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.
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.