http://www.jusfc.gov/programguidelines.asp
I only just now found out about this, and I'm probably out of my mind to think I can pull an application together in nine days, but...
...Any professional writers here who think they could write me a letter of recommendation in that extremely short time frame?
If I get at least two yeses, I will email you to detail what I'm going to say I plan to do. Obviously, I have not yet figured that out, but I do so many things that it might depend on who (if anyone) offers to rec me! They are looking for fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction, and since I do all three, there are many possibilities.
I need...
4. Two signed letters of recommendation from professional colleagues, on letterhead if possible. Additional letters will be discarded. If necessary, the letters may be sent separately from the application. Letters should address each of the following:
* The artistic quality and evolution of your work
* How your work would benefit from interaction with Japanese arts and cultural life
* How you would adapt to the challenge of living and working in another culture
I have visited Japan five times, and I feel confident that I would not suffer from massive culture shock. I know some Japanese, but it's pretty lousy for lack of practice opportunities. It does improve, to a stilted, ungrammatical, and basic level, after I've spent a couple weeks on the ground.
I only just now found out about this, and I'm probably out of my mind to think I can pull an application together in nine days, but...
...Any professional writers here who think they could write me a letter of recommendation in that extremely short time frame?
If I get at least two yeses, I will email you to detail what I'm going to say I plan to do. Obviously, I have not yet figured that out, but I do so many things that it might depend on who (if anyone) offers to rec me! They are looking for fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction, and since I do all three, there are many possibilities.
I need...
4. Two signed letters of recommendation from professional colleagues, on letterhead if possible. Additional letters will be discarded. If necessary, the letters may be sent separately from the application. Letters should address each of the following:
* The artistic quality and evolution of your work
* How your work would benefit from interaction with Japanese arts and cultural life
* How you would adapt to the challenge of living and working in another culture
I have visited Japan five times, and I feel confident that I would not suffer from massive culture shock. I know some Japanese, but it's pretty lousy for lack of practice opportunities. It does improve, to a stilted, ungrammatical, and basic level, after I've spent a couple weeks on the ground.
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