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| New York Mills Arts Retreat | Updated March 09th, 2010 |
 The Arts Retreat of the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center (NYMRCC) focuses on providing dedicated emerging artists time for creative development and exploration. The program provides a unique taste of life in rural Minnesota while allowing the artists two to four weeks in which to immerse themselves in their artwork. Open to: Playwrights, Composers, Librettists, Lyricists, Dancers, Performers Visual Artists, (emerging or established). Description: One artists at a time housed for 2-6 weeks in small farming community in North Central Minnesota; Housing is a small 1-bedroom home; artist provides own meals and transportation. The program provides a unique taste of life in rural Minnesota while allowing the artists time in which to immerse themselves in their artwork. Community classes or performances are a potential income source during your retreat. Deadline is twice per year, April 1 and October 1. Please attach the following: - 1 page describing your emerging artist status, and your need for a retreat - 1 page briefly outlining 3 alternative ideas for your community outreach (at least 2 should involve schools) - Up to 2 pages of resume' - Not more than 2 pages of additional supporting material (ie bio, clippings, reviews, etc) - 1 page describing your work samples (date, size, medium, etc) - Work samples: writers - 12 pages - 2 professional letters of recommendation (may be sent separately) - Please include 5 copies of all paper application materials - An SASE for return of materials, if desired The Jury process takes two full months and notice of the results is sent by mail. send: Complete MS looking for: Any |
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| Joyce Sweeney, Manuscript Critiques/Editorial Service | Updated February 25th, 2010 |
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Joyce Sweeney, published author of 14 books, has been critiquing manuscripts for over 25 years. Many of her clients have gone on to publish the novels they’ve worked on with Joyce. You will receive a complete line-edit - grammar, punctuation, etc. Plus a two to three page single spaced overview of your work with a view to making it ready for publication. You can also schedule telephone consultations about your manuscript, your marketing plan, issues with agents and editors, etc. Joyce's rate is $2 per double spaced page, plus SASE for manuscript return. Joyce works in hard copy only. Writers get a line edit and an overview, usually 2-4 single spaced pages long, depending on the issues. **Joyce has a $25 MINIMUM, which means your projects must be 13 pages or more.** To contact Joyce: email her at joyce@joycesweeney.net. Put "WordHustler/Manuscript Critique" as the subject line. Once Joyce approves you to send her your manuscript, submit and pay through WordHustler. When you are sending your work, be sure to calculate the $2/page total for your manuscript, and add $5 for the return postage, so Joyce can send your manuscript back to you. If you are an International Client and your document is under 10 pages, be sure to choose the Virtual Office option so we can scan and email your results back to you. There is an additional charge of $5 every 50 pages for manuscripts over 10 pages, so be sure to add that to your order as well. Questions? Email Support@WordHustler.com. send: Complete MS looking for: Non-Fiction Book |
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| Joyce Sweeney, Manuscript Critiques/Editorial Service | Updated February 25th, 2010 |
 Joyce Sweeney, published author of 14 books, has been critiquing manuscripts for over 25 years. Many of her clients have gone on to publish the novels they’ve worked on with Joyce. You will receive a complete line-edit - grammar, punctuation, etc. Plus a two to three page single spaced overview of your work with a view to making it ready for publication. You can also schedule telephone consultations about your manuscript, your marketing plan, issues with agents and editors, etc. Joyce's rate is $2 per double spaced page, plus SASE for manuscript return. Joyce works in hard copy only. Writers get a line edit and an overview, usually 2-4 single spaced pages long, depending on the issues. **Joyce has a $25 MINIMUM, which means your projects must be 13 pages or more.** To contact Joyce: email her at joyce@joycesweeney.net. Put "WordHustler/Manuscript Critique" as the subject line. Once Joyce approves you to send her your manuscript, submit and pay through WordHustler. When you are sending your work, be sure to calculate the $2/page total for your manuscript, and add $5 for the return postage, so Joyce can send your manuscript back to you. If you are an International Client and your document is under 10 pages, be sure to choose the Virtual Office option so we can scan and email your results back to you. There is an additional charge of $5 every 50 pages for manuscripts over 10 pages, so be sure to add that to your order as well. Questions? Email Support@WordHustler.com. send: Complete MS looking for: Novel |
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| Florida Division of Cultural Affairs Individual Artist Fellowships | Updated September 15th, 2009 |
