The Edna and Velma Thomas Kane Writers Award supports aspiring writers of African Nova Scotian and Black/African descent. Valued at $30,000, the award will be presented to an undergraduate student in the Faculty of Arts upon graduation from Saint Mary’s.
Floyd Kane BA’92
2024 award criteria:
To be eligible, undergraduate BA and BES students must:
be graduating from Saint Mary’s in 2024,
be Canadian citizens or permanent residents,
identify as Black/African descended, with priority going to African Nova Scotian students,
have good academic standing,
have demonstrable financial need, and
aspire to a career in writing, broadly defined.
This award was established through the generosity of alumnus Floyd Kane BA’92, a writer, lawyer, filmmaker and creator of the acclaimed TV series, Diggstown. It aims to reduce financial roadblocks for graduating students by supporting them in pursuing further studies, training or self-directed projects to advance their writing aspirations. Broadly defined, writing can include (but is not limited to) creative writing, spoken word, film/television writing, digital publishing or an academic career path in an arts and humanities discipline.
Application deadline: Thursday, November 30, 2023
Learn more and apply today! https://www.smu.ca/arts/arts-awards-andfunding.html
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