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Call for applications: Program Coordinator (Education)

The Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia (WFNS) is recruiting a short-term, part-time Program Coordinator (Education) to assist in membership resource development, communications, and special events planning.

Application deadline: Thursday, April 30 (11:59pm)
Interviews conducted: Monday, May 4
Contract start: Monday, May 25
Contract end: Friday, July 24
Compensation: $5,400 ($20/hour, 30 hours/week for 9 weeks; pay remitted biweekly)
Location: 1113 Marginal Road, Halifax, NS, with some remote work possible

Eligibility: This position is supported by the Canada Summer Jobs program, which requires any applicant to be 30 years of age or under and a Canadian Citizen, permanent resident, or person protected under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.

How to apply: Submit a cover letter and CV/resume using the below form by 11:59pm on April 30.

We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

WFNS is an equity-oriented employer, committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If the form presents a barrier to your application, please contact us a contact@writers.ns.ca to arrange accommodation. If contacted for an interview, please advise us of accommodation measures that would enable you to be interviewed in a fair and equitable manner. Information related to accommodation measures will be treated in confidence.

About WFNS

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 800 annual members, at all career stages, who are engaged in a diverse range of forms, genres, and writing practices.

Our mission is to foster creative writing and the profession of writing in the Province of Nova Scotia; to provide advice and assistance to writers at all stages of their careers; to encourage greater public recognition of writers and their achievements; and to enhance the literary arts in our regional and national culture.

Learn more about WFNS

Program Coordinator (Education)

Key areas of responsibility

Resource Development

  • Update and/or create tip sheets for members based on frequently asked questions about writing, publishing, and literary promotion
  • Research, update, and/or created WFNS website resources, including service directories, publisher indexes, and calendars of annual submission dates

Communications

  • Create copy and graphics for social media posts
  • Contribute content for weekly member newsletters
  • Assist with the development of a quarterly public newsletter

Special events

  • Assist Executive Director and WFNS team in planning and/or delivering several public literary events, including the Celebration of Emerging Writers (late May), the Atlantic Book Awards gala and festival (early June), and one-off member meet-ups

Work environment

Creativity, resourcefulness, and initiative are valued at WFNS. The successful candidate will be a self-starter and a great team player who is equally comfortable working independently and as part of a small, nimble team. They will demonstrate a passion for relationship-building, sensitivity to the needs of various equity-deserving communities, excellent communication and organizational skills, and an enthusiasm for local literary communities.

Through this job opportunity, the Program Coordinator (Education) will gain great insight into how a nonprofit cultural organization works and a familiarity with Nova Scotian literary communities. The Program Coordinator (Education) will work closely with all members of staff and receive immediate support and feedback.

Application form

Confirmations of eligibility

This position is supported by the Canada Summer Jobs program, which requires any applicant to be 30 years of age or under and a Canadian Citizen, permanent resident, or person protected under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.

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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, writing for 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.

Occasionally, WFNS uses the phrase “emerging and established writers/authors” to mean ‘writers and authors of all experience levels.’

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 info, strategies, and skills that suit their experience. 

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 uncertain about your experience level with respect to any particular workshop, please feel free to contact us at communications@writers.ns.ca