Southern Writers Recovery Fund

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Just received this from SFWA newsgroup:


The Southern Writers Recovery Fund is not being established to meet
the immediate humanitarian needs of writers caught by Hurricane
Katrina. The Red Cross and other agencies are better prepared to deal
with the immediate needs of hurricane survivors. Instead, the fund
will serve the longer term needs of writers to help them get writing
again.

In the wake of this devastating storm, there are many voices with
stories needing to be told. But many have lost everything, including
computers and paper files where all their work was stored. Others
have lost cars, homes, jobs, and some areas may be uninhabitable for
months to come. Long term needs are enormous, everything from
computers to rent money to technical assistance to recover files from
damaged hard drives.

Please help today by emailing your pledge to wordartsinc@yahoo.com.
Please put the word Pledge in the subject line of your email. If
enough pledges are received, you will be contacted with information
about how to donate.

If you are a writer from Louisiana, Mississippi or Alabama and have
been directly affected by the storm, please send an email to the
above email address. Put the word HELP in the subject line and
describe the nature of your losses.

Pledge totals will be updated weekly on the Southern Gothic Online
website.

WordArts, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable corporation
dedicated to preserving and promoting the southern literary voice.
WordArts, Inc. publishes the bi-monthly webzine Southern Gothic
Online. WordArts, Inc. was founded by, and Southern Gothic Online
edited by, Memphis author Jeff Crook.