HORNEPAYNE—Indigenous students in Ontario 18 years of age and under were recently informed by the Municipality of Hornepayne, of the James Bartleman Indigenous Creative Writing Award.
James Bartleman was the 27th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, and served from 2002 until 2007. He was notably the first Indigenous person to be appointed to this role. In an effort to maintain the legacy of his efforts in promoting literacy among Indigenous youth, this award was set up.
The award is open to all Indigenous students 18 years of age and younger, and will recognize up to six Indigenous students for their creative writing talent. Each recipient of this award will receive $2,500.
Three geographic categories will be considered for this award. Those include fly-in communities, on reserve and off reserve. Furthermore, the details of this award stipulates that a junior student (12 years old and younger) and a senior student (13 to 18 years old) is chosen from each geographic category.
To be eligible, entrants must be 18 year of age or younger, have consent from a parent/guardian (if under the age of 18), self-identify as an Indigenous person, and be a student enrolled in an Ontario school. Entries must include their original creative writing piece, which can be a short story, poem, essay play, song, comic strip or any other form of creative writing.
The City of Hornepayne added that the deadline for entering is May 31, 2022. To apply for this award go to: ontario.ca/bartleman or visit ontariohonoursandawards@ontario.ca
For more information interested students can call 1-877-832-8622