 to 73) felt and expressed themselves in their writing and, in the most supportive and nurturing environment, we all grew in ways that we needed to grow. Everyone found new depths and gifts that came to the surface. The courses offered were documentary, speculative fiction, fiction, and poetry -- which was the course that I chose. The instructors Susan Crean of This Magazine,Eileet Kernaghan, Donna Smyth of
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Nova Scotia, and Dionne Brand of Toronto -- all outdid themselves in creating an environment in which creative efforts flowed. The students all had an evening during which we read our works before the rest of the school. Every class and every writer shone. We also had evenings of readings from people outside of the school, such as Barbara Smith and Audrey Thomas.
If
you are interested in attending a course for young (as in young at the craft) writers, I would recommend taking this course next year. But apply early, there is a waiting list to attend. This year's course was $475.00 for the two weeks, which included staying at the School of Theology and all meals at the cafeteria. Contact:
The Feds are testing you, I said to myself when I received Judy Villeneuve's directive. They may have allowed you to join just last spring and become the regional representative shortly thereafter, but the initiation rites are meant to break you. What the tough-sounding Feds knew and I didn't, was that some of the hurdles would be lifted by people such as Heather Glebe of Penticton and Brigitte Knaack of Kelowna who were more than willing to speed up the process by passing the word along. I heartily thank them.
Like the Northern Coastal writers of the last issue, we selected a regional theme. We, however, asked for material with an Okanagan flavour. This slight obscurity in description has produced a rather diverse selection of work and comments such as Joyce Dunn's of Chase: nl'm not sure if this is what you wanted... You said something about 'my region' -- a loose term. Never give a writer that
West Coast Women and Words Societv 210 - 640 West Broadwav
much rope...t'
Vancouver, B.C.
But, Joyce, isn't that where the interest lies?
YsZ rG4
Please
enjoy. I certainly
have.
Karen Ballinger
Yirginia Dansereau
++t*';+** SPECIAL REPORT
-- OKANAGAN
Okanagan Representative
REGION
Dlchotomy
The decadence of summer has set in...
Dear Members, Summer
in the Okanagan is "open house" time.
it is quite a feat that twenty writers
So
responded to my plea for submissions to WORDWORKS with an almost impossible deadline of less than three weeks.
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Hornets lurk in beer cans -- bubble gum fries on sidewalks thirsty tourists invade the cool darkness of the beer parlour. Grocery store owners, the sweat of their labour a badge of
l0 honour, grin at dedicated grandmothers dispensing junk food to ,"r.uriingloaCters. busy
Summer in the Okanagan
I .look out my window at the shimmering Lak Okanagan. It's early evenint oo--" frot Augus Sunday. The evenin g breeze i. iiriig as the lakt hosts optimistic sailboats which dart across
golding hot
ligh
evening
for late worms in the
thr eless moths seeking -jt"n, the las
trreir frigrri for their ss gnats, and Robins loolr
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This is only one scene in a kaleidoscope
with new players to entertaio rn. 'asof seasons the year passes. As fall approaches, the harvest colours intensify on the rrids anO ,froi.ll"ulo accentuate the deep blue lake.
Ceese-
anJ--r"rr"ou, crows in my garden the '
scourge the stubbled fields and
mountain ash to waxwings comes first in I sadly notice wonder why.
grays. Some_ and the Eagles
,,'"Tr-'l:Jff:
southward. Swans delighting winter-jad.d
rl,:tl
and
appointed journevs,
And then spring arrives __ at first subily, full regalia. Willows cover their naked orangethen in limbs with. frothy green apparel and the first
crocus cautiously pokes through ttre soitening ,no*.
Summer is the time for human visitors, and natural
:H:::.*: all to shore. Then rainbow arches ,r:ltH.tliT from shore to shore and the p.o-ir. girren ii orce more of another fine day to tome. rl"ing by this lake in the lovely Okanagan is as ;lo;;';o paradise as anyone could know. Rita Campbell Joyce Dunn
Echoes
from the Bluffs
ll through the mountains along the east side of
circling."
Okanagan Lake.
