Studio Blog
Fall begins this Friday, September 23rd and it’s time to celebrate! We are bringing back the Holiday Club for the occasion but this time we’ve put a new spin on it!
We’ll still choose 2 winners a day – one writer and one copyeditor. However, this time we’ll be pulling from all articles published pre-fall, during the month of September (9/1-9/22). We’ll choose one lucky article a day and the writer and copy editor of that article will each receive $100 bonus payment.
We start choosing on the first day of fall– Sept 23rd – and will choose one article a day through Sept. 27th. Make sure to check the DMS Facebook page daily this Thursday through Tuesday – where we will feature the winning article of the day.
Happy Fall!
Sincerely,
The DMS Team
Congratulations to this month’s Grant winners!
Our Professional Resources grant goes to writer Laurie Brenner. With only a desktop to work from, it is difficult for Laurie to work while visiting her mother 600 miles away. Her mother turns 84 this month and with her health waning, it’s important to Laurie that she spends more time with her. With a laptop, Laurie will now be able to access her work from anywhere and spend more quality time with her mother. We wish you all the best, Laurie!
Our first Work/Life Balance grant goes to writer Kirsty Barkan. Moving to the UK from Upstate New York two and a half years ago, Kirsty makes it a priority to travel home for the holidays. Usually able to save up enough money to travel home, things have been tighter this year and Kirsty was unsure if she’d be able to afford it. The grant will help her travel home and spend the holiday season with her family!
The second Work/Life Balance award goes to copy editor Elizabeth Gessaman, who recently moved back to Savannah, Georgia to be closer to her family. Forced to sell her car after moving, getting around Savannah has been a real challenge. The grant will help Elizabeth purchase a bicycle, making it easier to get to and from the store, pay her bills, and get some exercise!
Our third Work/Life Balance winner is writer Jessica Morelock. As a single mother, Jessica doesn’t always get to spend as much time with her daughter as she would like. With the grant, Jessica will be able to take some time off and spend quality time with her daughter on a big night out. She plans to take her to the Mall of America where she can visit the American Girl store and see Dora at the amusement park!
The final Work/Life Balance award will go to writer and title flagger Bethany Jones. As a busy mom, the toughest thing for Bethany is balancing work with raising her kids. Her husband is Active Duty Air Force and away a lot for work. The grant money will help Bethany fund afternoon childcare for her son, allowing her to write for DMS and finish her first novel.
Remember, if you didn’t win this time, you can apply twice more with the same application. It was a tough decision to select this month’s winners, so don’t get discouraged.
Please join us in congratulating the winners!
We like to give kudos to those DMS community members who go above and beyond what is asked of them to make our community great. We want to spotlight those who are active and positive contributors in our forums, on our Blog, as well as on Facebook and Twitter. It's our creators who make us great and you deserve to be recognized!
This week we want to give Community Kudos to Studio writer Olivia Franks.
Olivia is a very supportive and positive voice within the DMS community. As a frequent participant in the DMS Forums, Olivia is always there to lend an encouraging word to her fellow writers. Whether it’s to give a bit of advice, share a story of what her children are up to, or just to wish them well when they are under the weather, community members can always count on Olivia.
If you see Olivia in the forums, be sure to give her kudos of your own. Thanks and congratulations, Olivia!
PM us with your contact info & we'll send you a DMS T-shirt & some other goodies to say,
Thank You!
The DMS All Access Program was developed to help connect our community with new opportunities and support your professional goals. Whether it’s attending a convention or new media expo- we want to connect you with the right people and events.
We have received a lot of great applications and it is inspiring to see how passionate many of you are about your craft. As mentioned previously, we will be announcing All Access winners on a rolling basis. We've selected our next All Access winner and we are thrilled to share her story:
Please join us in congratulating Studio writer, Julie Christensen!
Julie is a full-time freelance writer and former teacher with writing credits from several regional and national publications. She specializes in parenting, education and gardening topics. As an All Access winner, Julie will have the opportunity to explore her first passion: children's literature, through an online course at Brigham Young University. We are thrilled to help her reach her goals of publishing a children's book and hope this course will provide her with the necessary tools to do so. Please join us in congratulating Julie on being a DMS All Access winner!
For more details on the program and information on how to apply click here.
