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The Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia (WFNS) will celebrate its 50th anniversary in September, 2026. As a part of this celebration, the Writers of Nova Scotia profile series aims to explore and celebrate the diversity of writers across the province—including the variety of works they create and the range of backgrounds and experiences they draw from.

For questions about this program, contact program lead Andy Verboom at communications@writers.ns.ca.

WFNS will publish 50 short-form profiles of Nova Scotian writers on the WFNS Instagram account between in spring and summer of 2026. Any General Member who currently resides in Nova Scotia may submit a profile for possible inclusion.

Profiles will be considered and selected on a rolling basis. WFNS’s Membership & Engagement Committee will select profiles with the aim of exploring and celebrating diversity—with respect to the backgrounds & experiences of the writers profiled; to the forms, genres, & themes of their writing; and to other aspects that may emerge as relevant to artistic and Nova Scotian diversity. Writers selected for inclusion will be notified by email in advance.

After profile submissions close, all submitting writers will be entered into a draw for a prize package ($200 value): one of each item in the WFNS Gift Shop, including a General Membership that the draw-winner may gift to another writer or use to renew their own membership for 2027.

Profile submissions were accepted February 19 to June 4, 2026

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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