giller prize shortlist 2020
Souvankham Thammavongsa, an instructor in the English program at Wilfrid Laurier University’s Brantford campus, has been chosen for the Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist for her short story collection, How to Pronounce Knife. Follow the excitement of the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize as it builds to the announcement of both the short and longlist, culminating with the winner announced at … Book - 2020 F BER Available in some locations. Scotiabank is proud to continue our relationship with the Prize in support of Canada’s talented writers and congratulates the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist.” -John Doig, Executive Vice President, Retail Distribution, Scotiabank Important Dates The Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist will be announced on Monday, October 5 at 10 a.m. In 2005, The Giller Prize teamed up with Scotiabank to create the Scotiabank Giller Prize – the first-ever co-sponsorship for Canada’s richest literary award for fiction. The bo
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Government of Canada increases funding for alternate format materials for persons with print disabilities newswire.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newswire.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Laurie Davidson and Daniella Levy-Pinto
On March 16, 2021, Employment and Social Development Canada announced they were increasing funding by a million dollars for the Centre for Equitable Library Access (CELA) and the National Network for Equitable Library Service (NNELS), organizations which produce accessible books for people with print disabilities. What the announcement didn’t mention was that the funding merely replaced the million dollars that the federal government had already cut.
In November 2020, the federal government announced an annual 25 per cent reduction in funding to CELA and NNELS, with their funding to be eliminated completely by the 2024–2025 fiscal year. This “one-year reprieve,” as CELA executive director Laurie Davidson referred to it in the organization’s response, does not disguise that both organizations’ federal funding is still on track to be eliminated entirely.
Canada increases funding for alternate format materials for persons with print disabilities miragenews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from miragenews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.