Taken for Granted (I hope!)

[rj_anderson]

Today I applied for the SCBWI's Kimberly Colen Grant, with only a few days to spare before the deadline. I spent about two and a half hours last night composing my 250-word letter, which tells you how frighteningly anal-retentive determined I am to give this thing my best shot.

If I'm chosen for the grant -- although I'm trying not to get my hopes up too much, as I hear rumors that the committee doesn't care much for fantasy, and I know there's bound to be hundreds of other applicants -- then I get $2,500 and an all-expenses-paid trip to New York in February to attend the SCBWI Annual Winter Conference, where Susan Cooper is the keynote speaker [insert SQUEE here].

And if I'm not chosen, well, then, there's always next year...

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/shing_/]

Good luck!

[boji.livejournal.com]

Susan Cooper of The Dark is Rising fame? I'm crossing my fingers for you. And then some.

[lizbee.livejournal.com]

*crosses fingers and prays*

[yahtzee63.livejournal.com]

Good luck! And if you come to NYC, we must do coffee/dinner/something!

[rj-anderson.livejournal.com]

That would be very cool indeed!

[pameladean]

susan Cooper! Oh, the best of luck to you!

P.

[sabrinanymph.livejournal.com]

Susan Cooper!?

Okay, I seriously need to join and make plans to attend because "squee" is all I can say!

[izhilzha.livejournal.com]

Oh wow! I'll join in the praying and squee--because that would be awesome! :-)

[serenasnape.livejournal.com]

Very best of luck!

[kerravonsen]

Susan Cooper? That would be very cool.

It seems ironic that the committee doesn't care much for fantasy, sending someone to a conference where a fantasy author is the keynote speaker. Huh?