July 1, 2009

Poets and Writers Inc- Grants for Literary Events

Poets & Writers Inc. is now accepting applications for Tucson literary events that take place during our new fiscal year (which begins July 1). The Readings/Workshops program provides small matching grants for public readings and creative writing workshops. Sponsoring organizations apply on behalf of a particular writer, but we encourage writers to pass on information [...]

July 1, 2009

Kate Eltham- from Electrical Alphabet, IS AUTHONOMY AUTHENTIC

Reprinted from an article at ElectricAlphabet. Read the original article here.
For those who’ve not discovered it yet, Authonomy is HarperCollins UK’s social networking experiment for authors. Authors can upload all or part of their manuscripts to an online community. The best ranked submissions, based on the community’s votes, are read by HarperCollins editors. Members also [...]

July 1, 2009

U.S. House of Representatives approved increase funding for Arts and Humanities- contact your Senators

Great news! Contact your Senators today. On June 26, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a $15 million increase for both the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for FY 2010. Currently funded at $155 million, this increase would bring both agencies’ budgets to $170 million. In Arizona [...]