Xeric Foundation Announces New Grant Recipients
The Xeric Foundation has announced its most recent grant recipients,
resulting in a total of $28,191.00 being distributed to four comic book
creators.
The artists and titles that received the grants are:
The artists and titles that received the grants are:
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Creator
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Title
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Catherine Hannah
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Winter Beard
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Lance Christian Hansen
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Don't Cry
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Melody Shickley
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In the Hands of Boys
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Albert Benjamin Thompson
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HUSK
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Established by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creator Peter Laird, the Northampton, MA-based Xeric Foundation offers financial assistance to self-publishing comic book creators in the U.S. and Canada, and to qualified charitable and non-profit organizations in western Massachusetts. The foundation has awarded in excess of $1.565M to comics creators and non-profit organizations since its first grant cycle in September 1992.
The next deadline and review dates for Xeric Grant consideration are July 31, 2006 for comics creators, and September 1, 2006 for non-profit and charitable organizations. For additional information on the Xeric Foundation, visit its website at www.xericfoundation.com.
