Deadline: 1-Mar-23
The Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA) is pleased to announce the Dr. MacEwan Literary Arts Scholarship to a young Albertan writer who shows extraordinary talent in an eligible literary genre and who demonstrates clear educational or training goals.
Funding Information
$5,000 scholarship is awarded annually to a young Albertan writer
What does this grant support
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Eligible Training Programs
- You must be enrolled in an eligible training program to receive this scholarship.
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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 on literary arts/creative writing
- Graduate programs or their equivalent are ineligible for consideration.
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Eligible Literary Genres
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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
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For the purposes of this scholarship program, eligible creative writing submissions that will be accepted for assessment of artistic merit are the following:
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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
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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
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for scholarship funding you must be a resident of Alberta. This means you:
- are legally entitled to be or remain in Canada
- have had your primary residence in Alberta for one full year before applying
- ordinarily live in Alberta for at least six months each year with the exception of attending a formal program of study
- You must be 25 years or younger as of the application deadline.
- You must be enrolled in an eligible writing training program.
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For more information, visit https://affta.ab.ca/funding/find-funding/dr-macewan-literary-arts-scholarship