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Creativity Counts Initiative
Creativity Counts is a call-to-action initiative of the Alliance for Arts and Culture. Our goal is to provide British Columbian arts organizations, individual artists, and patrons and supporters…
2000 Poetry in Transit
The following is a listing of: the poet’s name, the title of the poem, the title of the book containing the poem, copyright date and publisher. Baker, Winona,…
2002 Poetry in Transit
2002 Poetry in Transit Bus Cards The following is a listing of: the poet’s name, the title of the poem, the title of the book containing the poem,…
2003 Poetry in Transit
2003 Poetry in Transit Bus Cards The following is a listing of: the poet’s name, the title of the poem, the title of the book containing the poem,…
2004 Poetry in Transit
2004 Poetry in Transit Bus Cards The following is a listing of: the poet’s name, the title of the poem, the title of the book containing the poem,…
2005 Poetry in Transit
No bus cards produced this year due to a transit strike. The following is a listing of: the poet’s name, the title of the poem, the title of…
2006 Poetry in Transit
2006 Poetry in Transit Bus Cards The following is a listing of: the poet’s name, the title of the poem, the title of the book containing the poem,…
Sorely Needed Optimism Injected into Literary Arts Funding Crisis
The Chair of the BC Arts Council, Jane Danzo, recently shared some good news with those concerned about arts funding in B.C.
One Hundred Letters Sent to Canada’s Most Literate Premier
Premier Gordon Campbell is known to be a literate man. He is the only provincial leader who has maintained a personal website about the books he reads. Campbell’s…
In Shadow of Cuts, BC Books Dominate Governor General’s Literary Awards Shortlist
Of thirty-five books nominated for the 2009 Governor-General’s Literary Awards, English-language, ten are written by BC authors and nine are published by BC publishers. This high BC proportion…