Ruby Remand Swanson says her request to do a presentation at the Humboldt Collegiate Institute on her book "A Family Outing" was denied because of the recent directive from the Ministry of Education on sex-ed from external sources.
“We’re trying to get more people stopping in at the library and it’s something different we can do,” Lucyshyn said. “They’re actually pretty common, apparently, in the States.” The guidelines dictate all submitted works must be appropriate for all ages, must be an original work, limit two stories per contestant, and limit of one contraction per story (isn’t, wasn’t, there’s, etc). Lucyshyn said the six-word story should provide a movement of conflict, action and resolution that gives the sense of a complete story transpiring in a moment’s reading. All stories can be submitted in-person, or by email to: humcirc@wapitilibrary.ca. It can be done anonymously or with a full name, age (if under 18), and a contact phone number or email address.