Hi guys,
I'll be quick--the doctor thinks it's tendonitis in my hand so I'm going to chill out and try not to type for a while....therefore, I'm just going to post a couple things here and there as they come in until my hand gets better. These are from Funds for Writers (thanks Hope!). Cheers,
Mirabee
(WRITERS) EL GOUNA RESIDENCIES - EGYPT
http://www.elgouna.com/
During each session four to six writers will enjoy a complimentary
full month stay at El Gouna, Red Sea. Writers will be
inspired by El Gouna's picturesque setting and will be given
a memorable, intellectual opportunity to interact with writers
from different walks of life. Each writer will be invited to
enjoy full-board accommodations in a single, tailor-furnished
hotel room at El Gouna. All rooms are designed to act as both
a bedroom and a private writing space that is equipped with a
spacious desk and free wireless internet connection. Writers
will be expected to participate in a Reading Event held at the
Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Library of Alexandria) branch of El
Gouna. The multinational audience invited to attend will
include various reporters as well as interested intellectuals
residing or visiting Egypt. The Reading Event will be presented
in either English or French. Deadline December 15, 2010.
(ALL) SANTA FE ARTS INSTITUTE EMERGENCY FUNDS
http://www.sfai.org/
As an outgrowth of our original Emergency Relief Residencies,
SFAI has instituted an ongoing Emergency Relief Residency to
provide residencies for artists and writers whose lives and work
are compromised by domestic strife, political upheaval or natural
disasters. Residencies are by application only.
(WRITERS) THE 7th ANNUAL WRITING CONTEST FOR STUDY ABROAD
http://unopress.org/
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$25 ENTRY FEE
Deadline January 31, 2011. The contest is open to anyone
writing in English who has not yet published a book of 45
pages or more in the genre of application, except faculty
and administrators employed by the University of New Orleans.
Submission Limits and Format: Prose submissions should not
exceed 4,500 words (about 15 pages double spaced). Prose
submissions may be excerpts from longer works or a complete
story or stories, so long as the length limit is adhered to.
Poetry submissions should not exceed 5 pages and may include
a maximum of 3 poems. The contest is open to writers of fiction,
nonfiction, and poetry, and one winner in each genre receives
a complete fee waiver to our summer study abroad workshops in
Edinburgh, Scotland (valued at over $3,000), plus publication
in The Pinch journal.