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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
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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
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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
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