[cid:image001.jpg@01CB7531.E2878290] For Immediate Release October 26, 2010 Contact: Nirmala Singh-Brinkman, Program Manager nirmala@artisttrust.org; 206/467-8734 x20; toll free 1/866/218-7878 APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE FOR ARTIST TRUST'S 2011 EDGE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR WRITERS :: :: :: Application Deadline: December 6, 2010 Literary artists who reside in Washington State are encouraged to apply to participate in the 2011 EDGE Professional Development Program for Writers, made possible by generous funding from Amazon.com. The EDGE Program provides artists with a comprehensive survey of professional practices through a hands-on, interactive curriculum that includes instruction by professionals in the field, as well as specialized presentations, panel discussions and assignments. The EDGE Program focuses on supplying artists with the relevant and necessary entrepreneurial skills to achieve their personal career goals and with the opportunity to develop peer support and exchange. The EDGE Program for Writers is open to emerging or mid-career writers of poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction. Applicants must be residents of Washington State but cannot be students enrolled in a graduate- or undergraduate-degree program. Applicants must commit to completing the entire 50-hour program. Artist Trust will offer the EDGE Program for Writers in Seattle from February 11 to March 25, 2011. Tuition is $400 per participant. Limited financial assistance is available, and a limited travel stipend is available to writers who must travel more than 45 miles to reach Seattle. EDGE Applications and Guidelines are available at the Artist Trust office, on the website (www.artisttrust.org/pro_resources/edge<http://www.artisttrust.org/pro_resources/edge>), or by sending a self-addressed, stamped, business-size envelope to: EDGE Application, Artist Trust, 1835 12th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122-2437. Completed applications may be mailed or hand-delivered to the address above by 5:00pm on December 6, 2010. Artist Trust is located on the corner of 12th Avenue and East Denny Way in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle. Mailed applications must have a US Postal Service postmark dated on or before December 6, 2010. "Support for the Artist Trust EDGE Program for Writers and Literary Fellowship is wholly consistent with Amazon.com's mission to help generate new great works, to ensure that a stream of great new writing continues to flow," explains Jon Fine, director, Author & Publisher Relations, Amazon.com. "An appreciation for the people who create great books is part of our DNA at Amazon.com. We share our obsession with fostering the creation, discussion, and publication of books by supporting Artist Trust." :: :: :: UPCOMING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES Artist Trust will present the two-hour, professional-development workshop How to Build a Strong Grant Application on November 13, 2010 as part of Tacoma Art at Work and on December 4, 2010 at North Seattle Community College. For information, visit http://www.artisttrust.org/events/artist_workshops/grants. Artist Trust is a not-for-profit organization whose sole mission is to support and encourage individual artists working in all disciplines in order to enrich community life throughout Washington State. Find out more at www.artisttrust.org<http://www.artisttrust.org/>. :: :: ::