 Fellowships of $2,500 and $5,000 each are given biennially to Florida poets and fiction writers. Applicants must be legal residents of Florida at the time of application and during the fellowship period. Graduate and undergraduate students are not eligible. Submit three to five poems, up to 30 pages of a novel, or 20 pages of a short story by June 1. There is no entry fee. Write, call, or visit the Web site for the required application and complete guidelines. Apply and submit material online via online submissions manager. send: Complete MS looking for: Poetry |
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| Nickelodeon Writing Fellowship | Updated August 27th, 2009 |
 Developed to broaden Nickelodeon's outreach efforts, the Nickelodeon Writing Fellowship is designed to attract, develop and staff writers with diverse backgrounds and experiences on Nickelodeon Network productions. Operating in a three-phased structure, the Fellowship provides a salaried position for up to one year and offers hands-on experience writing spec scripts and pitching story ideas in both live action and animation television. Appropriate spec scripts must be: ~ Comedic ~ Live Action or Animation ~ Based on a half-hour television series ~ Currently being produced for primetime network or cable ~ Typed in standard script format ~ In black ink ~ In 12pt courier style font ~ On 8-1/2 x 11, 3-hole punched white paper ~ With only two brass fasteners (top & bottom) All spec scripts must include a cover page listing the show name and show title, along with your name, address, and telephone number (please do not put your name on every page). TO SUBMIT: - Two copies of one spec script (this applies to both individual writers and writing teams) - One-page resume - Half-page biography - Completed and signed application form - Completed and signed submission release form and Schedule A send: Complete MS looking for: Teleplay |
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| The Sundance Institute Alfred P. Sloan Commissioning Grant | Updated August 17th, 2009 |
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Established in 2005, the Sundance/Sloan Commissioning Grant is an annual cash award for a science or technology related project that is at an early stage such as full treatment or early screenplay draft. This grant will also include a small stipend for a science advisor to provide support through consultation and feedback, as well as the possibility of inclusion in a Screenwriters Lab. The Grant will include the following: A cash grant of up to $20,000 to provide support during the writing period. A stipend of up to $5000 for a science advisor. Creative support during the writing process from a select group of advisors. The possibility of a fellowship to a Screenwriters Lab. Strategic and practical support from the Feature Film Program staff. ELIGIBILITY Projects must have science or technology as a major theme or scientists as major characters. We cannot consider science fiction or projects that stray too far from a base scientific reality. Screenwriters with any level of experience, including numerous produced works, may apply. Projects must be narrative features and not documentary in nature. Projects must be English language. However, screenwriter does not need to reside in the U.S. Projects currently in development within the studio system are not eligible. Projects based on source material must have proper permissions and rights to use that material. Step 1: Fill out the Online Application. The application will require: (Please have all required information prepared, as you will not be able to save the application and return to it at a later time.) Description of the project. Biographies of the screenwriter, director, and producers (if attached). A letter of recommendation (name of the person providing you with a letter is required in the application). Application fee of $35 (credit card only). Step 2: Mail in your completed application by the postmark deadline of September 8, 2009. Mail a printed a copy of your completed application by Monday, September 8, 2009. There will be a link to view and print your completed application in PDF after you submit it electronically. Your letter of recommendation must be included with your application. Please do not submit any additional material including prior films, screenplays, treatments, or source material. We may later request supporting materials such as an early screenplay draft or a treatment (8-12 pages). send: Complete MS looking for: Screenplay specifically: Sci-Fi |
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| Jonathan Larson Grants | Updated August 17th, 2009 |