Devoid
of rails and ties, today the old bed is
largely abandonned by traffic, save for a few small trucks, perhaps a pick-up nosing its way among the shale, weeds and tufts of wind-hardened grasses on the high slopes. In the evening, truck lights flare briefly, then vanish, buried within the darkness of the old tunnel or hidden by trees. The lights reappear, then flicker off and on, like fireflies or echoes of the past, the campfires of the men who built the tunnel and the line.
On the wind come the voices of those who bent their backs, moved mountains of rock, and put in gruelling hours on the bluffs. Once more, it seems, they attack the rock face, move debris, and persist,
until, at last, a light shines through, and a tunnel is formed. Once more they grasp the materials at hand, and strange mounds appear, mounds that become their bake-ovens, mounds that stand as silent reminders of man's ability to create, to struggle, and survive. Job over, the men moved on to -- where? Where do they sleep, those men whose hands fashioned such humble monuments to other ways and other times? Wherever they are, they have earned their rest.
Herb had given her an exasperated look. Of course he knew where he was -- more or less -- and he'd not been circling! His sense of direction \ilas excellent, even in cloudy weather. Just because this was his first hunt she needn't imply...
Just then he'd spotted the hoof
print. His first!
Wow!
But had she been delirious with excitment? "It's a cow," she said.
"It is gg!!" he'd exploded. "No cow moose could have a hoof that big. That's a bull! A big one!" Herb visualized the magnificent spread of antlers. A space on the wall of his den was reserved for his trophy. Silence hung heavy as fog. Not a bird twittered, not a leaf trembled. Careful...careful...watch each step...don't let a twig break. Then, beyond the sheltering shrubbery in the hollow ahead a "swoosh" cracked the silence.
Herb nearly dropped his gun. He started trembling. Got to control myself, he thought -- buck fever, they call it. This was the ultimate test of his hunting prowess. Wiping perspiring palms he took a firmer grip on his rifle.
Catheran Moraes Stopping briefly to restrain his pounding heart, his gasping breath, he heard it clearly, just beyond the next bush. nSlu-r-r-p," as a hoof was pulled from the muck. Raising his rifle, he edged around the bush.
The Prize Cautiously Herb inched through the clutching brush,
careful not to lose the trail. A broken twig, a flattened shrub, clipped clump of grass...another hoof print.
Irma glided up beside
him. "See? We were
circling."
What was that rustle? He stopped short, straining
"Wha...wha..where did she come from?'Herb asked
trail led into thickening willow scrub below; there'd be marshy ground, favourite habitat of moose.
weakly. "What's she doing here miles from no-
ears and eyes. The
He motioned to Irma to stay back how had she wheedled him into taking her along? A woman, even a country-raised woman, had no place on a hunting expedition. Imagine -- just before he'd run across the tracks she'd come with the bright remark, "D'you know where we are? We've been
t
There, gazing placidly at him, stood a large black and white cow.
where?"
"It's not miles. The buildings are just over the next rise. Gorgeous view of Okanagan Lake the owners have."
Anne Cabatoff
F
l2 A Long Sentence While out for bourhood one stout little old I
tr y a
neigh_
short, brown
Under the warmth of summer sun. Amonst the petals of blossoms done. lown in the valley by mountain high, Sprinkle my ashes when I die. Lois S. Robins
A Wheel withln a \{heel
Hilda Soutvre
Autumn The jewel-studded fingers of the sun
caress the valley.
The lake lies cakn -awaiting. The only cloud above stands still not to disturb its perfect image in the water. Flowers daydream reluctant -to release their tired petals.
A butterfly with mellow, yellow tipsiness flutters l?om blossom to blossom. Only the trees stand thoughtful their leaves trembling softly as
if
they knew...
