Sunday, September 20, 2009
Don't Quit Your Day Job
A long-awaited vote of confidence: I recently found out I received a $2000 grant from the Toronto Arts Council to complete my book of short-stories, The Vagrant Borders of Kashmir. Grants have been my bread and butter for the past two years, and the time spent writing and honing them has usually panned out to be worth it. Whether it be the SSHRC that funded the second year of my M.A. or even the $500 bucks that helped pay for my research trip to Burma, I've learned how to be an articulate beggar.
Better yet, the TAC grants were decided by a panel of other artists and writers - meaning that my peers also believe in the project. After a slew of rejections during the summer, my pride and confidence as a writer has been bought back by this tidy sum. I have no qualms about being easy.
Thanks to the TAC jury! (Stephen Cain, Kevin Connolly, Patria Rivera, Carolyn Tripp)
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4 comments:
Matt Loney! I visit your blog often - thanks for the update & congrats on the bling.
Are you really living on KingWest? Would be friggen rad to see you on my next trip back to Toronto..
Regardless, hope you are great!
Yeah! A comment!
And congrats to you too, Ms. Iron Woman.
I've been following your crazy journey's as well!
Yes, King West is home. Yuppie-ville, but nothing a trip to Kensington won't fix ;)
Drop a line when you're coming to town!
You are a beautiful writer!
And you just made my day ;)
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