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The Jonathan Larson Grants, established thirteen years ago with the resources of the Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation and gifts from the Larson Family to honor the memory of Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize recipient Jonathan Larson, recognize and support emerging composers, lyricists and book writers. The grants will be celebrated at a reception featuring performances of the winning artists' work in the Spring. Artists seeking a Jonathan Larson Grant must submit a written application. The completed application must be returned by mail, along with the required attachments, in order for the committee to evaluate the artist's work. The application deadline for the 2010 grants is Saturday, August 29th, 2009. To be considered for this award, applications must be postmarked no later than August 29th. General Criteria: The Jonathan Larson Grants are intended to honor and recognize emerging musical theatre artists. Composers and lyricists, and bookwriters who work in musical theatre are the focus of the grants. Grant awards are based on merit. In addition, the Grants are intended for those artists with a demonstrated commitment and dedication to a career in musical theatre. Further, the grants are not intended to be scholarships, and artists applying for grants should be working professionally in the field. Applications are accepted in the following areas: Individuals may apply as lyricists, composers, composer/lyricists, or composer/lyricist/bookwriters. Individual bookwriter applications are not accepted. Collaborative teams may apply together as composer and lyricist or composer, lyricist, and bookwriter. Collaborators who work together regularly are strongly encouraged to apply as a team. United States citizenship is not a requirement to receive the grant, but you must be eligible to work in the U.S. and reside/work here on at least a part-time basisand submitted work should be predominately in English. Individual and Team Applicants may not apply more than twice in any three year period. For instance, if you applied in 2009, and apply again in 2010, you would not be eligible to apply for a third time until 2012. Prior Jonathan Larson Grant Recipients are not eligible Applicants must submit three (3) identical copies of the following to be considered for the Jonathan Larson Grants: APPLICATION PACKET Completed Application Form, including: Personal Statement - on the form provided, describe your achievements and goals for your career as a creative artist or collaborative team (one per application). Creative Curriculum Vitae - productions/workshops/readings, educational history, and including list of awards (one for each applicant or each member of a team). SAMPLES OF WORK PACKET Representative samples of work (be sure to consult instructions for formatting this packet in the guidelines) Additionally, though not required, applicants may provide one (1) copy of the following: Letters of support/recommendation from theatre artists or educators (No more than two letters per application, please). Please note: Only the materials listed above will be provided to the adjudicators for review. Anything else included in your application will not be seen by the reviewing committee. Please do not include cover letters, headshots, video tapes, DVDs, production photos, production programs, playbills, design renderings, brochures, reviews, symphonic scores, or sheet music. Instructions For Submitting And Formatting Representative Work The Jonathan Larson Grants are intended to honor and recognize emerging musical theatre writers. We are aware that artists work in multiple disciplines; and while it is not necessary that you only work in musical theatre, selections of representative work submitted for the grant must be for musical theatre. Applications submitting oratorios, operas, symphonic scores, or film scores will not be considered. Submissions of representative work are coded and will be reviewed blindly during send: Complete MS looking for: |
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| Jentel Artist Residency | Updated August 17th, 2009 |
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Residencies in a beautiful cattle ranch in Wyoming average one month for visual artists and writers. Organization provides housing, studio facilities, and a $400 stipend toward the cost of food and travel. Artists are responsible for travel, materials, and deposit ($100) Send no more than 20 pages of your writing sample with your application. Send application via mail. Deadline for the winter/spring season is Sept. 15th send: Query and Partial MS looking for: Non-Fiction Book |
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| Jentel Artist Residency | Updated August 17th, 2009 |
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Residencies in a beautiful cattle ranch in Wyoming average one month for visual artists and writers. Organization provides housing, studio facilities, and a $400 stipend toward the cost of food and travel. Artists are responsible for travel, materials, and deposit ($100) Send no more than 20 pages of your writing sample with your application. Send application via mail. Deadline for the winter/spring season is Sept. 15th send: Query and Partial MS looking for: Novel |
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| Arab Fund for Arts & Culture Grant | Updated August 17th, 2009 |
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The Arab Fund for Arts & Culture (AFAC) is a nonprofit organization providing direct financial assistance to independent artists and cultural institutions across the Arab region. AFAC invites individuals, NGOs, cultural and educational organizations, governmental bodies and private companies working in culture and arts in the Arab World to send in project proposals for literature. Application should be completed in Arabic and sent as of April 1st and no later than August 31st, 2009 via e-mail. send: Book Proposal looking for: Non-Fiction Book specifically: Ethnic |
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