Brigitte Knaack
Soft moon-ball in the west Fights glaring street-lamps, Easterly, the pregnant dawn Swells over black hills. And wedged between, the city. Already, it throbs. Trucks pass, groaning and wheezing, A snaking stream of headlights Marks the highway. Over flashing neon-noise A jet roars into the grey. Suddenly -- amid the dawn's din A wild goose call! I follow the rain-barrel sound To the dim lakeshore; Dark shapes drift silently away Into rippled moonlight. I crunch over the breakwater Knee-deep in last year's leaves. And look! Fresh wood chips Encircle a stump, Like a giant pencil-tip, Sign of bold little loggers Toiling secretly, IJnseen by light of day. Ducks dabble indifferently In watery lights, red, yellow, blue. The city's tentacles invade Their gentle domain. Yet Nature remains Beating within the urban pulse Like a wheel within a wheel Rolling in harmony, Unnoticed, as the dawn moon Which drops behind the hill. Heather Glebe
Night Sounds Where the Heart Lies
Sprinkle my ashes when
I
die
Beneath the Okanagan sky,
Upon the hill where orchards grow, Above the lake which lies below,
She wraps her arms around her legs, and sitting on the bed, thinks of the noises she hears late at night: the sounds of laughter from someone else's apartment,
l3 the shuffling footsteps down the hallway that belong to the manager, who has a key. Should she get a gun? And as she lies awake at night listening to the couple upstairs making love, she hears each crack, each moan of the wind, and changes her mind again Paul D. Roth Cloudy
Lena Klassen Four Season
Twirls of leaves in multi-colour shades dance to the rhythm of the howling wind. Hildegard Boenisch Autumn
The sky is dull as dishwater. The whole day is washed in it. I languish and wade through it Like a lame duck.
I
Oh the lovely Okanagan Has such power in the spring It bursts with life the swelling buds And coaxes birds to sing
need the sun
To free me frorn the skv.
Marjorie Dorothy Roessler
As the sun's last rays caress them Small clouds blush with sweet delight Bathed in pink, and gold, and turquoise Our fair valley says, "Good Night." Jo Ann Brekkaas Sunsets
The Craftsman he slides into another dimension when there is time and sculptures gold out of sand
The Sirens on our sandy shore Are calling you, nReturn once more!"
Ken Nevin
there are bigger operators on other creeks with better equipment, more gold sometimes he gets ideas from them how to improve sluice boxes work sand with water
Sirens
Tonight I am serving an Okanagan wine that has a pinkish glow, sort of luminous and disembodied with a faint mist rising...... don't ask.
at night in his cabin he melts his gold into molds that mirror his real world extracts ingots of wild mead so intoxicating time disappears
Eliza Moorhouse Graoe Grapoles
spare moments he slips away
Father was the head of the house, Mother was the heart, and God made all the rules.
to labour his art the soothing sound of water like music in his mind
Al Vernon Excerots
Lois Kromhoff Home. Sweet Home
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When somebody
is ten-times larger than you what you have in order Io ,.ii-it -Uackand to you,- how do you keep yourself from being over_ whelmed? Or hurt? Or led?
editor Iris Skeoch, there was no end to it. Doctr Morris Bigson's humour; the thoughtful presentatir by environmentatist David R";:.;;; Seal Nov, reading from her ne
wants_
Harris who held th r hand for two hour
mining "".,"Jlii,ilt]ff::i:nffi:T, writing institutions rit.-pt.t, p. K. page !an$_l_1n Fred Wah, Barry Broadfoot, a"j nouefist W. I rsrand.
.coar
Kinsella.
[hen y_o_u 9an get people up to pack the Greer Centre Hall for the g^a.m. iortJtops, have an indication of the qu"-t-i-tf'undthen yol interes g.ene_rated by the program. The Seclelt Festival oj the Written Arts has b1c, me C;;i;" institution Barry B t "up when he said for himself that ?il:'*:,ii3,J"11.."T;
he
the
paye
volunteers.
tty Keller ano trer manl
The whole Festival ran with no hitches, no con Festival of the Written the best in Canadian
bigger crowds each year on the beautifur Sunshine
*+++++*r*+
Coast.
All right,
it
so you missed happen again, eh?
Sechelt.
it this year.
Bigger is not necessarily better. Right?
if you're talkin THE WRITTEN ARTS
Don Rees
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,ni, y.", :l.tn Annual Festival -- which took place on August ll to 14.. It just gets bigger U.rt"r, from the opening evening Gala, ihur.d"y, "nC i;;;;ring the wit and the success or
wicked wisdom of playwrigti-Wycttram Porteous who received ifr. "piuuOit, of an enthusiastic audience to the closing dinner
Sundayevening featuring oelectaii"
Nicole partor
in
L OF
Y_loJg,
*:--1|r. uourmet.
