DONATIONS

If you would like to contribute a donation to any of the following programs, simply click on respective button below. We issue charitable tax receipts for donations of $10.00 or more.

February 6, 2012

To make a donation in memory of Joyce Barkhouse, please see below.  As per Joyce's request, you may donate to the Writers in the Schools Program, the Atlantic Writing Competition, or for our Emergency Fund for Writers. To make a donation online, click on the corresponding 'Donate' button.  We appreciate your donation and will issue a charitable tax receipt for all donations of $10.00 or more.  You may also send a cheque made payable to the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia with a note indicating where you wish your donation to be directed to 1113 Marginal Road, Halifax, NS, B3H 4P7.

With sincere thanks,

-Nate Crawford, Executive Director, the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia

Writers in the Schools

Writers in the Schools sends Nova Scotian writers to classrooms all over the province with the aim to educate students about writing and literature while also entertaining them. For more information, including a list of participating writers, please click here.

General Funds

Includes the Atlantic Writing Competition and the Emergancy Fund for Writers. The Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia has a full roster of programming and services for writers at every level. Every penny helps in doing the work that we do.

Atlantic Poetry Prize

Since 1998, the Atlantic Poetry Prize has honoured the finest published poets in the region. For more information, including a list of previous winners, please click here.

Mentorship Program

This annual program is designed to address the needs and encourage the development of writers on the cusp of professional publication. Ami McKay, Shandi Mitchell, Ryan Turner and many others are alumni. For more about the program, click here.

Evelyn Richardson Prize

The Evelyn Richardson Prize is the highest award in Nova Scotia for a non-fiction book written by a Nova Scotian. For more information, including a list of previous winners, please click here.