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Alberta writers’ prospects brightThere is an ever growing op- cond annual Southland portunity for creative writers Writers Workshop, in Alberta, the supervisor of The workshop, presented by creative writing for the the creative writing division provincial government said of the department of culture.Saturday. youth and recreation in co-John Gillese said because of operation with the Albertamany new managazines and division of the Canadianbook publishing houses there Authors Associationare some Alberta authors attracted about 100making $10,000 to $12,000 a Lethbridge and area writersyear, an unheard of thing in The creative writingmany parts of Canada.” branch’s objective is to giveMr. Gillese was in both established and beginn-Lethbridge to oversee the se- ing writers the toots they canTwelve Lethbridge en- Prairie and once in tomologists are participating Lethbridge. Another is plann-m the five-dav Entomological ed for Red Deer on Oct. 19 and Society of Canada annual 20 and more than 100 people meeting in Banff this week. are expected to attend.The annual meeting of the The Lethbridge workshop Alberta society will be held in covered various areas ofconjunction with the national writing, including short story, meeting. novel and television and filmSpecial interest groups, writing, arranged by Bill Charnetski, Resource people presenting research scientist at the the sessions included Alex Lethbridge Research Station, Mair. CBC commentator, in include Bertha armvworm Edmonton, Margaret John-rontrol. insecticide control, son. workshop guidance superplants in the soil and biting visor and Dr. W. G. Hardy, flies, a problem especially head of the department ofcritical in Northern Alberta, classics University of Alberta.Scientists meetwork with to make their first sale, Mr. Gillese said.The workshops have been conducted twice in Grande“By conducting workshops in areas away from the main centres we can give the rural people a chance to have their work seen,” he explained.
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Lethbridge Herald
Lethbridge, Alberta, CA
Mon, Oct 01, 1973
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