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CONGRATULATIONS! (SEPT 2011) Penticton Writers and Publishers are pleased to announce the Poetry Winner and Fiction Winner of the 2011 Clem Battye Legacy Award Contest.
- Poetry Winner - Jenaya Copithorne, Penticton, British Columbia
- Fiction Winner - John Arendt, Summerland, British Columbia
The winning entries, and the authors' bio and score will be soon posted on this website. Thank you to all those who entered the contest this year - we look forward to your creative works at the 2012 Clem Battye Legacy Award Contest.
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TALENTED YOUTH CONVERGE IN PENTICTON FOR SUMMER WRITING CAMP (APRIL 2011) This July will see students from all over the province come together for a week of fun and learning at the Penticton Okanagan College campus. Attendees will have their work published in an anthology, Gems of British Columbia - 2011.
Bursary winners accept awards at 2010 Youth Write Camp
Left to right: Yasmin John-Thorpe (PWAP Co-Founder), Thomas Zeibarth, Taylor Atrill, Chelsey Baron, Andre Martin (Penticton Herald - sponsor)
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GINGERBREAD HOUSE DECORATING CONTEST (NOV 2010)
JOIN THE FUN and win an original painting of a gingerbread house by John Salsnek. Purchase your Gingerbread House Kit ($10) and bring your Gingerbread House creation to the Lakeside Resort on November 20, 2010 by 9 a.m. for display to the public. For more information, email Barb at bfjenic@shaw.ca or phone Penny at 250.494.2299
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CELEBRATE LOCAL TALENT (MAY 2010) This year, the Authors & Artists Christmas Faire is being held at the Penticton Lakeside Resort from 9 am to 5 pm, on Saturday, November 20, 2010. Join us for an event that will showcase the literary and artistic talents of people from all over the Okanagan Valley and beyond.
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P.W.A.P. CO-FOUNDER HONORED FOR COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT (MARCH 2010) Yasmin John-Thorpe has been chosen to receive a 2010 BC Community Achievement Award. READ MORE.
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2010 YOUNG WRITERS CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED
(JAN 2010) Penticton Writers and Publishers are pleased to announce the winners chosen to attend the British Columbia Youth Write Camp, July 2010. List of winners and camp registration now available.
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GIVE A UNIQUE, CREATIVE, LOCALLY PRODUCED GIFT THIS YEAR! (OCT 2009) P.W.A.P. is holding its first ever Authors & Artists Christmas Faire at the Ramada Inn, Penticton. Enjoy some beautiful holiday shopping from 9am - 6pm, Saturday, November 7, 2009.
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CALLING CREATIVE WRITERS & POETS, 10-18 YEARS OLD (OCT 2009) Are you a young creative writer or poet, living in British Columbia? Would you like to win an opportunity to spend one week at a creative writers’ day-camp, in the Okanagan during July, 2010?
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PWAP AWARDS BURSARIES
(JUNE 2009) Ashley Pearson and Kyra Wittkopf were the deserving recipients of the two $500 bursaries offered by the Penticton Writers and Publishers this year. Congratulations girls, and keep writing!
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YOUNG WRITERS CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED
(FEB 2009) Penticton Writers and Publishers are pleased to announce the winners chosen to attend the British Columbia Youth Write Camp, 2009.
See Full List of Contest Winners. Congratulations Winners – a job well done!
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2008 Clem Battye Legacy Award Contest Winners Announced