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BOOKMARK'S 2010 ANNUAL FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN IS HERE!
Hi folks. It's that time of year again when we need to raise
money to support another season of Bookmark. Based
on feedback from many of you, it is clear that this program
serves a genuine need in Alberta's literary community. The
show profiles the great work that's being written and published
here. It follows the careers of our emerging authors and poets.
It provides information on literary festivals and creative
writing programs. We like to think that, in at least a small
way, Bookmark helps foster a re-energized writing and
publishing community in Alberta.
That said, without the money to cover our relatively modest
production budget, it would be hard to keep Bookmark
going. We need your help and it's that simple. So, between
now and the 30th of June, we're seeking your donations to
help underwrite the cost of the show for another year.
Individual Donations
As we did last summer, we're asking that supporters consider
making a dedicated $500 donation in support of a single broadcast
of the Bookmark program, for which you will be publicly
recognized during the broadcast. The donation is tax-deductible.
At this time, we are only asking you to make a pledge of that
donation by sending an e-mail to bookmark@ckua.com.
The CKUA Fund Development Office will contact you later to
arrange the honoring of your pledge.
Corporate underwriting
Those of you who support Bookmark and who head corporations
or institutions might consider purchasing a full corporate
sponsorship of the program. This sponsorship will result in
recognition of your organization's patronage on each broadcast
of Bookmark during the coming year, and we will also
provide other associated marketing considerations in support
of your organization. To arrange a corporate sponsorship agreement,
please contact CKUA Sales Manager Don Barnes at dbarnes@ckua.com.
We love what we do on this program. We hope you do, too, enough
that those of you who are financially able will step up and
make your contribution to keeping Bookmark on the air.
Thank you for listening!
Ken Davis
Host, Bookmark, CKUA Radio Network
Bookmark is dedicated to exploring Alberta's literary scene. It is
hosted by veteran broadcaster, journalist and book-publishing executive Ken
Davis. Non-fiction exposés, spellbinding mysteries, performance poets and
poets-laureate, authors, booksellers, publishers-we will encompass all things
literary and "of-the-book" as they may emerge in Alberta. Tune in for featured
readings, interviews, book reviews, roundtable discussions on contemporary literary
and social issues, Alberta's best-seller lists and just about anything else that
seems just too good to leave out! Bookmark… Sunday afternoons from 12:30
to 1:00 p.m. on CKUA.
Listen to past programs
Please send comments or inquiries to bookmark@ckua.com.
Bookmark host Ken Davis has a blog devoted to the book
trade. Check it out at bookmarkckua.blogspot.com.
Upcoming Features and Author Interviews
 August
1, 2010(Originally broadcast November 29, 2009)
Calgary author Betty
Jane Hegerat talks about her new and second novel
entitled Delivery,
a powerful emotional novel about family secrets.
Leilah
Nadir attended Edmonton’s Litfest this fall to share
her powerful book The
Orange Trees of Baghdad, the story of her quest
to discovery her lost family in Iraq. She talks with Ken Davis
about her journey.
Listen to the
program (28 minutes and 10 seconds)
(In order to listen you must
have Windows Media Player. To install the latest player, click
here.)
CKUA would like to thank the following companies for their
generous sponsorship and support of Bookmark:
Alberta Views magazine is a proud supporter of Alberta
writers and the local literary scene. Read more of the province's
award-winning writers each month in Alberta Views. Find out
what makes them so original and why Alberta Views was voted
2009 National Magazine of the Year. Pick up a copy of this
month's Alberta Views or go online and subscribe at albertaviews.ab.ca.
The Edmonton Public Library's online catalogue is more
interactive, innovative and intuitive than ever before! Share
opinions and recommendations through added social networking
functions. Enhanced search capabilities make finding books,
movies and music easier and a lot more fun. Keep track of
your favorites, and find new ones through lists of bestsellers,
award winners and recent additions. Your library card is your
key to all this and more at epl.ca.
Privately held and rooted in western Canada for over 50 years,
Maclab Enterprises proudly builds, owns and manages
premier developments, quality residential and commercial rental
properties, and first class destination accommodations. Based
on human values and conservative management, Maclab provides
innovative real estate solutions through enduring partnerships
with municipalities, institutional businesses and trusted
supporters across western Canada. Learn more at maclab.com.
CKUA would also like to thank the many personal donors
to Bookmark, ensuring this important addition to the
literary arts of Canada is available for all listeners.
We acknowledge the support for this program of the Canada
Council for the Arts which last year invested $7 million
in the arts in Alberta.
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