Monday, April 7, 2008

Storytelling Grant: This Just in from Our Friends at Airwaves and Liberty

National Storytelling Network Invites Applications for Applied Storytelling Award

Posted: 07 Apr 2008 10:47 AM CDT

Deadline: May 2, 2008 (Preliminary proposals)

The National Storytelling Network ( http://www.storynet.org/ ) invites applications for the fifth annual Brimstone Award for Applied Storytelling.

The award focuses on the transformational properties of story-telling and aims to increase understanding of the ways story-telling can promote change in individuals and communities.

The award provides a grant of $5,000 for a project that will be completed in calendar year 2009. The grant will support a model storytelling project that is service-oriented, based in a community or organization, and to some extent replicable in other places and situations. Many different sorts of projects can be considered for the award, including community, organizational or institutional programs, curricular activities, short residencies, and projects combining complementary art forms.

Applicants who are not members of the National Storytelling Network must pay the current membership fee to become an NSN member.

Program information and an application form are available at the NSN Web site.

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