Have you got a poem or short story you’re just itching to submit?
The NSWA is hosting its 12th Annual Writing Contest and this year we’ve added a new category for youths. Deadline is December 22nd 2007. What a way to kick off winter and for some added spice, results will be just in time for a Happy Valentine’s Day. Please click on the Announcement Tab on the top or the right hand side of our Homepage to access all the information. We look forward to your submissions. Good luck and happy writing.
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NSWA Writing Contest 2007
"An Irish Country Doctor" Book Winners
In addition to his presentation at our February 2007 Meeting, Patrick Taylor was kind enough to bring copies of his book: An Irish Country Doctor. A quick contest was held to determine who would be lucky enough to walk home with a tangible memory of the evening. Pictured below are the contest winners with Patrick Taylor.

NSWA 2006 Writing Contest Winners
The North Shore Writers' Association is pleased to announce the winners of its 2006 writing contest.
- Fiction:
- 1st: A Rite of
Passage - by Amir Hasham
2nd: Now You See It, Now You Don't - by Bente Nielsen
Honourable Mention: Life in the Country - by Peggy Trendell-Jensen
- Non-Fiction:
- 1st: A Body Revel - by Margaret Campbell
2nd: The Big Sex Talk - by Jan Redford
Honourable Mention: Half a Dream - by Joyce Goodwin
- Poetry:
- 1st: Reclining Nude, Oil on Canvas - by Patricia Smekal
2nd: Love Games - by Patricia Smekal
Honourable Mention: A Day on the Beach - by Valerie Hugdahl
Bravo kc dyer! - Shades of Red Book Launch
Congratulations to the NSWA's kc dyer and the launch of her newest book, Shades of Red! The crowd of fans and well wishers kept kc very busy autographing copies of her latest book at the book launch held in the West Vancouver Memorial Library on April 15th. Shades of Red follows Seeds of Time and Secret of Light and is the final novel in her Eagle Glen Trilogy.
Shades of Red is available in book stores. More information on kc dyer and her books can be found at www.kcdyer.com

