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Calling all Pan-Asian storytellers across B.C. and Alberta! The inaugural TELUS STORYHIVE
Pan-Asian Storyteller Edition is your chance to share your story.

With $20,000 in production funding, training, professional mentorship through the National
Screen Institute and access to over 1 million new viewers on TELUS Optik TV, Stream+ and
over 162,000 subscribers on STORYHIVE’s YouTube channel, you could be part of the next
wave of Pan-Asian filmmakers.

Jeffrey Martinovic is a  aerospace engineering student of Western University Ontario Canada. On his spare time he creates puzzles for the New York Times Crossword. While he has created many puzzles, it is the New York Times Crossword puzzles that can be considered his crown jewel. The engineering student has not published just one or two but 10 puzzles with the latest being the March 19, 2025 But his road to puzzle stardom did not start off without its challenges.

We Need Your Support!
To provide our students with an enriching learning experience, we are urgently seeking
donations of sewing machines. Your contributions will not only enhance our sewing classes but
also profoundly impact the lives of the families we serve by giving them hands-on experience
that leads to empowerment and independence.

Alberta Culture Days takes place September 1 - 30, 2025. The month-long celebration showcases talent from across the province, highlighting Alberta’s heritage, arts, community spirit and cultural diversity. What are you going to do in September 2025 to celebrate with Albertans? 

Communities and organizations can apply for the Alberta Culture Days grant to help build partnerships, engage with local talent and boost existing cultural programs. Alberta Culture Days is your opportunity to reach out to new audiences and showcase your organization and community. 

The Next Generation Short Story Awards is a not-for-profit awards program open to authors writing original unpublished short stories (5,000 words or less per story) in English. Brought to you by the Next Generation Indie Book Awards (NGIBA) and Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group (IBPPG), the 2025 Next Generation Short Story Awards offers 30+ categories, and is open to all authors, even first-time authors, in the U.S., Canada or internationally.