<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>They\u2019re looking for classical guitar compositions. Deadline is now October 24.</div><div><div style="display: block;" class=""><div style="-webkit-user-select: all; -webkit-user-drag: element; display: inline-block;" class="apple-rich-link" draggable="true" role="link" data-url="https://shadow-tdg.com/classic-guitar-composer-competition/"><a style="border-radius:10px;font-family:-apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;display:block;-webkit-user-select:none;width:228px;user-select:none;-webkit-user-modify:read-only;user-modify:read-only;overflow:hidden;text-decoration:none;" class="lp-rich-link" rel="nofollow" href="https://shadow-tdg.com/classic-guitar-composer-competition/" dir="ltr" role="button" draggable="false" width="228"><table style="table-layout:fixed;border-collapse:collapse;width:228px;background-color:#DFDFE1;font-family:-apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" class="lp-rich-link-emailBaseTable" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="228"><tbody><tr><td vertical-align="center" align="center"><img style="width:227px;filter:brightness(0.97);height:275px;" width="227" height="275" draggable="false" class="lp-rich-link-mediaImage" alt="the_novel.jpg" src="cid:7EB5B5A5-810E-438C-BF06-3228898B55A6"></td></tr><tr><td vertical-align="center"><table bgcolor="#DFDFE1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="228" style="font-family:-apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;table-layout:fixed;background-color:rgba(223, 223, 225, 1);" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:8px 0px 8px 0px;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar-textStackItem"><div style="max-width:100%;margin:0px 16px 0px 16px;overflow:hidden;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar-textStack"><div style="word-wrap:break-word;font-weight:700;font-size:12px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;text-align:left;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar-textStack-topCaption-leading"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://shadow-tdg.com/classic-guitar-composer-competition/" style="text-decoration: none" draggable="false"><font color="#000000" style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);">Classic Guitar Composer Competition - Shadow of Light</font></a></div><div style="word-wrap:break-word;font-weight:600;font-size:11px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;text-align:left;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar-textStack-bottomCaption-leading"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://shadow-tdg.com/classic-guitar-composer-competition/" style="text-decoration: none" draggable="false"><font color="#A2A2A9" style="color: rgba(60, 60, 67, 0.6);">shadow-tdg.com</font></a></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a></div></div><div><br></div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">~Katelyn MacIntyre, M.M.<div><div>President, National Federation of the Blind Performing Arts Division</div></div><div>www.nfb-pad.org</div><div>www.facebook.com/PerformingArtsDivision</div><div>Twitter: @NFB_PAD</div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:</div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div class="WordSection1">
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<span class="s1"><span style="color:black">I hope this email finds you well.</span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="s1"><span style="color:black">My name is Ellie Wallwork and I am a blind actor and content creator based in the UK. I have previously worked on shows such as Doctor Who and Call the Midwife, where I strive to always authentically represent visual
impairment in my work.</span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="s1"><span style="color:black">I am going to be starring as Georgia in the upcoming international feature film Shadow of Light, and I want to get as many VI charities involved as possible. It's a fantastic project with a really compelling story.</span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="s1"><span style="color:black">A music competitionn where musicians who compose for guitar have the opportunity for their original work to be featured in the film. I really want a blind or VI composer to win this, which is why
I'm approaching different VI organisations to spread the word. There are multiple VI people working on this project already, and the more of us we can get, the better!</span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="s1"><span style="color:black">I've attached a flyer with information about the competition - described below. I'll also link to a TikTok video I posted, as well as the Shadow of Light website where you can learn more.</span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="s1"><span style="color:black">Flyer description: A Black woman holds an acoustic guitar, with musical notes appearing to come out of it. Text reads: International Music Competition. This is a fantastic opportunity to have your original music performed
in the new international feature film Shadow of Light. For info visit <a href="https://shadow-tdg.com/events/">
https://shadow-tdg.com/events/</a></span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="s1"><span style="color:black">My TikTok video: <a href="https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNdjeNFAP/">https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNdjeNFAP/</a></span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="s1"><span style="color:black">Shadow of Light website: <a href="https://shadow-tdg.com/">
https://shadow-tdg.com/</a></span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="s1"><span style="color:black">If you have any questions, don\u2019t hesitate to ask!</span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="s1"><span style="color:black">Thank you so much!</span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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