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John Degen New Literature Officer at Ontario Arts Council
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The Ontario Arts Council is pleased to announce the appointment of John Degen as Literature Officer. OAC’s newly released strategic plan provided a framework for the extensive search we undertook to find the right person for this position. John will be starting on November 24, 2008.
Lorraine Filyer is retiring after more than 18 years as OAC’s Literature Officer. She has been a persistent advocate for the needs of writers and brought insight to the important role played by small-scale organizations in the literary field.
FACTS
- John Degen is a poet and novelist who has been short-listed for several national writing awards.
- From 2003 he was the executive director of the Professional Writers Association of Canada (PWAC); he was the communications manager with the Canadian Magazine Publishers Association (CMPA) from 2000 to 2003; and from 1993 to 2000 he was the publisher and editor of ink magazine.
- John’s extensive volunteer experience includes being the chair of the Book and Periodical Council; a member of the author’s committee of the Writers’ Trust; and the programming committee for the Centre for Social Innovation.
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“John understands the issues writers face trying to make a living and build a career, ” said John Brotman, Executive Director of the Ontario Arts Council. “But he also has a full grasp of the challenges that are part of the publishing world. We were taken with his strong interest in reaching out to writers in communities who currently do not have ties to OAC. ”
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MEDIA INQUIRIES
Hamal Docter, Communications Coordinator, Ontario Arts Council
416-969-7434 / 1-800-387-0058, ext. 7434 | hdocter@arts.on.ca
The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) is the province of Ontario’s primary funding body for professional arts activity. Since 1963, the OAC has played a vital role in promoting and assisting the development of the arts and artists for the enjoyment and benefit of Ontarians.
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