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ArtsCultureBooks17TuesdayJune102014WewillyouhelpcompleteformssuchasToallMtisNationmembersDoyouhaveanyquestionsaboutNWTHealthcareWhenWherePhotoBillBradenBraveNewNorthat2014NorthwordsfestivalFortSmithauthorSandraDolancelebratedwithbookawardByMARIACHURCHMoreNorthernauthorsexperimentinginmoregenrestotellmoreNorthernstoriesisareasontocele-brateaccordingtoNorth-wordsNWT.BraveNewNorthwasthisyearsthemefortheninthannualNorthwordsfestivalheldlastweekendinYellowknifeandFortSmithwithNorthernau-thorsandsouthernguestauthorssharingtheirworkincelebrationofthewrit-tenword.NorthwordsdirectorAn-neliesPoolsaidthethemecoverstwofocuseswelcom-ingaward-winningsciencectionauthorsandthecour-ageofNorthernwriters.TheresalotofNorth-ernwriterswhoaretakingrisksintheirwritinginthekindofstuffthattheyarewritingaboutandintell-ingtheirpersonalstoriesshesaid.RightnowweliveinanagewhereNorthernwritersaretellingtheirownsto-riesoftheNorthandwearenolongerdependentonpeoplecomingupheretemporarilyfromthesouthtotelltheNorthernstories.Notthattheresanythingwrongwiththattheresaplaceforthatbutyoure-allyneedthestoriesfromtheNorthbyNorthernwrit-ersPoolsaid.BraveNewNorthisalsoaplayonsciencefic-tionauthorAldousHuxleysbookBraveNewWorldinkeepingwiththecollectionofhighprofilesciencefic-tionwriterswhowerein-vitedtothisyearsfestival.Authorsincludedinterna-tionalaward-winningsci-encefictionauthorRobertSawyerandhusbandandwifesciencefictionwritingduoHaydenTrenholmandLizWestbrook-Trenholm.Poolsaidsciencefictionwasanunderlyingthemebuttheannualcelebrationofwordsisneverlimitedtoanyonegenreorstyle.Wealwaystryandcastaprettywidenetsowealsohavenovelistsandwealsohavepoetsshesaid.ThelistincludedatonneofNorthernauthorsinasmorgasbordofgenresandstyles.OverthefourdaysofNorthwordcelebrationsinYellowknifeeventsincludedauthorreadingspaneldis-cussionsworkshopsandopenmics.ForthesecondyearinarowthefestivalhadapresenceinFortSmithandthistimeitwasguestauthorMoniqueGraySmithwhosharedherhighlyacclaimedautobiographicalnovelTillyAStoryofHopeandResil-iencewiththecommunity.LocalFortSmithauthorsMichelleSwallowJeriMilt-enbergerJamesieFournierJimGreenandPatti-KayHamiltonalsosharedtheirworkatthepubliceventheldThursdayeveningatMissionPark.Writersoftenworkiniso-lationHamiltonorganizeroftheFortSmitheventtoldthecrowdbeforeherrecita-tion.ThegreatthingaboutNorthwordsisitgathersallthewriterstogethertoshare.FortSmithauthorwinsbookawardFortSmithauthorSandraDolanreceivedaparticularhonourduringthefestivalastherecipientofaNorth-wordsbookawardforhermostrecentpublication.OneofthemostbusiestpostsintheNorthaHis-toryofFortFitzgeraldAlbertawhichwaspub-lishedlatelastyearwaschosenforthe2014North-wordsprizeforanNWT-basedbook.DolanacceptedtheawardwithfellowFortSmithresi-dentJeriMiltenbergerwhohelpedwiththeproductionofthebook.PhotosMariaChurchBiologistbringsstreetarttoYellowknifeYellowknifeartistandbiologistDianeBoudreaustagedanoon-hourstreetartexhibitattheYellowknifePostOfcelastThursday.TheexhibitdescribedbyBoudreauasanephemeralgardenofpaintingtoincreasepublicartintownfeaturedworksfromdifferentartistsatanArtistsRunCoopARCCworkshopinMay.FortSmithsJeriMiltenbergersharessnippitsofauthorSandraDolansaward-winningbookOneofthemostbusiestpostsintheNorthaHistoryofFortFitzgeraldAlbertaduringtheNorthwordscelebrationinFortSmithlastweek.GuestauthorMoniqueGraySmithsharesstoriesfromherbookTillyAStoryofHopeandResiliencewiththeFortSmithcrowd.