<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote">Hello Everyone!<br><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">I wanted to you to let you know about a playwriting contest opportunity available to students, aged 25 years and under in the Toronto area. </span><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">PGC has an annual <span class="gmail-m_1920518408367458445gmail-il">awards</span> program called the Tom Hendry <span class="gmail-m_1920518408367458445gmail-il">Awards</span>. This is composed of a number of monetary <span class="gmail-m_1920518408367458445gmail-il">awards</span> for playwrights, but there is one in particular that is designed specifically for students: "The <span class="gmail-m_1920518408367458445gmail-m_-7839198938998338855m_-7709488775159441409gmail-m_8046639217290920930gmail-m_-2310767354406021757gmail-il"><span class="gmail-m_1920518408367458445gmail-m_-7839198938998338855m_-7709488775159441409gmail-m_8046639217290920930gmail-il"><span class="gmail-m_1920518408367458445gmail-m_-7839198938998338855m_-7709488775159441409gmail-il"><span class="gmail-m_1920518408367458445gmail-il">Robert</span></span></span></span><span class="gmail-m_1920518408367458445gmail-m_-7839198938998338855m_-7709488775159441409gmail-m_8046639217290920930gmail-m_-2310767354406021757gmail-il"><span class="gmail-m_1920518408367458445gmail-m_-7839198938998338855m_-7709488775159441409gmail-m_8046639217290920930gmail-il"><span class="gmail-m_1920518408367458445gmail-m_-7839198938998338855m_-7709488775159441409gmail-il"><span class="gmail-m_1920518408367458445gmail-il">Beardsley</span></span></span></span> <span class="gmail-m_1920518408367458445gmail-il">Award</span>" (<b>deadline of May 16, 2017</b>).</span><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Here is a brief description <span style="font-size:12.8px">to provide some context, </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">(or click </span><a href="http://www.playwrightsguild.ca/tom-hendry-awards" style="font-size:13.3333px" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-size:12.8px"> </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">): </span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0cm;font-size:12.8px;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i>The Arts and Letters Club of Toronto Foundation proudly announces <b>The <span class="gmail-m_1920518408367458445gmail-m_-7839198938998338855m_-7709488775159441409gmail-m_8046639217290920930gmail-m_-2310767354406021757gmail-il"><span class="gmail-m_1920518408367458445gmail-m_-7839198938998338855m_-7709488775159441409gmail-m_8046639217290920930gmail-il"><span class="gmail-m_1920518408367458445gmail-m_-7839198938998338855m_-7709488775159441409gmail-il"><span class="gmail-m_1920518408367458445gmail-il">Robert</span></span></span></span> <span class="gmail-m_1920518408367458445gmail-m_-7839198938998338855m_-7709488775159441409gmail-m_8046639217290920930gmail-m_-2310767354406021757gmail-il"><span class="gmail-m_1920518408367458445gmail-m_-7839198938998338855m_-7709488775159441409gmail-m_8046639217290920930gmail-il"><span class="gmail-m_1920518408367458445gmail-m_-7839198938998338855m_-7709488775159441409gmail-il"><span class="gmail-m_1920518408367458445gmail-il">Beardsley</span></span></span></span><wbr> <span class="gmail-m_1920518408367458445gmail-il">Award</span> for Young Playwrights</b>. This <span class="gmail-m_1920518408367458445gmail-il">award</span> is to be granted to a full-time secondary or post-secondary student within the GTA, <b>for the creation of a one-act play script.</b></i></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0cm;font-size:12.8px;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i>An entrant to the competition will be a student, <b>under the age of 25</b> at time of submission, who is enrolled as a <b>full-time student</b> in an educational institution recognized by the Ontario Department of Education (<b>Secondary or Post-Secondary</b>) within the Greater Toronto Area. The submission selected by the Committee shall be <span class="gmail-m_1920518408367458445gmail-il">awarded</span> a monetary <b>prize of $500.00</b>. Applicants for this <span class="gmail-m_1920518408367458445gmail-il">award</span> DO NOT need to be PGC members. If you are applying for this <span class="gmail-m_1920518408367458445gmail-il">award</span> and are not a member, you will receive a PGC Student Membership once your submission has been received. Past Recipients for this <span class="gmail-m_1920518408367458445gmail-il">award</span> include Luke Reece, Remi Long, Elizabeth Ransom, Rosamund Small, John Rowntree, Aviva Philipp-Muller, </i></font></span><i style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:12.8px">and Erum Khan (Honourable Mention). <b>Deadline: May 16, 2017.</b></i></p></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font color="#444444" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">It would be great if you could share this with any students who might be interested and/or other people who can share this opportunity in their classrooms.</font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font color="#444444" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font color="#444444" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">For questions, contact: </font><b style="font-size:small">Monique Renaud</b></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><div style="font-size:small">Public Relations Manager, <i>Playwrights Guild of Canada<br></i><a href="tel:(416)%20703-0201" value="+14167030201" target="_blank">416-703-0201</a></div></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font color="#444444" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font color="#444444" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Thank you!</font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font color="#444444" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font color="#444444" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Best Wishes,</font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font color="#444444" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font color="#444444" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Rebecca</font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div><br></div>-- <img src="cid:ii_15b5d5fe4b5199c3" alt="Inline image 1" height="369" width="544" class="gmail-m_1920518408367458445CToWUd gmail-m_1920518408367458445a6T"><br><div class="gmail-m_1920518408367458445gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Rebecca Burton,<br>Membership and Professional Contracts Manager,</div><div>Playwrights Guild of Canada<br>401 Richmond Street West, Suite #350<br>Toronto, Ontario<br>M5V 3A8<br>Phone: #416-703-0201<br><span style="font-size:12.8px">Email: </span><a href="mailto:rebecca@playwrightsguild.ca" style="font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">rebecca@playwrightsguild.ca</a><br></div><div><br>_________________________________<br><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:14px"><a href="http://www.playwrightsguild.ca" target="_blank">www.playwrightsguild.ca</a><br>
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