Award
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FLORIDA KEYS COUNCIL ON THE ARTS
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Fifth Annual Key West Writers Guild Award
A grant program of the Florida Keys Council of the Arts.
An award for a writer continuing work in progress:
$2000
The purpose of the award is to enable a talented writer who is a resident of Monroe County to continue a novel or a non-fiction work. Applications will be accepted through March 22,2008. The delivery deadline is March 22,2008. Submit two copies of a manuscript or manuscript excerpt. Excerpts must be 30 pages or more, double-spaced 12-point type only. No manuscripts will be returned. The author's name, phone, mailing address and e-mail address must appear on the cover sheet only. The author's name may not appear in the manuscript either as a part of the heading/footer nor in the body of the work.
The applicant must become a member of the Key West Writers Guild and have read from the manuscript during at least two meetings through March 22, 2008.
Membership in the Guild is $10 annually. The recipient is expected to report annually to the membership at least twice and complete the work within two years. This grant must be acknowledged appropriately in the finished book.
The Key West Writers Guild Award is supported by private funds and administered by the Florida Keys Council of the Arts. The winner will be announced May 24, 2008 on www.keysarts.com. Funds will be distributed in two installments, the first at the time of the announcement and the second after a satisfactory status report.
Applications should be delivered during a regular meeting held on the second and fourth Saturday mornings at Kelly's Caribbean Restaurant in Key West or mailed to:
Key West Writers Guild
Post Office Box 4983
Key West, FL 33041
If you have Adobe Acrobat, a downloadable application is available at www.keysarts.com. Go to Opportunities > Grants > Key West Writers Guild Award. Please note that, as of this writing, the dates on the keysarts website have not been updated.
The Award is supported by private funds and administrated by the Florida Council of the Arts. The winner will be announced on May 24, 2008.
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KEY WEST WRITERS GUILD AWARD APPLICATION
Name of applicant [please print]_______________________
Address________________________________________________
Telephone_____________________Fax______________________
Email__________________________________________________
I am attaching:
[1] Manuscript pages in an appropriate amount to demonstrate work in progress
[2] A description of the project and how much is already accomplished
[3] My goals and what I plan to do
[4] How I will go about it
[5] Proof of present source of income
[6] Proof of residency in Monroe County
[7] Key West Writers Guild Membership receipt date
[8] Two dates of readings from manuscript at two KWWG meetings.
______________first reading date
______________second reading date
By my signature I verify that all information in this application is correct.
Signed______________________________________
Date________________________________________
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