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Applications can now be submitted for FictionAlley.org's three Katie O'Brien Scholarships.
A year ago this month, Katie O'Brien, one of FictionAlley's longtime writers, lost her battle with leukemia. Even while she was in the hospital fighting against her illness, she continued to find strength as she wrote her story, assisted by her father, Dave O'Brien. As her father said, "Katie always wanted to be a writer, and she used this forum [FictionAlley] to fulfill her dreams. Correspondence with those who read and enjoyed her story sustained her even during the worst of times."
Katie finished writing her story six days before she died; her father continued to upload those chapters onto FictionAlley through the spring.
When we at FictionAlley learned that Katie had passed away, we realised that the best way we, as a site, could honor her memory would be to provide other writers, as well as artists and those who give back to the community, with some help in making their dreams come true. With the permission of Katie's family, we have established three annual scholarship awards of $500 — the Katie O'Brien Memorial Scholarships for Writing, Art and Community Service. The scholarship funds can be used for tuition and/or books and materials.
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The criteria and application information for the three scholarships - one each for writing, art and community service, are shown ( behind the cut. )
The application page is here, and if you're still interested in helping the fund, you can donate or order a wristband here. We're fully funded for 2006, 2007 and 2008, but we hope to keep the scholarship awards going into the future, so donations and wristband purchases will go a long way to making that happen.
A year ago this month, Katie O'Brien, one of FictionAlley's longtime writers, lost her battle with leukemia. Even while she was in the hospital fighting against her illness, she continued to find strength as she wrote her story, assisted by her father, Dave O'Brien. As her father said, "Katie always wanted to be a writer, and she used this forum [FictionAlley] to fulfill her dreams. Correspondence with those who read and enjoyed her story sustained her even during the worst of times."
Katie finished writing her story six days before she died; her father continued to upload those chapters onto FictionAlley through the spring.
When we at FictionAlley learned that Katie had passed away, we realised that the best way we, as a site, could honor her memory would be to provide other writers, as well as artists and those who give back to the community, with some help in making their dreams come true. With the permission of Katie's family, we have established three annual scholarship awards of $500 — the Katie O'Brien Memorial Scholarships for Writing, Art and Community Service. The scholarship funds can be used for tuition and/or books and materials.
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The criteria and application information for the three scholarships - one each for writing, art and community service, are shown ( behind the cut. )
The application page is here, and if you're still interested in helping the fund, you can donate or order a wristband here. We're fully funded for 2006, 2007 and 2008, but we hope to keep the scholarship awards going into the future, so donations and wristband purchases will go a long way to making that happen.
