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Archive for May, 2008
Thrillerfest Scholarships
12
May
Are you a
debut author with a book out in 2008 or 2009? Would you love to attend
ThrillerFest in New York City but haven’t quite figured out how to pay
for it?
ITW is
offering two scholarships for debut authors to attend ThrillerFest 2008
in New York City July 9-12. The scholarship is for the conference
registration fee, craft fest, and any ITW sponsored meals (including
the Thriller Awards Dinner.) Lodging and transportation is not offered
as part of the scholarship.
Criteria:
You must
have a debut novel published or scheduled to be published in 2008 or
2009 by an ITW recognized publisher. Individuals previously published
by non-ITW recognized publishers or in a short story format (under
40,000 words) are eligible provided that the novel to be published in
2008 or 2009 is their first full-length novel published by an ITW
recognized publisher.
You do not need to be an ITW member to apply.
Please send the following information to the Scholarship Committee Chair, Allison Brennan at scholarship@thrillerwriters.org:
Name
Contact information (address, phone number and email)
Pen Name (if any)
Book Title
Publisher
Editor
First Book? (yes or no)
All applications also must include the following:
Release date (tentative is okay)
Brief synopsis (one page or less)
Essay
telling the committee in 500 words or less why you would like to attend
ThrillerFest and what you hope to gain from the experience.
All
submissions are blind. Only the committee chair will know the identity
of the applicant; the synopsis and essay will be sent "blind" to the
committee for review and discussion.
The deadline for applications is May 27, 2008. Two scholarship winners will be notified by June 3, 2008.
If you have any questions, please email the committee chair at scholarship@thrillerwriters.org.