Just don,t Iet
S.. vou oex-t'august
oiri", prepared The Gailey
"ootUoot
This was my third year time I feel a greater sens and scope of Canadian listening to Knowlton N picking up valuable tips children's writer Kit pearson and penguin Books
...NEWS RELEASE.'r first Vancouver Writers Festival, October 26_30, 1988, on Granville Island, ceteU.aies the written word with authors from Britistr Cotumbia, Canaaa, New_Zealand, Japan, China, the UniieJ Kingdom and the United States. The
Book lovers, writers and aspiring writers of all ages can attend performances and piog.ams for entJr_ tainment and professional develop--."J at the Arts
Club Theatre, the Waterfront Granville Island Room.
it
eatre, and the
l5 Special events planned around children's literature include: -- "Writing for Young People", with Molly Hunter, Nicola Morgan and Meguido Zola; an open dialogue with acclaimed children's author Ursula Le
Guin; Professional Development on Children's Literature, with Kathy Lowinger from the Child-
ren's Book Centre in Toronto; The Dream Class, an extra-curricular program designed for gifted young
students, with David Young, novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. There is lots of time alloted for audience interaction in all these program events.
Margaret Atwood, Ann Cameron, William Deverell, Delacorta, Spider Robinson, Timothy Findlay, Kazuko Shiraishi and many local authors will all feature in the five-day program.
Forty-seven per cent of the writers involved are B.C. writers.
December
Literary rites2: a competition will culminate in
an
awards dinner to be held December 8th at 6 p.m. at the Dar Lebanon Palace, 678 West Broadway, Yancouver, B.C. Light entertainment will follow the presentation of awards. Price of the ticket includes entree, dessert, and coffee. No host bar. Tickets are $10, $15, $20, and are available now from the
Federation of B.C. Writers.
taat*t't JOIN US!! r;+t*tf+
For ticket information call 280-331I V.T.C. (After September l5). For further information call 685-2250. Volunteers are needed for the Festival. interested call Ruth Beck at 681-6330.
If
you are
LITERARY ARTS DIRECTORY ONLY 50 COPIES LEFT
*++*t+';++
Available through the Federation office $5.00 for Fed Members $8.00 for non-members $2.00 for shiPPing
CALENDAR
Iris Skeoch, senior editor for Penquin Books of Canada says, for a writer "It's all ln this book."
FEDERATION EVENTS October
Writers Bridging Cultures, the second in a series introducing writers from diverse cultures, will take place on Friday, October 14,7:30 p.m. at the Native Education Centre, 285 East 5th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C.
November
Open Reading, Pot Luck Social and Benefit, November 15, 1988, 7:30 p.m., Unitarian Church,949 West 49th Avenue -- BYOB and a dish!
A listing of funding
sources; awards, and competitions; national, provincial and local organizations; libraries; publishers and periodicals. How to organize a writers' support group, do publicity and host a reading in your community.
"Itts really useful."
Federation Associate Member Alan Alvare
*ftl+++
FDERATION SUMMm. FESTIVITIES SECHEI,T
CRESCMII BEACII
BOB I^IEBSTER
AT ITIE FESTIVAL OF TTM WRTTTM{
BOB WEBSTER.
CI{RISTINE I{^IORLEF'SON DIONNE BRAND
DIONM
BRAND
READING
]N CRESCNI
ARTS
B
TOM KOIIY\ES
KNOI^ILTON NASH
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Chad Norman of Chilliwack wrote to us announcing
tft+t*+
the formation of a poetry quartet, ,,Grassroots Oracles." For more info, coniact CiraO at 45g01 Reeve Avenue, Chilliwack, B.C. Vzp tZ4.
Just distributed to B.C. schools "We are thrilted with the lVriters in the Classroom Directory" Maple Ridge Secondary School $5.00 a copy $2.00 shipping
Frances Arnett
Available through the Federation offices 100 writers from across B.C. who will ops and do readings for elementary and
students.
Valuable for teachers, Iibrarians, anyone who wants to hire a writer.
+t+t**+ +ftf+tr Hawthorn Bookshop 1027 Cook Street
LETTERS
Victoria, B.C.
v8Y 327
"Yunt good things have happened as a consequence .my winning the young fiction class of your writing competition. The ,rin gaue a boost my writing and I have gone on to enter two to more of
regional competitions and have won both. just I received word that I have been accepted at the University of victoria creative writin!'program at advanced standing on the strength of iy portfolio. No doubt the win helped as Ja& Hodgins is one of the people who decides who is in. Tiank you one more time for hosting the competition."
Gail Anderson
"Congratulations to you and your contributing magnificent productibn of WORDWOR_ KS. It is a well-written, informative and pro_ fessional job. Thank you." ed_itors on a
Basil Jackson
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(o,'/^; *+.$n,^ NEW WRITERS SECTION We would like to take this opportunity to introduce you to our new feature section Exclusively yours, a column dedicated to the beginning writer.
l8 In this issue of WORDWORKS, Exclas ively yours wilt deal with manuscript pr.;r;ti";'i.e. dolwh.at not to co (a'must ml*;ioilhe what to emerging
Type serial rights in the upper right-han of each page of nb"try (i.e. Firs :9rTr American North Rights; Firsi Publishin Rights, etc.).
7.
writer).
Future issues will have Exclusively yours on The euery Lette-r (once ca'ei iiJ columns N."urr".y Evil); Slip is Showing (h;;1"^;;dle rejec^your !9n); on Target (knowing;;il;;tr) Rights Are There? (arr aSout m"irririi,, and what rights). We would like to invite you to contribute sug_ gestions for Exctusiyety iours;"il;;;. Let us know what topics yOU w< urJ fit.iolee oeatt witrr.
8.
e and,address in the
be centerec
Surname and page number should be placed in top left_hand.orou. oi each following page.
Number of words and serial rights should be in the upper right_hand corrr., of tfr" llpudpage.
9.
title
On the title page, in the bottom right_hand corner, type your name and addressand the International symbol ro, l]"o. in the case of poetry, at the "opviigrrt Uotio_ of
10.
WORDWORKS c/o The Federation of B. C. Writers Box 2206, MpO Vancouver, B.C. V6B 3W2
each
page.
Gail D. Whitter
uppe
. {. !h" title page of you; Title should
ll.
Concluding page of manuscript After your
last paragraph, skip down tfr.ru Aoutf"
-tor. and center the words "the endi o, rp..., commonly, the old telegrapher's symbol of -30- (this
f*?*!t*l
means the same thing).
l.
2.
Submissions should be typed, not hand_written. Double-space and use dark Utact iiUUons to ensure clear copy.
Send originals, copies.
or execptionally good
Editors are only human __ avoid submitting too much material.
14.
Check l(riter,s Market to see if the would prefer a query letter ratherEditor than
photo_
receiving your entire manuscript.
15. If you are inclurting artwork
J.
do not send the originals.
4.
Use -paper clips to hold together -- do not staple.
5.
Type your name and address in the upper left_ hand corner of each page of poetry.-fro more than one poem per page.
6.
13.
your
or photographs,
manuscript
Give your poems a title if possible. Otherwise, you run the risk of having your first line used as the title.
17- Albr
tbree montbs reading time.
It- Alnys
keep a copy of every manuscript you send out.
19.
Keep a list of where you send your manu_ scripts and the date mailed. Also t<eep a
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record of each manuscript (or poem) published' When you have acquired a few, you can type them uP into a credit list'
**ttt*+t+ EVENTS /WORKSHOPS /CONFERENCES
20. Title cannot be coPYrighted. READINGS
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TIPS FOR WRITERS Public Lendine Riehts Authors must submit a signed registration form to activate a claim for 1988/89 PLR. Deadline is October l5th. Telephone 613-598-4378, FAx 613-598-4390. Address: Public Lending Rights Commission, P.O. Box 1047, Ottawa, Ontario
KIP
5V8. f!}aff'ii
Romance writers take note: the address of the Romance Writers of America, Vancouver Chapter, is P.O. Box 24843, Station C, Vancouver, B.C', V5T 4Eg. (Correspondence should be sent to the box number rather than to MarY Novik).
WRITERS BRIDGING CULTURES: Surjeet Kalsey, C.D. (Dino) Minni, Dennis Maracle, Evelyn Lau, Theo G. Collins. 7:30 p.m., Native Eduiation Centre, 285 East 5th Avenue. $2'00 (members), $3.00 (non-members).
