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PEN Center USA has one of the few programs in Los Angeles designed to give new writers a leg up: Emerging Voices. It's not for people with an MFA or for writing professors. It's not for people who work in publishing. It's not for authors who've already published books. Who it is for: writers living in Southern California who have just begun to build their writing resumes, who are ready to focus on a specific work -- and who have a killer writing sample. The application period for the 2013 Emerging Voices Fellowship is now open. The deadline is Aug. 15. In the eight-month program, PEN provides each author with a $1,000 stipend, tuition for two courses at the UCLA Extension Writers Program, master classes, ... Continue reading →