Deadline for Applications for FictionAlley's Katie O'Brien Scholarship: Next Week!

[Heidi Tandy]

No: HPFGUIDX 169202

Hi! I'm posting this with the permission of the HPfGU mods - I'm a
longtime member of HPfGU and currently assist the mod squad on
copyright and trademark issues when they come up.


I'm posting this on behalf of FictionAlley with a reminder - the
deadline for the 2007-2008 Katie O'Brien Scholarships for Writing, Art
and Community Service is only a week away! You can go to
http://www.fictionalley.org/scholarship/ for more information or to
submit your application.

In March of 2005, one of FictionAlley's longtime writers lost her
battle with leukemia. Even while she was in the hospital fighting
against her illness, she continued to find strength as she wrote her
story, assisted by her father, Dave O'Brien. As her father said,
"Katie always wanted to be a writer, and she used this forum
[FictionAlley] to fulfill her dreams. Correspondence with those who
read and enjoyed her story sustained her even during the worst of
times."

Katie finished writing her story six days before she died; her father
continued to upload those chapters onto FictionAlley through the
spring.

When we at FictionAlley learned that Katie had passed away, we
realised that the best way we, as a site, could honor her memory would
be to provide other writers, as well as artists and those who give
back to the community, with some help in making their dreams come
true. With the permission of Katie's family, we have established three
annual scholarship awards of $500 — the Katie O'Brien Memorial
Scholarships for Writing, Art and Community Service. The scholarship
funds can be used for tuition and/or books and materials.

Last year, FAWC awarded three $500 scholarships (the winners' entries
can be found on http://www.fictionalley.org/scholarship/ ) and will do
the same this year, and for the 2008-2009 school year. We are close to
funding three $500 scholarships for the 2009-2010 school year, and are
accepting contributions and selling wristbands at
http://www.fictionalley.org/wristbands.html, as well as at Sectus and
Prophecy later this summer.

Any questions can be asked on FA's Suggestions & Questions forum at
http://forums.fictionalley.org/park/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=4

Thanks for reading - and we hope that those of you who are eligible apply!


Best,
Heidi for FictionAlley

http://www.fictionalley.org
CREATIVITY IS MAGIC!