May 7 offered a great afternoon at the Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia. That’s because the next generation of writers announced itself with strong readings by each and every one. They were the winners of the Atlantic Writing Competition and the graduates of the Alistair MacLeod Mentorship Program. Here are a couple of photos taken after the event. One is of thee of the five writers who participated in the mentorship Program: Nicola Davison, Lindsay Wilson and Linda MacLean. The other photo is of just Linda and me. We met at the Halifax Central Library to discuss the progress of her work every couple of weeks for five months.