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Mississippi Arts Commission

Lots of incredible literary links

Check out news for writers from Diane Williams, Arts Industry Program Director - ADA Coordinator

 Princess Grace Foundation-USA

Announces Availability of Applications for 2008 Awards in Theater, Playwriting, Dance, Choreography, and Film

          The Princess Grace Foundation-USA has announced the availability of applications for the 2008 Princess Grace Awards in Theater, Playwriting, Dance Performance, Choreography, and Film. The foundation is dedicated to identifying and assisting emerging artists in theater, dance, and film and awards grants to individual artists across the United States.

          Theater Awards take the form of scholarships, apprenticeships, and fellowships. Grants are awarded based on the quality of the emerging artists' past work, their potential for future excellence, and the impact the collaboration between the nominating organization and the artist will have on the individual's artistic growth. The Playwriting Award includes a residency at New Dramatists, Inc. in New York City. Individuals may submit an unproduced, unpublished full-length play for consideration. (Deadline: March 31, 2008)

          Dance Performance Awards take the form of scholarships and fellowships. Awards are based on the applicant's artistic merit, significance of the award to her/his current artistic development, and the potential for future excellence and impact on the field. Choreography Fellowships offer emerging choreographers the opportunity to create a new work with a company with which they have little experience. (Deadline: April 30, 2008)

          Some theater and dance companies who host apprenticeship and fellowship recipients receive an additional grant to be used for general operating expenses.

          Film Scholarships, awarded to both undergraduate and graduate students, are by invitation only. Universities, colleges, and schools are invited to submit applicants via their department chairs, deans, or professors. Film scholarships provide funding toward the filmmakers thesis film. A complete list of accepted schools is on the foundation's Web site. (Deadline: June 2, 2008)

          All Princess Grace Awards applicants must be U.S. citizens or have permanent resident status. In addition, all applicants (except playwriting) must be nominated by a nonprofit organization (school or company) with which they will be affiliated during the grant period (September 2008-August 2009).

Writing Software

Novalearn offers fiction writing, resume writing, letter writing, business writing, and writing software of every type to improve your writing at affordable prices.

The Puffin Foundation

makes grants to emerging artists whose may have difficulty getting their work out to the public because of their genre or social philosophy.  Please share this information with anyone you feel may be interested.

Applications Available for Puffin Foundation Artist Grant Awards

For more information:  http://www.puffinfoundation.org/

The Puffin Foundation makes grants to emerging artists in the fields of art, music, theater, dance, photography, and literature whose works due to their genre and/or social philosophy might have difficulty being aired.

Grants from the Puffin Foundation can only be awarded to permanent residents and citizens of the United States. U.S. citizens whose projects encompass work in other countries are still eligible to apply. The foundation does not have the means to fund large film/documentary proposals, grants for travel, continuing education, or the writing or publishing of books.

Average grant awards are $1,000 to $2,500 each.

Visit the foundation's Web site for information on requesting an application and for descriptions of funded projects.   

Articles About Writing * Description:  Professional writing articles

Poets .Org

The Academy of American Poets

*Poetry with meaning opens to the public*
Poetry with meaning (www.poetrywithmeaning.com) is an interactive website brining poets together. Its main premise is allowing authors to publish their writings online for free. Poetry with meaning also allows poets to discuss their talent with each other through comments. The entire site gravitates towards a sense of community and helping poets connect.

SUCCESS LITERARY SERVICES

complete book manuscript edit, proof, critique, and film script story analysis coverage; honored with twelve top awards for writing, editing, teaching, ethics, consulting, and educational services for the professional literary community. Member: DGA, EFA, WLA, NWA. We are not associated with, nor do we accept funding from any literary agencies or production companies. Est. 1984. References.

Sunset Script

Is your material commercial? Will your screenplay sell to Hollywood? Will A-List actors want to star in your movie? Does your plot work for the big screen? Can your screenplay be summed up in 25 words or less? What will the movie poster look like?

Sunset Script will assist you in answering these questions and in getting your script to the top of that massive pile. In this high stakes battle for silver screen space and executive eyeballs, you canšt afford not to have your script in the best possible condition before decision makers read it.

Allbooks Reviews

has been chosen on of the 101 Best Web Sites for Writers by Writer's Digest magazine  (May 2004) 

Shirley Roe, Managing Editor, Allbooks Reviews
www.allbooksreviews.bravehost.com -
Where books are appreciated and judged by their merits

ARE YOU GETTING THIS KIND OF

MEDIA EXPOSURE FOR YOUR BOOKS?

