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fidipidi, a new Facebook App that allows you to create and send physical greeting cards from your computer, is providing a special offer to make it easy to show your support for the troops. Now through June 9 when you purchase one of fidipidi’s dozen new patriotic cards, you will receive another card free. Since fidipidi is fully integrated with Facebook, you can also take advantage of those features, such as pulling in friends’ photos, to make your card even more personal.

I encourage you to:

• Check out the service at www.facebook.com/fidipidi
• Purchase your patriotic card and get another one for free with the offer code “MILITARY” (If you order two Patriotic cards on a single order, you will receive two free cards.)
• See a quick overview of how it works at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWDxp9QuN7A

Borders is going to have a readers program this summer. Read 10 books, get 1 free. It is for kids 12 & under.
Here's the link with the info on it.

http://www.borders.com/online/store/MediaView_doubledogdare?cmpid=SA_20100513_V2

9th Annual Chicago Palestine Film Festival opens April 16.

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The deadline to submit entries for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 25th annual Don and Gee Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition is Saturday, May 1, 2010.

The Nicholl Fellowships competition is open to any individual who has not earned more than $5,000 from the sale or option of a screenplay or teleplay, or received a fellowship or prize of more than $5,000 that includes a “first look” clause, an option or any other quid pro quo involving the writer’s work. To enter, writers must submit a completed online application, upload one PDF copy of their original screenplay in English and pay the US$45 entry fee before 11:59 p.m. PT on May 1, 2010.

Last year’s competition drew a record 6,380 entries.

Entry scripts must be feature length and the original work of a sole author or of exactly two collaborative authors. The scripts must have been written originally in English. Adaptations and translated scripts are not eligible. Up to five $30,000 fellowships are awarded each year.

“The Academy is extremely proud that the Nicholl competition continues to identify talented but as yet undiscovered screenwriters,” said Academy President Tom Sherak. “I’m sure that this year’s fellowship recipients will exhibit the same great potential as so many of our past winners.”

Several past Nicholl fellows have gone on to successful screenwriting careers, including Oscar®-nominee Susannah Grant (“Erin Brockovich,” “Charlotte’s Web,” “The Soloist”), Doug Atchison (“Akeelah and the Bee”), Mike Rich (“Radio,” “The Rookie,” “Finding Forrester”), Ehren Kruger (“Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,” “The Ring,” “Arlington Road”) and Andrew Marlowe (“Hollow Man,” “Air Force One,” ABC’s “Castle”).

Fellowships are awarded with the understanding that the recipients will each complete a feature-length screenplay during their fellowship year. The Academy acquires no rights to the works of Nicholl fellows and does not involve itself commercially in any way with their completed scripts.

Several other Nicholl fellows have had success in the film industry; to read more about them, visithttp://www.oscars.org/awards/nicholl/fellows/notable.html.

April is National Poetry Month. The 3rd Annual "Paws for Poetry" Contest Challenges Kids to Write Sonnets to Spaniels, Prose for Persian Cats

Colorado Springs, CO (March 2, 2010) -- April marks the 14th anniversary of National Poetry Month. To help celebrate, budding Emily Dickinsons and Edgar Allan Poes are encouraged to participate in the 3rd annual "Paws for Poetry" Contest (PawsforPoetry.org). To enter, children ages 5-12 are to write a poem to, and provide a photo of, their favorite animal friend. The contest is co-sponsored by kids' virtual field trip Web site Meet Me at the Corner (MeetMeAtTheCorner.org) and Flashlight Press (FlashlightPress.com).

Original poems of any length may be submitted in one of two categories: Group One (ages 5-9) and Group Two (ages 10-12). One grand prize winner in each category will receive a $50.00 Amazon.com gift card. Two runners-up in each category will receive a $25.00 Amazon.com gift card. Children's author, poet, and Iraqi war veteran Thad Krasnesky, writer of the upcoming "That Cat Can't Stay" (Flashlight Press, 2010) is the contest judge. Krasnesky will also be providing winners with signed copies of his new book.

In addition to the prize packages, winning poems and pet photos will be highlighted in an upcoming Meet Me at the Corner video pod cast. The pod cast will be videotaped at New York's Angellicle Cat Rescue Center. Local students will present the winning poems.

All submissions should be mailed to "Paws for Poetry" Contest, c/o Meet Me at the Corner, 20 West Del Norte, Colorado Springs, CO, 80907. The contest deadline is April 15, 2010.

For more information, rules and submission guidelines, visit PawsforPoetry.org.

**Every entrant receives written script analysis** Grand Prize: $10,000 Four Finalists: $1,500 each Best UK screenplay $2500 Best screenplay from outside USA, UK, Canada $2500 Final Deadline April 1. $60 entry fee. SUBMIT YOUR SCREENPLAY: http://www.bluecatscreenplay.com ABOUT BLUECAT Founded in 1998 by award winning writer and director, Gordy Hoffman. Now in its 11th year, we have built a large community of writers passionately committed to writing original, unforgettable work. This starts with our exchange of feedback to each entrant. Additionally, through our newsletter, we provide screenwriting advice through articles, videos, and interviews to support and inspire every level of screenwriting. THE BLUECAT WORKSHOP Tour 'Full Script' and 'First Ten Pages' workshops in Philadelphia, Detroit, Minneapolis, Cleveland, DC, Kansas City, NYC, Rochester, Seattle, and more TBD: http://www.bluecatscreenplay.com/screenwriting_help/workshops.php PAST WINNER SUCCESS Ana Lily Amirpour 2007 BlueCat Grand Prize Winner - The Stones *Participant for 2009 Tribeca All Access. *Ana Lily has been invited to attend the BERLINALE TALENT CAMPUS #8 in Berlin *Recently signed with CAA. Andy Stock and Rick Stempson 2005 BlueCat Grand Prize Winner - Balls Out: The Gary Houseman Story *Starred Sean William Scott and was released by Sony in early 2008 *Second produced screenplay released last year-The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard, was directed by Neal Brennan, and starred Jeremy Piven Andy Pagana and Justin Thomas 2004 BlueCat Grand Prize Winner - Man in the Rearview Mirror *2004 Nicholl Fellowship Semi Finalist. *Under option with Shirley MacLaine and Emmy-nominated director Michael Rhymer attached BlueCat Screenplay Competition Email: info @ bluecatscreenplay.com Website: http://www.bluecatscreenplay.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/BlueCatPictures Facebook: http://facebook.com/pages/BlueCat-Screenplay-Competiton/140069287677