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The Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia (WFNS) is a charitable, non-profit arts service organization founded on a collaborative philosophy: writers helping writers. This philosophy informs an annual programming cycle and a wide array of professional services that support the craft of writing, the business of being a writer, and the promotion of Nova Scotia writers as integral to the province’s cultural life and creative economy. WFNS has over 700 annual members, at all career stages, who are engaged in a diverse range of forms, genres, and writing practices.

WFNS operates only through the support provided by government partners, membership dues, and generous donations—which come from writers and readers, members and non-members, individuals and organizations.

Along with our gratitude, donors of $10 or more receive a charitable tax receipt for the value of their gift.

For questions about donations, please contact Oriana Duinker at director@writers.ns.ca

The Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia manages most donations through CanadaHelps, a safe, secure, and trusted donation platform and the most widely used in Canada.

Through the CanadaHelps form below, you can make one-time donations or recurring donations through the form below.

One-time donations to the Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia are also accepted by

  • e-transfer (sent to director@writers.ns.ca with “donation” in the note field),
  • credit card over the phone (902 423 8116), and
  • mailed cheque (payable to Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia and sent to WFNS, 1113 Marginal Road, Halifax, NS, B3H 4P7).

Donations of securities may by made through the Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia’s profile on the CanadaHelps platform.

If you’re interested in donating goods or services, please contact Oriana Duinker, Executive Director, at director@writers.ns.ca.

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Experience Levels

The Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia (WFNS) uses the following terms to describe writers’ experience levels:

  • New writers: those with less than two years’ creative writing experience and/or no short-form publications (e.g., short stories, personal essays, or poems in literary magazines, journals, anthologies, or chapbooks).
  • Emerging writers: those with more than two years’ creative writing experience and/or numerous short-form publications.
  • Early-career authors: those with 1 or 2 book-length publications or the equivalent in book-length and short-form publications.
  • Established authors: those with 3 or 4 book-length publications.
  • Professional authors: those with 5 or more book-length publications.

Please keep in mind that each form of creative writing (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for children and young adults, and others) provides you with a unique set of experiences and skills, so you might consider yourself an ‘established author’ in one form but a ‘new writer’ in another.

The “Recommended experience level” section of each workshop description refers to the above definitions. A workshop’s participants should usually have similar levels of creative writing and / or publication experience. This ensures that each participant gets value from the workshop⁠ and is presented with information, strategies, and skills that suit their career stage. 

For “intensive” and “masterclass” workshops, which provide more opportunities for peer-to-peer feedback, the recommended experience level should be followed closely.

For all other workshops, the recommended experience level is just that—a recommendation—and we encourage potential participants to follow their own judgment when registering.

If you’re uncertain of your experience level with regard to any particular workshop, please feel free to contact us at communications@writers.ns.ca