NWU-DC Member Update: Cynthia Haggard

TWO MURDERS REAPED is the story of the last 35 years of the life of Lady Cecylee Neville (1415–1495), after her husband's death. For those of you who enjoyed Anne Easter Smith's novel which takes us up to Richard of York's death, this book finishes the story:

What would you do if you had to decide between your son or your two grandsons?
Who lives? Who is murdered?

Meet Cecylee Neville (1415–1495), mother to two Kings of England, who brings us the family saga of the Yorks, Lancasters & Nevilles, whose family feud started the Wars of the Roses.

Chesapeake Writers’ Conference

Chesapeake Writers’ Conference at St. Mary’s College of Maryland: intensive workshops in six genres for serious writers at all levels of experience.

NWU-DC Member Wins Important Fellowship

Submitted by jcircosta on Fri, 2012-04-27 00:17

NWU-DC member and co-founder of the Split this Rock Poetry Festival Sarah Browning has received a residency fellowship at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA) in Amherst, Va. In May, Sarah will join several other artists-in-residence for a two-week stay at a a private studio nestled in a 400-acre stretch of farmland bordering the Blue Ridge Mountains. Artists, composers, writers, and other fellows are provided with three meals a day, a private bedroom, and plenty of peace and quiet.

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Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Fellowship Deadline

For 40 years the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA) has attracted renowned artists as well as talented younger artists who are launching their careers. Each year this highly selective VCCA program supports the work of about 350 artists—painters, sculptors, photographers, filmmakers; composers of opera, symphony, and art song; writers of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, plays for stage and screen; collaborative, multi-media and new-genre works. VCCA typically has 23 Fellows in residence at one time. Note that VCCA also offers the Goldfarb Family Fellowship for Creative Nonfiction.

Strategic Corporate Research Summer School

The application deadline for the Strategic Corporate Research Summer School is May 17. The class is sponsored by the AFL-CIO and Cornell University and it will take place on June 10‒15, 2012 in Ithaca, New York. The course (credit or non-credit) is designed for undergrad and grad students who are interested in working as union campaign researchers. It will provide a comprehensive introduction to the nature and structure of corporate ownership, finance, and power in today's economy. Scholarships are available based on need if taking the course for credit.

Democracy & Labor in Burma

Submitted by David Elwell on Sun, 2012-04-01 15:33

Today is election day in Burma, and Foreign Policy features the views of 16 experts, including NWU-DC's Timothy Ryan, Asia director of the AFL-CIO's Solidarity Center.

Job Announcements

Submitted by David Elwell on Tue, 2012-03-13 00:57

We have a couple of new job announcements.

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DC Community Heritage Project Grant Workshops

Document the Heritage and Culture of Your Community!

Prior to each grant cycle, the Humanities Council of Washington, DC offers several free, one-hour workshops to help prospective grantees learn more about our organization, whom we fund, and the grant application process.

These workshops are strongly recommended for anyone applying for the 2012 DC Community Heritage Project Grant. The deadline to submit a proposal is Friday, May 4th.

Workshops:

35th Annual Evening with Labor Awards Dinner/Dance

Join Us at the 35th Annual Evening with Labor!

The metro Washington labor community will gather this Saturday, March 10, to honor its own at the 35th annual Evening with Labor awards dinner. Tickets are still available but going fast: email kmckirch@dclabor.org or call 202-974-8221 to reserve yours now!

Statement from the Chapter Chair: On a Personal Note …

Submitted by Margie Burns on Wed, 2012-03-07 22:54

After several years away, I joined the National Writers Union again in 2009 and serve as a Grievance Officer. I am a freelance journalist with an academic background (Ph.D., Renaissance literature, Rice) and numerous published articles. Issues that concern us all include the employment situation of so-called part-timers, money-is-speech offenses against the Constitution, and health insurance reform.

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