Author Archives: julie sedivy

About julie sedivy

I'm a cognitive scientist and a writer of nonfiction and poetry. I serve as the President of the Writers Guild of Alberta.

Is the rise of self-publishing good for writers?

Posted on December 6, 2012

Here at the Writers’ Guild of Alberta, we constantly wrestle with the issue of self-publishing. Some of our members believe we should be strong advocates of self-publishing as the new revolution that will save writers, while some others see it as … Continue reading →

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Updated responses about arts policy from Calgary MLA candidates

Posted on April 21, 2012

ArtsVote Calgary has updated responses from a considerable number of political candidates on arts policy, and the particular needs of their constituents when it comes to the arts. Find out what your local candidates have to say (click here). So … Continue reading →

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Arts forum in Edmonton this evening

Posted on April 20, 2012

This from the Professional Arts Coalition of Edmonton: Have a heart-to-heart chat with Alberta election candidates about their parties’ visions for arts, culture and heritage in our province. PACE is organizing an Arts Forum for this Friday, April 20 at … Continue reading →

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Who has a vision for the arts in Alberta?

Posted on April 11, 2012

PACE (the Professional Arts Coalition of Edmonton) and ArtsVote are active arts advocacy groups in Edmonton and Calgary respectively. Recently, ArtsVote collected responses from the various provincial party representatives, querying them about their vision for the arts in Alberta. They … Continue reading →

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ArtsVote All-Candidates’ Forum in Calgary

Posted on April 11, 2012

For those of you who couldn’t be there at the ArtsVote forum in Calgary two weeks ago, it’s well worth having a look at the video from this event. There were some interesting policy proposals that were put forth, and … Continue reading →

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Time to talk about the arts: upcoming ArtsVote Calgary election forum

Posted on March 28, 2012

ArtsVote Calgary is teaming up with the Calgary Public Library to host a discussion forum between provincial candidates and Calgary’s arts community. Now is an excellent time to talk about how we’d like to work with our government to enhance … Continue reading →

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Election season again: Making the arts a part of conversation

Posted on March 26, 2012

Well, it’s official. We go back to the polls on April 23rd to vote for our new provincial government. With the PCs facing some nontrivial opposition for the first time in a while, Albertans can expect political candidates to be … Continue reading →

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Please take 5 minutes to send your MP a note about copyright concerns

Posted on February 29, 2012

We’ve been following the progress of the new copyright bill, Bill C-11. One of the biggest issues to affect writers is the extension of the definition of “Fair Dealing”. Since the bill is now before a Parliamentary Committee, this is … Continue reading →

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Canadians are not free to read about important scientific findings

Posted on February 26, 2012

Today is the beginning of Freedom to Read Week,  “an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom, which is guaranteed them under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.” To many Canadians, censorship … Continue reading →

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What advocacy services do we need at the federal level?

Posted on February 13, 2012

A short while ago, I posted about the CCA (Canadian Conference of the Arts), which was founded 66 years ago to represent the interests of all Canadian artists and cultural professionals at the federal level. CCA was behind the creation … Continue reading →

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