You cannot dream yourself into a character:
you must hammer and forge yourself into one.
~ Henry D. Thoreau
HOWARD FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIPS
http://brown.edu/Divisions/Graduate_School/Howard_Foundation/
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The Foundation awards a limited number of fellowships each year for independent projects in fields selected on a rotation of topics. Approximately ten fellowships will be offered for the 2008-2009 fellowship year in Music: Composition, Performance, Musicology, Playwriting (excluding TV and film scripts) and Theatre Studies. Stipends are $25,000 and are intended to support individuals working on specific projects. There are no residency requirements. Deadline November 15, 2007.
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ZIPLOC CONTEST
http://www.tasteofhome.com/ziploc
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Do you have a creative way that you use Ziploc� Brand Bags and Containers? Tell us about your unique everyday solution in 100 words or less and you could win the $25,000 Kitchen Makeover Grand Prize! It’s easy to enter. Simply enter online and you could be the Grand Prize winner!
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LEDIG HOUSE INTERNATIONAL WRITERS RESIDENCY
http://www.artomi.org/ledig.htm
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Ledig House International Writers Residency is located approximately two and a half hours north of New York City in the town of Omi, in the scenic Hudson River Valley. Writers and translators from all fields are encouraged to apply for a residence lasting anywhere from one week to two months. Up to 20 writers per session–10 at a given time–live and write on the stunning 300 acre grounds and sculpture park that overlooks the Catskill Mountains. Deadline November 30, 2007.
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THE BROWN FOUNDATION
http://www.aabbfoundation.org/
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The Arch and Bruce Brown Foundation awards yearly grants to writers in three rotating disciplines: Theatre, Full-length Fiction, and Short Stories. All works submitted must present the gay and lesbian lifestyle in a positive manner and be based on, or inspired by, a historic person, culture, event, or work of art. Writing contests close on November 30th of each year. Grants are $1,000 and are not limited to a single winner. The Foundation also offers grants (usually of $1,000) to production companies to offset expenses in producing gay-positive theatrical works based on history.
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SUPER LAWYERS
http://www.superlawyers.com/contact.html
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Super Lawyers magazine identifies the top 5% of attorneys in each state, as chosen by their peers and through the independent research of Law & Politics. Rising Stars names the state’s top up-and-coming attorneys. Super Lawyers magazine is published in all 50 states and reaches more than 13 million readers. Pays 50 cents to $1.50 / word.
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TECHNICAL WRITER
Location Washington DC
http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=64256987&aid=27015391-24107&WT.mc_n=MKT000125
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Deadline November 6, 2007. Employing Agency: Federal Aviation Administration. Serves as a Technical Writer-Editor performing a variety of editing and writing assignments for the development of audit plans, checklists and reports.
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WRITER-EDITOR
Location Washington DC
http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=64171303&aid=27015391-25107&WT.mc_n=MKT000125
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Deadline November 7, 2007. Employing Agency: Immigration and Customs Enforcement. You will be responsible for reviewing research data, writing, editing assignments prepared by Headquarters staff. You will be responsible for both content and format of the written products dealing with ICE related issues. You will ensure that grammar and style conform to the ICE Standard Administrative Manual, Government Printing Office Style Manual and Department of Homeland Security standards of writing, and that syntax and expression are consistent and paragraph organization is logical and conveys desired emphasis.
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