Tuesday, April 26, 2005

mentoring

Do you want to develop your writing?
Are you working on a specific project?
Are you prepared to commit some time?
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This is a opportunity for writers in Dumfries and Galloway who are keen to progress their work, willing to engage with it objectively and open to supportive feedback.

DGAA’s Virtual Writer in Residence, Jules Horne, will be offering individual mentoring to a number of writers who are committed to developing their writing over the next year.

Writers at any stage can apply. Assignments, deadlines and type of feedback will be agreed with each writer, depending on personal writing aspirations. What’s important is a commitment to your craft, and an open mind. You'll also need to be able to send e-mail attachments.

To apply:

Send a sample of your writing (no more than 2,000 words of prose, 6 poems - up to 40 lines each, 8pp of drama), with a paragraph each on

o your writing goals and what you’d like to achieve in nine months’ time
o your writing background, and any publications or productions
o how you think your writing would benefit from mentoring
o why this form of mentoring would be useful to you.
All applications should be sent to arrive by Friday 20th May to:

Jules Horne, Dumfries and Galloway Arts Association, Gracefield Arts Centre, 28 Edinburgh Road, DUMFRIES, DG1 1JG
or as Word files to jules_horne@yahoo.co.uk.
For more information, ring 01387 253383 or email.