FYI: For Immediate Release Date: November 4, 2013 Contact: Nichole DeMent, Program Manager [email protected]; 206/467-8734 x20; toll-free 1/866/218-7878 ARTIST TRUST’S 2014 EDGE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR LITERARY ARTISTS Application Deadline: December 23, 2013 Literary artists are encouraged to apply to the 2014 EDGE Professional Development Program for Literary Artists, generously sponsored in part by Amazon. The EDGE Program for Literary Artists will take place in Seattle February 28-April 12, 2014. The EDGE Program provides artists with a comprehensive survey of professional practices through a hands-on, interactive curriculum that includes instruction by professionals in the field, as well as specialized presentations, panel discussions and assignments. The EDGE Program focuses on supplying artists with the relevant and necessary entrepreneurial skills to achieve their personal career goals and with the opportunity to develop peer support and exchange. Open to emerging or mid-career writers of poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction. Applicants must be residents of Washington State but cannot be students enrolled in a graduate or undergraduate degree program. Applicants must commit to completing the entire 50-hour program. Tuition is for Artist Trust members only and is $500 per participant. It’s easy to apply. EDGE Applications and Guidelines are available at the Artist Trust website: artisttrust.org. Fill in the application using the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader (download the latest free version at adobe). Completed applications may be: · Emailed to [email protected] by 5:00pm on December 23, 2013. · Mailed to Artist Trust, 1835 12th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122-2437 Attn: EDGE APPLICATION. This is not a postmark deadline. Mailed applications must be at Artist Trust on or before December 23, 2013. · Hand-delivered to Artist Trust, located on the corner of 12th Avenue and East Denny Way in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, by 5:00pm on December 23, 2013. The EDGE Professional Development Program for Literary Artists is made possible in part by a grant from Amazon. “Support for the Artist Trust EDGE Program for Writers…is wholly consistent with Amazon’s mission to help generate new great works, to ensure that a stream of great new writing continues to flow… An appreciation for the people who create great books is part of our DNA at Amazon. We share our obsession with fostering the creation, discussion, and publication of books by supporting Artist Trust.” —Jon Fine, director, Author & Publisher Relations, Amazon About Artist Trust Artist Trust has invested over $10 million in Washington State artists since its founding in 1986, through grant programs and direct support. Artist Trust also provides a comprehensive suite of career training, professional development resources and counseling to help artists achieve their career goals.
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