UCLA Offers Writers Scholarship

Occasionally I reprint something that has been in my SharingwithWriters newsletter or that will soon appear there. I do it so that those who follow this blog won't miss out on some of what is there. Yep!  I also do it to encourage you to subscribe to the newsletter because it is long and packed full of little tidbits that don't appear here, too.  It's easy. I'll do it for you. Just send me an e-mail with SUBSCRIBE in the subject line to HoJoNews (at) AOL (dot) com. 

So, here is the info from the Opportunities section of that newsletter I want you to have--something I know many of you will want to try out for:

UCLA Offers Writing Credential Scholarship  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

As many of you know, I took many classes at UCLA to learn the fine art of fiction after a life time's grounding in journalism and marketing. I have taught seminars there for nearly a decade. I believe in what they do. Now they offer a Writers’ Program Scholarship to those who “might not otherwise have an opportunity to develop his or her creative writing or screenwriting skills in a supportive classroom setting. Courses may be taken either onsite or online.” Applications are available at www.uclaextension.edu/writers or call 310 825-7483. The deadline is June 29, 2012.

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Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of This Is the Place; Harkening: A Collection of Stories Remembered; Tracings, a chapbook of poetry; and how to books for writers including the award-winning second edition of, The Frugal Book Promoter: How to get nearly free publicity on your own or by partnering with your publisher; The Frugal Editor: Put Your Best Book Forward to Avoid Humiliation and Ensure Success; and Great Little Last Minute Editing Tips for Writers . The Great First Impression Book Proposal is her newest booklet for writers. She has three FRUGAL books for retailers including A Retailer’s Guide to Frugal In-Store Promotions: How To Increase Profits and Spit in the Eyes of Economic Downturns with Thrifty Events and Sales Techniques. Some of her other blogs are TheNewBookReview.blogspot.com, a blog where authors can recycle their favorite reviews. She also blogs at all things editing, grammar, formatting and more at The Frugal, Smart and Tuned-In Editor . If your followers at Twitter would benefit from this blog post, please use the little Green widget to let them know about this blog:

Take a Fellow Writer's Advice About the PEN Fellowship Program

One of my former UCLA students just completed PEN's fellowship program and is so enthused she wants to encourage others to apply for the same fantastic program. Here's what she says:

The PEN USA Emerging Voices Fellowship was a big step forward in my career as a writer. I was one of five Fellows selected for the 2011 program, which is a year-long and consisted of 16 separate Author Evenings, one-on-one mentor with an established author, a vocal coach, master class workshops, five public readings (including one at The Hammer museum) and a $1,000 stipend. The cumulative effect of these components has made me a better writer and reader of my own work, not to mentioned that the fellowship gave me a wide and deep introduction to literary community, so much so that I'm a part of this wonderful literary world now.

I highly recommend any emerging writer (who doesn't have an MFA) apply. Applications are available here: http://penusa.org/node/245.

You can read an excerpt of my novel that I worked on during the Fellowship in the anthology Best Lesbian Romance 2011 http://www.amazon.com/Best-Lesbian-Romance-2011-Radclyffe/dp/1573444278/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1293398132&sr=1-1

~Jamie Schaffner

2011 PEN Emerging Voices Fellow

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Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of This Is the Place; Harkening: A Collection of Stories Remembered; Tracings, a chapbook of poetry; and how to books for writers including, The Frugal Book Promoter: How To Do What Your Publisher Won't; The Frugal Editor: Put Your Best Book Forward to Avoid Humiliation and Ensure Success; and Great Little Last Minute Editing Tips for Writers . The Great First Impression Book Proposal is her newest booklet for writers. She has three FRUGAL books for retailers including A Retailer’s Guide to Frugal In-Store Promotions: How To Increase Profits and Spit in the Eyes of Economic Downturns with Thrifty Events and Sales Techniques. Some of her other blogs are TheNewBookReview.blogspot.com, a blog where authors can recycle their favorite reviews. She also blogs at all things editing, grammar, formatting and more at The Frugal, Smart and Tuned-In Editor . If your followers at Twitter would benefit from this blog post, please use the little Green widget to let them know about this blog: