[Njabs-talk] NJ Wordsmith Competition for People with Disabilities
EVELYN E. VALDEZ
tweetybaby19 at comcast.net
Sat Sep 10 00:38:56 UTC 2011
VSA arts of New Jersey
Seeking
Authors for Statewide Writing Competition
The Unlimited
Potential Theater Company (UPTCo), a project of VSA New Jersey (VSA/NJ), is seeking poems, essays, short
stories and plays by New Jersey residents eighteen years of age or over for its
18th annual Joyce Indik New Jersey Wordsmith Competition. The
contest is open to all writers, and submissions by writers with disabilities
are especially encouraged. All works submitted will be juried by a panel of
judges who are professionals in the fields of theater and/or literature.
Selected works will be showcased at the New Jersey Readers’ Theater at
the Crossroads Theatre in New
Brunswick on March 24, 2012. The deadline for submissions is September 16,
2011.
VSA/NJ is a part of the international
VSA arts network, an affiliate of the John F. Kennedy Center
for the Performing Arts, and is dedicated to promoting the creative power of
people with disabilities. UPTCo, a project of VSA/NJ, is an inclusive program
designed to involve people with disabilities in all aspects of the performing
arts.
Major funding for VSA New Jersey is provided in part
by the Middlesex County Cultural & Heritage Commission and NJ State Council
on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for
the Arts, and by funds from the National Endowment for the Arts. The content
of this program was developed in part through funding provided by the central
office of VSA, under an award from the U.S. Department of Education. However,
the content does not necessarily reflect the policy of the U.S. Department of
Education and endorsement should not be assumed.
There is no entry fee for this competition. In lieu
of a fee, a donation of any amount is welcomed and encouraged to cover the cost
of the competition. To request an application or to receive
additional information, contact VSA arts of New Jersey, 703 Jersey Avenue, New Brunswick,
NJ 08901,
(732) 745-3885, (732) 745-3913 (TTY) or
info at vsanj.org. Visit VSA New Jersey online
at www.vsanj.org.
Pamela L. Gaston
NJ State Department of Human Services
Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
153 Halsey St. 6th. Flr.
P.O. Box 47017
Newark, NJ 07101
Office: (973) 648-6149
Cell: (973) 900-2564
Fax: (973) 648-2043
www.cbvi.nj.gov
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