IT:
WOMEN AND LANGUAGE ACROSS CULTURES: A conference sponsored by the Ruth Wynn Woodward Endowed Chair in Women's Studies. November 25 and 26, SFU downtown Centre, 549 Howe Street, Vancouver, B'C' For information call 291-3593. Conference parHerringer, ticipants: eitleblanc, SurjeetK Sky Lee,
TELLING
THE EAST END READING SERIES, PTESENIEd bY the Normal Art Society and Cafe Cafe. November
Canada Council.
+'ttft++ BOOK LAUNCH U.S. postage went up in April. According to our latest info it now costs 30 cents for the first ounce to send a letter from the U.S. to Canada (22 cents for each subsequent ounce). Within the U'S' it's now 25 cents and 20 cents.
Collaboration of Poetry and Prose by Daphne Marlatt and Betsy Warland -- The Double Negative' The launch will take place on October 20th at Octopus Books, l146 Commercial Drive, 7:30 - l0 p.m. Reading 8:30 - 9 p.m. Refreshments will be served.
'l***tf+|! CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS
Wordwrights Canada is an organization serving authors who strive for a high professional standard OF CANADA Getting Started as a Freelance Editor O, Toronto, Ontario, M4A 2Pl
Date:
Time:
Saturday, November 5, 1988 l0:00 a.m. to 4:00 P.m.
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Location:
Cost:
Instructors:
ll48 Hornby Street Vancouver, B.C. (Continuing Education Society of B.C.) Members - $45.00 Non-members - $60.00 Jean Weaver, David Hovan, Danda Humphreys, and Claudette Reed_ Upton
'}+**t** SFU COURSES
Grammar for Editors
Date: Time: Location: Cost
Succeeding as a Behind the \ilords Saturday, Novemb
vember 19, lggg 4:00 p.m. Streei
Instructor:
Writer: The Story Wurts) ($tZSy (DECI a.m. _ 4:00 p.m.
On Print
45.00 Non-members _ $60.00
(DEC) 6 30 - 4:30
Amanda Goldrick-Jones
For more information please calt 263-65g6 or 9gg_
7628.
Travel lVriting: A Hands-On Cours ($225) (DEC) 6 Saturdays, October
26,9:30 a.m.
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-
l2:30 p.m. (no class
lVritlng a Novet (Ian Slater) ($195) (DEC)
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Saturdays, October 22,29,10:00 a.m. _ 4:00 p.m.
Writlng Stories for Chitdren (Ellen Sch wartz) ($225) (DEC) 8 Saturdays, October l5 - December 10, l0:06 a.m. to l2:00 p.m. (no class November l2).
Spring Sessions, February/May l9g9
Application Deadline is November Z, lggg For more information write to:
How Croo p.m.
Film Development Workshop 350 Robson Street Second Floor Vancouver, B.C.
ake Money (Marion ecember Z, t:OO _ 4:00 ,9:00 a.m. _ 4:00 p.m.
t++*t++ UBC COURSES
v6B 282 (604) 682-3100
(Daniel p.m. Room 8330, Buchan
$l 15)
Writin skills.
ill:
The \ilriter's Craft
Wednesdays, October 19
*++,|:t++ THE SOCIETY FOR TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION (STC) AND
"tssue"
present "Writers 88n, a one day conference for writers and managers in business. The conference will be held on Saturday, November 19, 1988, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Delta River Inn, 3500 Cessna, Richmond, B.C. The fee is $l l0
before October 15 and $130 after October
15
(excludes lunch). Registration is advised by October
15.1988.
insists
g __ 6 _9:30
manv an
essaY"
even-
ings, people with intermediate writing skills will explore the fine points of periodical articles. Also
included are investigative, historical, adventure and service pieces, criticism and reviews.
The Artful Business of Freelance Writing (John -- 4 Wednesdays, October l9 - Novernber 9, 7:30 - 9:30 p.m., Room 8214. Buchanan Building, UBC $65. Masters) RC 4454-488
2l Taking advantage of the opportunities that abound for the freelance writer requires not just an ability to work with words, but also efficient techniques of research, organization and negotiation on one's own behalf. This course is intended for anyone interested in writing for commercial markets, as well as freelancers wanting to sharpen their skills.
The salary is $24,000. Terms of employment are commensurate with the instructions outlined in the Canada Council guidelines and regulations. Office facilities will be supplied by the Library.
