MidAtlantic Book Publishers Association

Every year, PMA hosts an educational event for publishers called PMA Publishing University, or just PMA-U for short. PMA-U is held each year right before Book Expo America and in the same city. In 2008, PMA-U will be held in Los Angeles, California, the last week in May. If you've never been to PMA University, it's a great event, packed with educational sessions and networking opportunities.

PMA provides a scholarship for one member of each affiliate group to attend PMA University. Here's the information on the scholarship from PMA:

PMA awards a PMA-U scholarship to one member of each Affiliate group. The scholarship should be awarded to a publisher who needs assistance in growing his/her publishing company. The scholarship includes free registration to attend the Publishing University, plus a $500 stipend to help pay for travel expenses. We encourage the Affiliate organization to assist with the rest of the travel costs.

The criteria for applicants is as follows:

• Must be a member of an Affiliate group as well as PMA.
• Must be a publisher, preferably in the early stages of developing his/her company.
• Has not received the scholarship in the past.

The recipient of the scholarship is encouraged to share what they've learned at the university with other members of the affiliate group, through speaking at affiliate meetings, writing articles for the affiliate newsletter or website, or any other means.

I'm attaching the scholarship application to this message. If you're interested in applying, please fill out the attached application and submit it by January 1:

• By email to sruth@imaginatorpress.com ,
• By fax to 888-203-4068 , or
• By snail mail to:
  Sheila Ruth
  Imaginator Press
  6400 Baltimore Nat'l Pike #194
  Baltimore, MD 21228

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