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.
Rheannon Richards BA’24, recipient of the Edna and Velma Thomas Kane Writers Award in 2024.
2025 award criteria
To be eligible, undergraduate BA and BES students must:
be graduating from Saint Mary’s in 2025,
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, a career in writing can include (but is not limited to) creative writing, poetry, songwriting, spoken word performance, film/television writing, multimedia creation, or an academic career path in the arts and humanities.
Application deadline: Saturday, November 30, 2024