The author would like to have gratefully acknowledged the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and the British Columbia Council for the Arts in the writing of this story but, regretfully, is unable to do so, having been unsuccessful in her applications.
In spite of the lack of funding, she did pursue her artistic endeavours, if for no other reason than to vanquish their pursuit of her. She may have had to make some decisions; all decisions were made in an extremely competitive context. And all decisions were final.
(Hey! Can you spot the Council rejection phrases in the above…?)
One can only expect, then, phenomenally brilliant – and completed – projects from those who DID receive grants. Right?