The Nelson and District Arts Council and Elephant Mountain Literary Festival request assistance in nominating emerging writers in West Kootenay communities for the 10th Annual Carver Award. The award, which comes with a $500 cash prize, will be presented at the Elephant Mountain Literary Festival in Sept 2023. Nominations must be for writers just starting in their careers who
The Nelson and District Arts Council and Elephant Mountain Literary Festival request assistance in nominating emerging writers in West Kootenay communities for the 10th Annual Carver Award. The award, which comes with a $500 cash prize, will be presented at the Elephant Mountain Literary Festival in Sept 2023. Nominations must be for writers just starting in their careers who
Nelson author Rayya Liebich was longlisted for the CBC Nonfiction Prize. “I was excited and surprised because I know it’s a long shot to submit to that competition that gets so many entries. I was excited.” Liebich’s essay is about language, lineage, loss and identity. “The big theme of the piece is secondary loss, so the ripples of loss after you lose someone you love,"