From Nimbus Publishing copy and pasted from their link on Facebook:

CALL TO ACTION: Share the urgent need to stop the NS government from DEFUNDING book publishing

As I write this, I am still in shock. Yesterday, the Provincial PC Government announced devastating cuts to the Arts for its 2026/2027 budget, including ending the Publisher Assistance Program. This program is a necessary core investment from the province, something every province in Canada provides to its book publishing sector in order to help protect our culture from the huge onslaught of books coming in from across our borders. We need your help.

Here is how you can get involved:

Send an email to your MLA (contact list attached)
Suggested wording:

I am writing in support of the NS Publishers whose investment fund has been cut in the upcoming budget.

I recognize the need for responsible fiscal management in the province, but I also would like to note the economic and cultural benefits which a growing book publishing industry can generate with its small annual investment. The unique strength of book publishing is its continuing success at achieving substantial revenues from domestic and export sales, its stability over the long term as cultural organizations and employers, and the appeal of the books from NS creators across our borders and here at home.

Every other province in Canada invests in its stories through assistance to its publishers. Government investment is the only way publishers in Canada are able to be sustainable.

As a NS author, I rely on the NS publishers both for income and for promotion of my books. I stand with NS publishers in asking you to DEFEND, not DEFUND, NS books.

Share your mailing on social media: Before you mail out your book, please take a picture and post it to your social media platforms, with an explanation of why you are sending your book to the Premier—for example, “I mailed my latest book to Premier to remind him what supporting Nova Scotian creators really means.”

Here is how to make your message heard
Tag Premier Houston (see https://linktr.ee/TimHoustonNS), and Minister Dave Ritcey (@RitceyDave)
Use the hashtags #DefendNSBooks
Tag your publisher and @AtlanticBooksToday
Please email [email protected] to let us know you have mailed a book to the Premier

Mail one your books to the Premier: Who better than you to share a your book with the Premier? Along with a book, include a personal note to him describing what trying to build a living as a professional writer looks like in Canada. How do you make ends meet? What sacrifices do you have to make? How has the loss of royalties from the education sector affected you?

The mailing address is:
Office of the Premier
7th Floor, One Government Place
1700 Granville Street
Halifax, NS
B3J 1X5

P.O. Box 726
Halifax, NS
B3J 2T3
Phone: 902-424-6600
E-mail: [email protected]

Encourage others to get involved: Help build the momentum by encouraging others in your network to take part.

Amplify what others are doing: Share posts related to the campaign. Just search for #DefendNSBooks on Instagram and/or Facebook and then RT, share, like and comment away!

Come out and support: There's an Arts funding rally happening on March 4th at noon at the NS Legislature. Bring your sign with the message DEFEND not DEFUND NS Books!