Call for submissions for the 2012 Dave Greber Freelance Writers Awards
Freelance writers wishing to apply for the book or magazine award can submit their work from Monday, March 12, 2012 until Friday June 15, 2012 at 5 PM PST. The separate book and magazine awards recognize excellence of writing and research in the area of social justice writing and also provide support for independent freelance writers during the publishing process.
The Book Award for 2012 has been increased to $5,000. The Magazine Award for 2012 is set at $2,000.
Information about the criteria for the awards is set out in the call for submissions and can be found here.
If you have questions about the Call for Submissions please call Shirley Dunn at 1.403.259.5689 or e-mail dunnss@telusplanet.net. If you do not receive an answer within twenty four hours, please contact Brent Gushowaty at brentg@telus.net or phone him at 1-604-727-8437
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The 2012 Dave Greber Freelance Writers Awards is obviously a nice opportunity for everyone! Freelance writers deserve another feather in their caps! Though every project is different and includes a different type and intensity of work loads to them, still they have the guts to finish a master piece. They might be significantly stressing over a project but they also make sure that they did their very best so that the payment will be all worth it! Article source: Why you should always pad your estimates.