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Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 12:00:45 -0500
On behalf of Karen Wollscheid, NSN Organizers SIG Chair, I am posting the following information on a new works commission offered by the Organizer's SIG. Please send this to others who might be interested - it is open to members and non-members of NSN. This information is also available on our website ----------- With support from The Cummington Press, in memory of Harry Duncan, NSN Organizers' SIG is offering a $2,000 commission for a work of storytelling which stretches our concept of form and our conventional definitions of narrative. As a requirement of the commission, the creators will present the work at the NSN Conference in Bellingham, WA, and participate in a discussion of storytelling structure and aesthetics along with a panel from the Organizers' SIG. The experience of the work should involve the audience for 45-90 minutes. The remaining time of the intensive session will be used for discussion and questions. In order to make this commission accessible to as many artists as possible, the Organizers' SIG will accept submissions from NSN and non-NSN members. Submissions must arrive by February 28 and should be sent to the NSN Organizers SIG,132 Boone Street, Suite 5, Jonesborough, TN, 37659. SIX duplicate packages must be sent for submission. The package may include any materials you believe will help the judging panel understand the concept of your piece. DVD, CD, video or audio tape is acceptable. We suggest that a five minute excerpt accompany any full length documentation. Printed scripts, descriptive proposals, photos and drawings are all encouraged. Send in the clearest, best proposal you can with whatever information you think will win us over. Just remember, we must have six of everything. YOUR PACKAGE MUST ALSO INCLUDE: 1) Recommendations from three people who have presented you. Include their phone and email contacts 2). A resume of your artistic background. 3) A three hundred word argument for why you should be given this commission. If you have questions, please contact Gerald Fierst at Please Note: As a presenter, your conference fees will be paid except for a $50 activity fee, but you will be responsible for your own transportation, room, and board. The conference makes inexpensive room and board available on the campus of the university. (This information can also be found at http://www.storynet.org/commission.htm ) Amie M. Williams National Storytelling Network 1-800-525-4514 423-913-8201 amie@storynet.org nsn@storynet.org www.storynet.org | ||