A history of literary publications in,poetry, drama, fiction, should be included with the application. Applications will be received until November 15. 1988 and should be forwarded to:
*+++*++ You can also contact your local school board and community colleges for workshops and courses near
Cameron McCannell, Chairperson
Writer-in-Resident Committee
you.
c/o Saskatoon Public Library 3ll-23rd Street East
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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
s7K 0J6
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
SFU NEWS Daphne Marlatt is filling the Ruth Wynn Woodward Chair in Women's Studies this year (May I, 1988 to April30, l9g9). During her tenure she is available to speak to community groups on a variety of topics including new approaches to form and language in women's writing.
In addition to teaching courses, Daphne will be orgalizing a conference in the fall of this year on lvomen's *riting and publishing in B.C. and the Yukon.
For further information she can be reached
at:
SFU, S'omen's Studies program, Burnaby, B.C., V5A
l36, Telephone: 291-4742.
G. P. Putnam's Sons announces a Fiction prize for an outstanding first novel written for the g - 12 year-old. Prize includes a hardcover contract, a $3,000 advance against royalties, a $1,000 cash prize, and guaranteed promotion. Open to North American writers who have never published novel for this age level. MS should be 60 - 125 pages, with title page (title, name, address, phone number), a cover letter, a detailed plot synopsis, a selfaddressed postcard, and a SASE for manuscript return. Deadline is January 31, 1989. Submit to G.P. Putnam's Sons, Young Readers Group, Fiction Prize,5l Madison Avenue, New york, Ny, USA 10010.
t+*a't++ THE MANTIOBA WRITERS GUILD would like to announce the appointment of a new Executive Director, Andrea Philp. Ms. philp has a B.F.A. Honours and was Director for Manitoba Artists for Women's Art (MAWA) for three years prior to accepting the job at the Manitoba writer's Guild
WRITER-IN-RESIDENCE: The Saskatoon public Library requires a Writer-in-Residence for the term Septemller 1, 1989 to May 31, 1990 for the city of Saskatoon.
is expected to be available for consultations with writers in the community, to make classrmm visis to schools, and to conduct workshops and seminars. Considerable time is *-riti-ng. available for "reative
The League of Canadian Poets announces its lggg National Poetry Contest is underway; deadline is
l. There are three prizes -- $1,000, S750, $500. Poems must be unpublished and no more than 75 lines. Name, complete address, telephone number, and title of poerns must be submitted on a separate sheet of paper. Entry fee is $5.00 per poem. Final decisions will be announced in May 1989. Send a SASE to the League for more information. December
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The candidate
L
Kalamalka New Writers Competition -- This national competition is a unique opportunity for a new writer to launch his or her work in a professional publication. It is open to any Canadian poet who
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has not yet published a manuscript
The successful applicant
will be
in book form. published in
September 1990. For rules and application forms write to: The Kalamalka New Writeis Society, 7000 College Way, Vernon, B.C., ylB 2N5. ***r;!t+f
MARKETS BOGG MAGAZINE is
a journal of North American and British writing, and is especially interested in getting more submissions from Canada at this time. !1mnle issue price up to $3 (payable to John Elsberg) due to postage increases. ihey will soon celebrate their 20th anniversary. Bogg fubfications, 422 N. Cleveland St. Arlington, VL-ZZZO| USA.
BRUSSELS SPROUT(Box 1551, Mercer Island, WA, USA 98040) has a new editor, Francine porad. A good periodical for your Haiku (and senryu). Stuff must be 17 lines or shorter.
CANADIAN AUTHOR AND BOOKMAN
is
seeking villanelles (look it up in the dictionary), peace/social (in and humour poems. Send to: Sheila etry Editor, CA&B: 532 Pall Mall St., _ London, Ontarib, N5I' 226.
CBC is for scripts for half_hour family ^looking dramas for a new series called Family Matters. ThL series is aimed at a family audience, with
focus on 12
1988.
-
17 year
FIFTH HOUSE PUBLISHERS is also producing an anthology of the year's best Canadian essays, entitled entrfled
writers,
shers are
urgedt?"l.lffi
a speciai
olds. It's schlduled for fall For information, contact Brian Leary,
Network Drama Department, CBC, Box 500 Station A, Toronto Ontario, M5W lE6.
