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For the 2008/09 season:
1) John Oakes, the proprietor of Harbord House. John lets us have the venue,
and without his support, there would be no series!
2) We have received a donation from Alexander McCall Smith:
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Alexander McCall Smith |
Alexander McCall Smith has written more than 60 books, including academic titles, short story collections and a number of immensely popular children’s books. But he is best known for his internationally acclaimed No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, which rapidly rose to the top of best-seller lists throughout the world. The series has been translated into 39 languages and has sold over 7 million copies worldwide.
Other popular series include The Sunday Philosophy Club series and 44 Scotland Street series. In addition, Smith has authored a delightful German professor series beginning with Portuguese Irregular Verbs, and children’s books including the Akimbo series about a boy in Africa and the Harriet Bean books.
Smith was born in what is now Zimbabwe and was educated there and in Scotland. He became a law professor in Scotland, and it was in this role that he returned to Africa to work in Botswana where he helped to set up a new law school at the University of Botswana. He is now a Professor Emeritus at the University of Edinburgh. Smith currently lives in Edinburgh, Scotland with his wife Elizabeth and their two daughters Lucy and Emily.
BIO INFO FROM: [http://jefferson.lib.co.us/about/insight_smith_bio.html] |
3) The passing of a hat in the audience on the night of each reading for
voluntary donations.
4) We receive funding from The Canada Council for the Arts through The
Writers' Union of Canada to fund: Marilyn Gear Pilling (November 5th); and
Kelli Deeth (April 1, 2009). We anticipate using funding from The Writers Union
of Canada to fund 4 readers every year.
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The Writers’ Union of Canada is a not-for-profit organization established in 1973 to support and advocate on behalf of Canada’s book
published authors. The Union has more than 1,600 members.
INFO FROM:
[http://www.writersunion.ca/au_whoweare.asp] |
5) We receive funding from The Canada Council for the Arts through The
League of Canadian Poets to fund: Barry Dempster and Beatriz Hausner
(November 5, 2008); Sandra Kasturi and Myna Wallin (January 7, 2009); and
Jeanette Lynes (February 4, 2009). We anticipate using funding from the League of Canadian Poets to fund 5
readers every year.
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Founded in 1966 by a group of five poets, the League now serves almost 600
members whose work reflects the regional and cultural diversity of this
country.
INFO FROM:
[http://poets.ca/linktext/about.htm] |
For the 2007/08 season:
We currently are using / have used 4 sources of funding, and in kind support:
1) John Oakes, the proprietor of Harbord House. John lets us have the venue,
and without his support, there would be no series!
2) We have received a donation from Alexander McCall Smith:
3) The passing of a hat in the audience on the night of each reading for
voluntary donations.
4) We received funding from The Canada Council for the Arts through The
Writers Union of Canada to fund: Trevor Cole and Molly Peacock (both read
October 3rd); and Carol Malyon and Harold Rhenisch (both read November 7th), and
gale Zoe Garnett (May 6, 2008) . We
anticipate funding 4 of our 27 funded readers each year in this manner.
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The Writers’ Union of Canada is a not-for-profit organization established in 1973 to support and advocate on behalf of Canada’s book
published authors. The Union has more than 1,600 members.
INFO FROM:
[http://www.writersunion.ca/au_whoweare.asp] |
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