As a publicity firm that specializes in the publishing industry, our expertise is in the quality and quantity of media exposure we procure for our authors.

WritersWeekly.com

Self publishing resources * New writer resources * Free reprints

THE SHAWGUIDES WRITERS CONFERENCE

& WORKSHOP BULLETIN

The BACHE Visiting Writers Series is designed to bring writers of national and regional significance to north central Alabama.  A collaboration of Birmingham-Southern College, Miles College, Samford U., the U. of Montevallo and the U. of Alabama at Birmingham, the Writers Series sponsors readings and workshops open to the entire community.  The series is funded by generous grants from the five BACHE institutions, the Hugh Kaul Foundation and the Alabama State Council on the Arts.  For more information: Jim Murphy (665-6416) or Ellen Zahariadis (975-2721) or visit: www.bache.org

A Treasure Chest of Mississippi Resources Many Mississippi links from the MS Dept. of Ed.

 www.gulfcoastnews.com  If you are interested in reaching locals on the Mississippi Coast, and interested in a one-stop website for news, weather and information, visit my website. There are links to area traffic cams, a free classified ad service, government links to everything on the Coast to Washington, and more. Keith Burton, Burton Communications LLC

Creative Communication Works to motivate young poets Free newsletter for teachers Poetry contest for grades 4-12

Writing 2 Sell -- Need an editor, or "book doctor" as we're commonly called? I'm Michael Garrett, co-editor of the award-winning Hot Blood anthology series, Editorial Associate of the Writer's Digest School, author of the movie-optioned suspense novel Keeper, and instructor of highly-acclaimed writing workshops at numerous colleges and now online!  Join me in discovering the secrets of publication!

Southern Breeze Region of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators

We are children's writers and illustrators in Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi.

Funds for Writers  Look around and spread the word. Whether you seek GRANTS, AWARDS, CONTESTS, MARKETS, JOBS, AGENTS or PUBLISHERS, we are all about finding funds for writers...

P&G Communications of Atlanta, Inc.   -- offers publicist services, public relations, marketing, media relations and website design. We are always interested in marketing/promoting Authors.

Lovenpoetry.com The purpose of the Lovenpoetry:  * To promote the reading and writing of   poetry   * To provide a resource for beginning poets  * To provide a place for unpublished poets to publish  their works for all to read and enjoy.

William Faulkner House  

Shawguides Inc.  The Guide to Writers Conferences & Workshops

National Writing Project  http://www.writingproject.org/ 
Freedom To Write, Pen USA West  http://www.penusa.org/ftw/FTWFTP/index.htm 
Writer's Conferences and Seminars  http://www.awpwriter.org/wcc/dirHome.htm 
American Library Association  http://www.ala.org/ 
International Reading Association  http://www.reading.org/
PBS Teachers Source  http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/ 
Writer Resources  http://www.growing.com/writers/resowrit.html 
Literacy Centers and Groups  http://www.loft.org/litctrs.htm 
Great website with grammar instructions  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/index.html#handouts
Resources for Southern Writers  http://www.southernscribe.com/resources/resources.htm 
English Language and Literature, Graduate Schools in Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Louisiana  http://www.gradschools.com/listings/sc/eng_lang_sc.html
Barksdale Reading Institute  http://bri.olemiss.edu/ 
Natchez Literary and Cinema Celebration   http://www.colin.edu/nlcc/
Mississippi Review, Southern Mississippi  http://www.mississippireview.com/
Ole Miss - Mississippi Writers  http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/english/ms-writers/
Mississippi Library Association  http://www.misslib.org/
Mississippi Department of Education in Teaching Literacy  http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/  
The Mississippi Project -Literacy Initiative  http://pbskids.org/lions/about/mississippi.html
Literacy Programs in Mississippi  http://www.literacyconnections.com/Mississippi.html
Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service - Literacy Programs  http://mcvs.org/
Plato Learning (System used in literacy project in Mississippi)  http://www.plato.com/
Mississippi Community College Creative Writing   http://www.jcjc.cc.ms.us/depts/humanities/msccwa.htm
Writing/Thinking Project Mississippi State University  http://www.educ.msstate.edu/mwti/
Arts and Education Council of Tennessee  (Conference of Southern Writers)  http://www.artsedcouncil.org/
Children's Book Festival, Hattiesburg, MS  http://www-dept.usm.edu/~slis/bfbrochure.htm

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