CANADIAN HERITAGE is looking for articles 2,500 to 3,500 words on heritage -buildings and cultures, for which it pays 9200. Shorter pieces pay $300 for 800 words, and anecdotes and fillers upto 200 words pay $50. Query with an outline ed. Judy Lord, Canadian Heriiaee, Box 135g, Stn. B, Ottawa, Ontario, Klp 5R4.
THE CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE (26 Hastings Avenuâ&#x201A;Ź, Toronto, Ontario, M4L 2L2) is a new magazine. It needs poetry, essays and short stories. DISTANT HORIZONS is a new bimonthly publica_ tion of science fiction horror stories, which will hit the streets next January. Short-shorts of 1000 to 2000 words welcome, as are longer pieces to 10,000 words. Prefers "soft" over "hard" science fiction,
KAM THEATRE calling for scripts with a view to developing new plays through theii playreading and Workshop Series, planned for early 19g9, and production. Send scripts (with SA-SE) to Kam Theatre, 210 East Victoria Avenue, Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7C lA2. LIGHTHOUSE uses a variety of timeless fiction, poetry, and children's stories and poems. A 56_page issue is printed every two months containini in average I I stories and 4 poems. pays up to gg0 for a maximum 5,000 words of fiction, unh ,rp to $15 for poetry on publication. Reports within a month. Sample $2. Tim Clinton, Editor/publisher, Light_
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r,
Box 1377, Auburn, Washing_
M)RTIISHORE MAGAZINE
is acommunity publica_
Vancouver and the
r. We are interested f
fiction should be between 800t:$;tttjl;.rt?i length. Because we are a new publication, we can ortly pay $25 but we hope to be aUleto increase the amount in the near future. For further information write to: North Sh;;; Migazine, s09 North Vancourrei, gZ, VzL tfZ 9T!.a!!4"enue, (604) 929 -0492/ s88 -7 tsg. ammell, 205_ I 330 Harwood V6E lS7 will consider e "as long as it is writing
,
with believable
US.
EVERGREEN RESUME SERVICES, write, edit design resumes. Laser printing avliiaUre. and Call Sheena -- 662-3366.
EDITING by experienced English teacher. periodi_ -- reports -- short fictio-n. loan__ 574_7332.
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HANDPAINTING ON SILK workshops. Individual instruction. Call Gail -- ZSZ_iqii-.---' VANCOUVER WRITERS GROUP looking for new -- Christine __ 732_0957.
members
charac_
doebizarre.r,o,r,.nllf,'Jooots,lSL,llilii;T,?: aoC ,eiCaUt. .o.poiu printouts 9- p_n","copiesoquickn,
&y- R.esponse tb rc office. pays in de co E_arfable Autumn l9gg, pr3paid.
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!(fTSGALLERyinvites
submissions for publica_ As the name suggests, each poet will
rb - 19t9. h ris or her own masaztfiil;;;e to display tLc r six poems. EaJh issue *if iE"t,rr. about 22 sReports in two to six ;;;^[. pays $25 c Gcprance for first North American serial rib, Send 8 to 12 poem, i; i*ril Anderson_ h, Foet's Gallery, R. R. +1, Newtonville, hio, LOA lJO, Canada. FORCEPIC BOOKS of Victoria has just announced company's two success_
writing in canada
Te
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believe there's a nich " in the li"a-. _"rtet for high quariry sf. IVe're jurt to want o_ frnd ir. Write to porcepic"i"rrJrrl-ulrr Bo;d x5_560 Ioh fteet, yictoria, n.C., VSW lit.
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Writing instrtuctor with the ?:i:oall:e: lqeatlvg School
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actuallY
hi "key
students
rwing the basic techniques that they had found to thoro-ugh anJ practicat.,, Monographs are short, intensive, condensed studies of a particular branch of tearnini. Hir-rru.n cover: the three essential elements nu-.arr"ry to write a novel, including romances, and shori stories; the technique of plotting; how to racters that live; dialogue that sounds words that makJ siories zip #3fl: write your novel or short story from the 1l.r1r,t.yoy ngnt vrewpoint. plus how to express characters, thoughts (interior stream of thougit). Each shows examples of practical applications of ineiectrniques, and include self-correctable assignrnunir.
into
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