Writing Scholarship Available for Survivors of Trauma and Abuse

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CONTACT: Ellen Taliaferro, MD   650-393-3660

The 2011 San Francisco Writers Conference Announces
a Writing Scholarship for Survivors of Trauma:
The Ellen Taliaferro, MD, Scholarship
Dedicated to the Restoring Good Health after Trauma

Survivors of trauma and abuse—and the advocates and professionals who support them—can all apply for a full scholarship to the 2010 San Francisco Writers Conference (February 18th-20th, 2010) where they will have their non-fiction writing recognized and reviewed by literary agents and publishing houses.

San Francisco, CA—10/XX/2010—The 2011 San Francisco Writers Conference has been endowed a remarkable scholarship that will shine a light on the lingering health consequences for victims of trauma and abuse.  The Ellen Taliaferro, MD, Scholarship Dedicated to the health and recovery of victims of Trauma and Abuse will be awarded to a writer who is writing as a survivor of trauma or abuse or an advocate or professional who is working with them.  The scholarship will pay for a full registration to the 2011 San Francisco Writers Conference to be held February 18 –20, 2011 at the InterContinental Mark Hopkins Hotel.  The scholarship will include a private appointment with a nonfiction editor and agent.  There will be a small stipend to partially cover travel and accommodations.

Writers who wish to apply for the scholarship must submit a 250-word explanation of why they want the scholarship, four (4) pages of their work in progress, and a single-page proposal outline for their project. The story can be written as a personal story, memoir, nonfiction book or novel.  Contact information, including an email address, must be included with the entry.  The deadline for submissions is December 23,2010.  There is no entry fee required. Entries for The Ellen Taliaferro Scholarship for Survivors of violence and abuse must be directed electronically to Ellen Taliaferro, MD via email at DrTSpeaks@gmail.com.

All submitted entries for the scholarship will be considered for the scholarship if they meet the following criteria:

• Each entry will consist of four items:

• An email stating your name and contact information and the last four numbers of your social security number or your phone number for identification purposes.
• A 250-word explanation of why you want the scholarship
• Four (4) pages of your work or proposed work in progress
• A single-page proposal outline of your project

• Each page must have one inch margins and a header or footer that contains your chosen four (4) digit number
• Use a 12 point standard font for all documents
• Use 1.5 spacing for the four-page submission of your work in progress
• Do not put your name on any item submitted other than your entry email.

Deadline for submission of your entry is December 15, 2010.

For questions about the scholarship, contact Dr. Taliaferro at 650-393-3660.

The 2011 San Francisco Writers Conference will take place February 18-20, 2011 at the InterContinental Mark Hopkins Hotel.  Donations from individuals and companies (including John Wiley & Sons) also make scholarships available each year for Bay Area high school

To learn more about the 2001 SF Writers conference, click here.