This $5,000 scholarship is awarded annually to a young Albertan writer who shows extraordinary talent in an eligible literary genre and who demonstrates clear educational or training goals.
Who can apply
1. To be eligible for scholarship funding you must be a resident of Alberta. This means you:
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are legally entitled to be or remain in Canada
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have had your primary residence in Alberta for one full year before applying
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ordinarily live in Alberta for at least six months each year with the exception of attending a formal program of study
2. You must be 25 years or younger as of the application deadline.
3. You must be enrolled in an eligible writing training program.
What does this grant support
Eligible Training Programs
You must be enrolled in an eligible training program to receive this scholarship.
Eligible writing programs that will be accepted for assessment of educational or training merit are the following:
- any level of undergraduate studies with a minor or major in literary arts or creative writing
- a recognized program or appropriate mentorship, workshop, master class, or course with a focus onliterary arts/creative writing
Graduate programs or their equivalent are ineligible for consideration.
Eligible Literary Genres
For the purposes of this scholarship program, eligible creative writing submissions that will be accepted for assessment of artistic merit are the following:
- short fiction
- poetry
- stage play
- radio play
- literary non-fiction*
- comic book/graphic novel script**
*Literary non-fiction is a form of non-fiction that uses inventive or literary techniques to produce work factually true and artistically elegant. Eligible works of literary non-fiction are the following written in a personal, identifiable voice:
- history
- narrative journalism
- memoir
- personal essays
- travel writing
**A comic book/graphic novel script is a text-only excerpt from a projected book-length narrative that will use a combination of words and sequential art in experimental or traditional comic format.
- a script should include the sequence narration, panel descriptions, art notes and concepts, dialogue, as well as a prefatory plot summary
- a script does not include the art
Learn more: https://www.affta.ab.ca/funding/find-funding/dr-macewan-literary-arts-scholarship
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