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ArtsCultureLiterature17TuesdayJuly222014Beinganeducatedconsumerisasmartchoice.DoyouknowwhatyourrightsareasaconsumerandhowtomakesmartdecisionsaboutenteringcontractspurchasinggoodsandresolvingdisputesIfyouwanttobeabettereducatedconsumervisittheDepartmentWhatservicesareavailabletoconsumersintheNWT.Productsafetyrecalls.www.maca.gov.nt.caconsumer-affairsConsumerRightsandResponsibilitiesDoYouKnowYoursFortSmithauthorshortlistedfornonctionawardStorymakesittonalroundofCBCCreativeNonctionPrizeByDALICARMICHAELFinalistsfortheCBCCan-adaWritesCreativeNonc-tionPrizewereannouncedonJuly14andFortSmithsownstorytellerPatti-KayHamil-tonholdsaspotonthelist.Over1800shortstoriesweresubmittedtothisyearsannualwritingcontest.Nowonlyveremainandthere-tiredCBCjournalistsayssheishumbledtohavehercre-ativeworkrecognizedamongtheotherhigh-calibreauthors.EventhoughIm63asfarascreativewritinggoesIamthreeHamiltonsaid.Iveonlyhadthreeyearsofpracticingsoitfeelsverygoodtosuddenlyhavethatstoryupthereforotherpeo-pletoread.Hamiltons1300-wordfeatureThehunterandtheswantellsthestoryofamanfacedwithadecisionwhileoutonthelandadeci-sionthatevokestheunnamedprotagonistsmemoriesasinformedbyhisculturetra-ditionssensoryexperiencesandsimplehumanempathy.TheeventitselfjustwasareallybeautifulmomentandmyonlyroletherewastobetheobserverandenjoyhisreectionsandwhatwewereseeingbeforeussaidHamiltonwhoconcededthestorywaswrittenaboutanexperienceshesharedwithherhusbandwhileonanan-nualhuntingtripalongtheTaltsonRiver.ThestorytomeisabouttheconnectionbetweenNorthernpeopleandwil-dernessandwildlifewhichIthinkismuchmorepro-foundthanwhatwemightseeinurbanareasormanyplacesinsouthernCanadashesaid.GainingnewskillsHamiltonintendedtousetheshortstorycontestasanopportunitytopracticehercreativewritingaskillshedidntgettoexerciseofteninher30-yearcareerasabroad-castjournalist.Tiredoffol-lowingrigorousjournalisticstandardsshedecidedtospendhertimeasaretireendingnewwaystoexpressherself.HamiltonsaidsheenteredthecontestbecauseofherloveofCanadaWritessay-ingthatitprovidesanamazingopportunityforstorytellerstohonetheirskills.Withitseasy-to-accessonlineformatitisawonderfulresourceforwritersinsparsely-populatedplacesliketheNWT.TherespeoplewritingintheclosetandmymessagetothemiswehavesomanyNorthernstoriesweneedourstorytellerstogetoutandstartwritingthemandjustgetthemoutthereandCanadaWritesisoneofthenicewaystodothatthatsnotmaybeasscaryaswritingsomethingandsubmittingittoapubli-cationHamiltonsaid.CreativenonctionprizethenalroundPiecessubmittedtotheCan-adaWritesCreativeNonctionPrizearejudgedanonymouslybyreadersandapanelofjurorsfromCanadasliterarycom-munity.Thejudgingcriteriaisbasedontheauthorsuseoflanguagestoryoriginalityandwritingstyle.Thewinnerofthisyearscon-testwillbedeterminedbyanunnamedpanelbutanonlinevotingcontestwilldeterminethemostpopularstory.TherstplaceentrywillreceiveprizesfromCBCspartneringorganizationsincluding6000fromtheCanadaCouncilfortheArtshavetheirstorypub-lishedinAirCanadasenRoutemagazineandtakepartinatwo-weekresidencyattheBanffCentresLeightonArt-istsColony.Runners-upwillreceivea1000prizefromtheCanadaCouncilfortheArts.Thenalawardwillbean-nouncedonJuly28.Tovoteortoreadtheshortlistedstoriesheadtohttpwww.cbc.cabookscanadawrites201407finalists-for-the-2014-cbc-creative-nonction-prize-an-nounced.htmlPhotocourtesyofDianeHargraveAveryChepelsky-TetsoandhismomBevmakemassivebubblesataNationalParksDaycelebrationhostedatMissionParkinFortSmithJuly19.Kidsalsoenjoyedwaterballoonghtsandicecreammakingwhileplayingunderthesun.PhotoDaliCarmichaelPatti-KayHamiltonaformerCBCjournalisthailingfromFortSmithwaslistedasanalistinthe2014CBCWritesCreativeNon-FictionPrizeplacinginthetopveoutofover1800entries.ThewinnerwillbeannouncedJuly28.