DEADLINE: DECEMBER 1, 2026
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta is pleased to announce that the 10th Annual Kemosa Scholarship for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Mothers Who Write is now open. You can read about last year’s winners here.
First established in 2017 by Dr. Nhung Tran-Davies in partnership with Tlicho Dene author Richard Van Camp, the Kemosa Scholarship offers an opportunity for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Mothers to obtain resources to help them complete the work on their writing – whether that be a novel, a collection of stories, poems, or whatever form their writing might take.
There is no fee to submit to the Kemosa Scholarship.
Three winners will be selected by an independent jury. The prizes are:
Deadline: December 1, 2026
*Please Note: The deadline has been moved to December 1, 2026 instead of mid-December as it has been in past years.
If you are an emerging First Nations, Métis or Inuit writer and mother living in Alberta and are interested in applying for the Kemosa Scholarship please submit the following:
1. A sample of your writing (no more than 15 pages) — either prose, poetry, nonfiction, fiction and/or illustrated literature, e.g. graphic novel, comic, etc.
2. A cover letter describing why the scholarship is important for you.
Eligibility: Previous winners of the Kemosa may resubmit as long as they have not won a scholarship within the past 24 months (this would include the 8th and 9th Kemosa Scholarship winners).
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