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Writers' studios are awarded to individual writers, or
collaborative groups, in order to support and promote the
development of web-based writing. They are not time-limited, but are
reviewed annually and decisions on continuation are taken at that
time.
They work
like this:
The Writer's Studio consists of a 'foyer' type webpage
introducing the writer or group and containing their biography,
photo, and other relevant material, plus a link to an ongoing
journal commenting on their work process. The studio space itself
lies beyond the 'foyer' and consists of 20 Mb of webspace. We view
this webspace as a closed area for experimentation and development.
We hope that the writer will release material to public view, or for
feedback, on a regular basis, but also respect their right to
privacy for work-in-progress. We will work in consultation with the
writer to promote and publicise their work where appropriate and
they will have membership of the trAce User Group which represents
the needs of our users.
The benefit to the writer:
The writer has access to 20Mb of free webspace (expandable by arrangement) and also to the
advice and expertise of trAce (although we recognize that since we
intend to support development projects it is very possible that
their expertise will exceed ours!) They will receive a trAce
webaddress of the style http://trace.ntu.ac.uk/studio/xxxx/
and a regular showcase on the trAce website. (which
currently receives 12,000 hits a day in over 100 countries)
Selection:
Writer's Studios are normally awarded by invitation only, but
there will also be opportunities to apply for
space.
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