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Beverly Bush Smith Aspiring Writer Award is Now Closed to New Entries Winners Will be Announced May 1, 2010
Beverly Bush Smith, Former OCCWF Director
This past April, our beloved Co-Director Emeritus, Beverly Bush Smith, went home to be with the Lord. To everyone who knew her, Beverly exuded class, spirituality, and passion in all of her efforts--as a Christian woman, a mother, a friend, a writer, and a board member of OCCWF. We all miss her.
As a way to memorialize her spirit and her willingness to help new writers, we have inaugurated The Beverly Bush Smith Aspiring Writer Award. This award will consist of an annual scholarship, or scholarships as funds allow, in Beverly's name acknowledging a new writer that Bev would have singled out to help and encourage.
The first Beverly Bush Smith Aspiring Writer Award will be made to a writer wishing to attend the OC Christian Writers Conference, May 1, 2010 in Irvine, California.
About Beverly Bush Smith
Beverly was a noted journalist with the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, and Orange County Register. A resident of Lake Forest, CA, Beverly was celebrated for her cooking and restaurant reviews. In addition, she was a beloved Bible teacher and women's speaker, avid skier, hiker, and swimmer--plus an award-winning sailor. Her family cherished her as a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. In addition to newspaper writing, Beverly was an author of books. Her titles includeUniquely You, Change for the Better, Caught in the Middle, Wings of a Dove (from her Zoe Journal series), and Evidence of Things Unseen.
No matter how successful she was in her own writing career, Bev never lost her great compassion for other writers, especially new, aspiring ones, and her desire to help them find their own voice, market, and ministry. That's why she spent years actively helping OrangeCounty writers and leading our organization. Indeed, until her death last spring, she continued to help OCCWF as an official advisor, encouraging and inspiring us with her passion for the Lord, for people, and for writing.
How to Apply for the Beverly Bush Smith Aspiring Writer Award
To be considered for this award:
In order to win, entrant must be enrolled in the OC Christian Writers Conference and in attendance on May 1, 2010 at MarinersChurch.
The winner will be refunded the full cost of the conference on May 1, 2010.
The winner must not be published in the genre they are submitting for judging.
The winner must submit not more than five pages total of an article, story, first chapter of a book, or poems.
Entries must be typed, double-spaced on one side of white paper in normal-sized font.
A cover letter must be included with the following information:
name
address
phone number
email address
age
A brief paragraph telling us why you want to be a Christian writer, and whom you wish to reach with your writing.
The deadline for submissions is April 1, 2010.
Electronic Submission Guidelines:
The preferred submission method is by e-mail to Bonnie Hanson at bonnieh1@sbcglobal.net
Place "Writers Award" in the subject line.
Include your personal information and brief paragraph in the body of the email (see "To be considered for this award" criteria above).
Either cut and paste your manuscript into the body of the email, or add it as an attachment.
U.S. Postal Guidelines:
Print your writing entry and cover letter (see "To be considered for this award" criteria above).
Must be postmarked no later than April 1, 2010 for consideration.
Send to:
Beverly Bush Smith Writer Award 3330 S. Lowell St. Santa Ana, CA92707
Call Bonnie at (714) 751-7824 if you have any questions.
We look forward to reading your work!
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