Grant applications are never simple. They take long to put together. We have to use a different language when answering the questions. We have to ask friends for letters of support and/or reference. We have to pay for photocopying and postage. (Yes, some granters are attempting to shift away from postage and go 'all digital'… Continue reading Silver Linings – Grant Applications
Tag: Grants
ACHF Grant Recipient!
I am thrilled to announce that I am the recipient of an Arts, Culture & Heritage Grant from the City of Windsor! I will be receiving a cheque for $1,000.00 to pay myself to start writing book two in the Hangman series! Congratulations to fellow recipients! Check us out at this link here! It's an… Continue reading ACHF Grant Recipient!
Poetic Opinions – On Fees, Dues and Definitions
It’s National Poetry Month for at least another week and a bit so I think it’s high time I write this particular blog. I'm gonna give you some transparency here. People ask me all the time 'how do you do it'? I'm not sure that they're asking specifically about how I exist as a professional… Continue reading Poetic Opinions – On Fees, Dues and Definitions
2014 Carry-Overs
*This post is Rated SV - for swearing and vulnerability* I've been writing this post in my head for weeks now. Finally sitting down and whipping out my balls so I can write it - type it - out of me. 2014 was a year I can't label as any one word. But some words… Continue reading 2014 Carry-Overs
VANESSA SHIELDS, writer 