Prizes of $500 will be awarded to the finalist in three
categories, short fiction, short non-fiction and poetry, chosen from the
entries submitted by writers aged 55 years and older living in the Edmonton and
surrounding area.
The non-fiction works shortlisted are: Moira and Crazy
Mother BB Eyes, by Mary Alice Arial; A Narrative of Masks, Jean Crozier; What
Are We Doing To Our Earth, Bibiana Cujjec; Final Cruise of Achille Lauro,
Lorraine Feldberg; and The Navel Thief, Carolyn D. Hall.
Poetry selections are: Postcards from the Algarve, Mary
Alice Arial; Meat or Veggies?, Graham Clews; Still Life with Sweat, Carolyn D.
Hall; PARIS, Friday, November 13, 2015, Ester Suzanne Sellick; and A Senior
Moment, Anne Stewart.
Short fiction picks are Inverse Relationships, John Betton;
Seeing Red, Carolyn D. Hall; The Last Battle of the Brian Trafalgar, Michael
Lamb; Edith Wolbert; and Prairie Waves, Ocean Meadows, Edith Wolbert.
Tickets for the gala are $55, with a charitable receipt for
$30, and are available from Strathcona Place Seniors Centre.
John W. Bilsland, MA (British Columbia), PhD. (Toronto), is
Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Alberta. He taught creative
writing at the Strathcona Place Senior Centre for 25 years.
The Strathcona Place Seniors Society has created the award
in his name to celebrates and foster the creativity of older writers
Further information is available by emailing JackBilslandAward@gmail.com or
contacting Executive Director Linda Ensley at 780-433-5807.
