Public Service Announcement

I am always surprised to remember I'm over 50. How did I get here? I didn't plan this. I've had very few discrimination problems because of my age but I think I've mostly been lucky. I've been busy appreciating the world, the more I learn, the more intrigued I get. But inside, I still feel about 15, maybe 16 max. The driver's license is still a thing of wonder to me. And OMG, the freedom to go anywhere. But I digress.

There's number of talented writers I've read on livejournal and fanfiction sites who deserve encouragement. Having discovered the adrenaline rush of a good mid-life crisis, I would like nothing better than to see a few people make a stab at publishing their own stuff. And apparently, some people are willing to put their money where my mouth is. I can't take credit for it, I just stumbled across it. . .

The Speculation Fiction Foundation is offering a grant specifically to writers who are over 50. The writer doesn't have to have been published before. Writers with published work are eligible too.

http://www.speculativeliterature.org/Grants/SLFOlderWriters.php

The grant is small but the morale boost must be tremendous. Pass it on, please.