We're pleased to announce our first set of programming for the 2017/18 programming cycle!
First up, on October 21 & 22, we have More Than Just Ghosts - A Workshop with Steve Vernon
Then, starting on November 1st and continuing for 4 weeks on Wednesdays, we have Making Fact Read Like Fiction - A Workshop with Dean Jobb
Have you always wanted to give us a try? Are you a lapsed member who'd like to come back? Well, now is the time to do it. Membership is currently $30 for the balance of 2017. That's half-price!
In addition to several other benefits, members receive discounts on workshops and sessions. We'll be announcing our fall line-up in late summer/early fall.
2017 East Coast Literary Award Winners Announced
HALIFAX, NS – The Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia (WFNS) announced the winners of the 2017 East Coast Literary Awards on Wednesday, May 31st at the Halifax Central Library's Paul O'Regan Hall.
The winners of the three awards are:
The Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia is pleased to announce the winners of this year's Nova Writes Competition for Unpublished Manuscripts.
HR (BILL) PERCY ADULT NOVEL PRIZE
WINNER: Brenda MacLennan-Dunphy, Never Speak of this Again
POETRY PRIZE
The Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia is pleased to announce the shortlists for this year's Nova Writes Competition for Unpublished Manuscripts. The winners will be announced on May 17, 2017.
HR (BILL) PERCY ADULT NOVEL PRIZE
Carol Moreira, Culture Shock
Brenda MacLennan-Dunphy, Never Speak of this Again
Angela Ripley, Eve Unknown
POETRY PRIZE
HALIFAX -- The Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia (WFNS) announced the shortlists for the 2017 East Coast Literary Awards (ECLAs) today. Publishers submitted a record number of 79 titles by writers who reside in Atlantic Canada’s four provinces. And after months of reading and deliberation, peer juries of professional writers agreed on shortlists for each award in fiction, non-fiction, and poetry.