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Alpha Scholarship Drive: The Future of Science Fiction is in Your Hands Posted at 10:23 AM by Dave Post

Dave Post

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 10, 2015

THE FUTURE OF SCIENCE FICTION IS IN YOUR HANDS!

Writing genre fiction can be a lonely business for teens. The Alpha SF/F/H Workshop brings together young writers, aged 14 to 19, for ten days of creation and peer review critiques. At the end of the workshop, students leave with new skills and a vibrant network of support.

Alphans have published in dozens of markets, including Lightspeed, Clarkesworld, Analog and Strange Horizons. Many of them have placed and won in contests such as The Dell Magazine Award, Writers of the Future, and the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.

Tamora Pierce

Tamora Pierce

Ellen Kushner

Ellen Kushner

Delia Sherman

Delia Sherman

Alaya Dawn Johnson

Alaya Dawn Johnson

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tamora Pierce, author of young adult series such as Protector of the Small and The Provost’s Dog, has instructed at the workshop every year since its inception. This year, instructors include Ellen Kushner, author of the beloved Riverside books recently adapted into an award winning Audible series, Delia Sherman of Freedom Maze fame, and two-time Andre Norton Award-nominated Alaya Dawn Johnson.

Alpha works hard to keep costs low–every staff member is a volunteer, and the tuition is kept at the lowest possible level–but prospective students often require financial aid. This year–as they have for the past several–alumni have contributed writing and art to an illustrated flash fiction anthology and offered it as a donor reward in the entirely alumni-organized scholarship fund drive.

The Alpha alumni fundraiser will run March 17-26. Would you consider giving us a signal boost? Donations really do change the course of our young writers’ lives.

To learn more about the Alpha SF/F/H Young Writers’ Workshop, please visit the Alpha website, and check out our latest video, featuring interviews with Bruce Coville and Tamora Pierce.

For more information please contact:
Publicity Coordinator Lara Elena Donnelly
(502) 812-9158
lara.3lena@gmail.com


There you have it folks.  Your donation will help these youngsters become the kind of writers you want to read.  A worthwhile cause that you can support and even benefit from down the line.

As a further incentive all donors receive the Alphanthology, a PDF anthology of flash fiction written, illustrated, and edited by Alpha alumni.  Surely that’s worth a sawbuck?  Check out the Alpha site for more details and to make your donation today!

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