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ArtsCultureWriters23TuesdayNovember122013MarriedAreyougettingComeseeournewsamplesofweddinginvitationsandbridalsupplies.CascadeGraphics867-871-3000ex.27207McDougalRd.FortSmithWeekdays9am-5pmclosedforlunchByMARIACHURCHAnewlylaunchedmentor-shipprogramislookingtoreachaspiringauthorspoetsandjournalistsfromeventhemostremotecornersoftheNWTbyconnectingthemwithprofessionalmentorsonline.AnneliesPoolexecutivedi-rectorofNorthWordsNWTtheorganizationbehindtheprogramsaidtheNWTmaybebubblingwithwritingtalentbutpursuingawritingcareerespeciallyinsmallisolatedcommunitiescanbedaunting.ItsasolitaryprofessionwithanykindofwritingbutparticularlywhenyougetintothecreativeendofwritingPoolsaid.Buttherecomesatimewhensomebodyhastoreadit.Writingisnotsome-thingthatyoucandoalone.Youhavetohavesomebodygiveyousomefeedback.Inresponsetothosechal-lengestheNorthWordsOne-on-OneOnlineMentorshipprogramwaslaunchedlastweekwiththegoalofreachingapplicantsacrosstheNWT.Theonlineprogramcon-nectsapplicantsviaemailwithoneofvepossiblemen-torsallprestigiouswritersintheirchoseneldswhichin-cludepoetryjournalismandctioneachwithaconnec-tiontotheNorth.MentorshipprogramtoconnectNWTwritersonlineMentorsincludeKateriAkiwenzie-DammapoetandpublisherofindigenousauthorsCathyJewisonahu-mourandshortctionwriterLaurieSarkaditheeditorofYellowknifesEdgemagazineHaydenTrenholmasciencectionwriterandRichardVanCampacelebratedAboriginalauthorwellknownintheNWT.Thosebeingmentoredwillhavetheoptionofeitherhav-inganonlinediscussionwithamentorcoveringanythingfromself-publishingtoagentsandwritingideasorsubmit-tingtheirwrittenworkforfeedbackfromthementors.Akiwenzie-DammwhowillbecorrespondingwithmenteesfromherhomeinOntariowheresheownsasmallpublishingcompanyforindigenousauthorssaidshehadsupportfromanum-berofprofessionalwriterswhenherwritingcareerwasrststartingout.Nowsheshopingtoreturnthefavour.Ithinkitssuchagreatop-portunityforemergingwritersshesaid.IftheyweretocontactmenotthroughthisprogramitwouldbeconsiderablymoreexpensivesoImsurepeoplewilltakeadvantageofit.NorthWordswascreatedin2006asanorganizationtosupportNorthernliter-arytalentandcultureintheNWT.Overtheyearsithasheldworkshopsandhostedpresentationsbywritingprofessionalsbuttheeventsaretypicallylimitedtoanau-dienceinYellowknife.JewisonawriterbasedinYellowknifeandformermem-beroftheNorthWordsboardsaidshesexcitedabouttheuseoftechnologytoreachwritersallacrosstheNWT.ItsmakingconnectionsbetweenawriterinYellow-knifeawriterinInuvikorawriterinTsiigehtchicorDe-line.Itsnottheeasiestthingsothatswherethetechnologycanbeagreathelp.Itgivesusatooltomakeconnectionsshareexperiencesworkshopourstoriesshesaid.Sinceitslaunchlastweektheprogramhasalreadyregisteredanumberofparticipants.Therstdayitwasouttherewehadfourpeoplewhowantedtoregisterrightawaysowereprettyhappy.Wevehadalotoffeedback.TheresalotofexcitementaboutitPoolsaid.TheprogramwhichisfundedbyanumberofNorth-WordspartnersaswellasagrantfromtheGNWTwillrununtilMarchnextyear.Tolearnmoreaboutthementorshipprogramgotonorthwordsnwt.caeventsone-on-one-online-men-torshipsPhotoBillBradenDeBeersCanadaSaturdayNovember1613StudneyDriveHayRiverNTSTARTSat1100a.m.EXPERTAUCTIONEERINGAUCTIONSALE3-1993LMCSnowcats2-1992LMCSnowcats10cratesofvariouspartsforLMCSnowcats12ElmCrHayRiverNTwww.auctionsales.ca867.875.8107rbouchardnorthwestel.netNorthWordsNWTanon-protorganizationbasedinYellowknifehaslaunchedamentorshipprogramonlinetoreachaspiringwritersallacrosstheterritorylikethosewhocontributedtotheComingHomeanthologylastyear.