Fame and FortuneBrave New Words--The Manitoba Writing and Publishing AwardsEligibility: Eligible authors will have been a resident in Manitoba for three of the last five years as well as one of the past two years. Value: Varies from $1,500 to $3,500. c/o The Manitoba Writers' Guild 206 - 100 Arthur St. Winnipeg, MB R3B 1H3 Phone: 204-942-6134 FAX: 204-942-5754 E-Mail: mbwriter@mts.net WWW: http://www.mbwriter.mb.ca Description: The McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award; The McNally Robinson Book for Young People Awards (Young Adult/Children); The Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First Book; Prix littéraire rue Deschambault; The Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award; The John Hirsch Award for Most Promising Manitoba Writer; The Alexander Kennedy Isbister Award for Non-Fiction; The Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction; The Mary Scorer Award for Best Book by a Manitoba Publisher; and the Manitoba Book Design of the Year Awards. Further Details: Winners in all categories are announced at the Manitoba Writing and Publishing Awards Gala in April. Contact The Manitoba Writer's Guild for more details. Subject Headings: |