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Barbara Vickers, Linda Mowry, Hope Rineheart

You're invited to:

step up your writing career...

widen your circle...

increase your productivity...

receive valuable feedback...

achieve your writing goals...
...by joining the nonprofit foundation
that supports women writers!

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Linda Mitchell, Shobha Sharma, Jan Kent

Three ways to join:


by check for $30 to JSPF,
5500 N 50 W, Fremont, IN 46737;

by calling 1-800-603-6065;

by scrolling below to pay using Paypal.
In any case, please fill out the form below to help us learn more about you. Membership will be complete when we receive your payment. Special rates are available for seniors, students, and fixed income.


OUR MISSION

Jane's Stories Press Foundation nurtures emerging and established writers who are underrepresented in the publishing industry, focusing especially on writing by women over 50 and under 24, and by women of color.

We offer workshops, an educational publishing program, and a helping hand.

We work with writers to

*help end the isolation of writing;
*make time to write;
*learn to better perform our work in public; and
*move our work into print as working writers in the larger community.

Become a member of Jane and get the tools to take your writing to a new level!



FRIENDS OF JANE membership entitles you to:


* the Jane's Monthly Reader newsletter by Glenda Bailey-Mershon with announcements and features on our member writers

* Ready, Set, Send!, a monthly newsletter by Linda Mowry that includes calls for sumissions and spotlights on publishing industry trends

* access to the Jane's Stories listserv where you can join discussions on writing, publishing, and promoting your work

* help starting a Jane Circle of writers where you live or via email or video conference for interest groups

* invitations to V-Circles (Virtual Circles) where you may meet writers from across the USA

* 20 % discounts on Jane's Stories workshops and retreats

* Jane Circles are eligible to apply for small grants that speak to our mission, such as chapbooks and presentations
,Br> * Members may become Circle and Workshop Leaders with the appropriate training.


Friends of Jane membership is only $30 per year! ($16-21 for students and seniors. Please select the fee you can pay from within that range.) Reduced fees are payable by check or by calling 1-800-603-6065.)

Please note: Membership in Friends of Jane is available on a sliding scale for writers on fixed incomes and students, and may be waived for special circumstances. We cannot process a variable payment through Paypal, but you may send your reduced fee by check along with your application. Be sure and check the box for reduced or waived membership below, so we won't think the cat ate it!

Please fill out and submit the membership information form below, then, click the button to choose and pay for your selected level of membership.

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Join Friends of Jane by clicking on the payment button below, which will take you to Paypal. (You do not have to have a Paypal membership or give credit card information.)



JANES FOR LIFE

Janes for Life receive all of the above plus

* lifetime waiver of all fees for Jane contests and retreats (excluding room and board)

* naming rights for one contest award per year



Become a Jane for Life for a one-time contribution of only $1000!



Earn our undying gratitude by becoming a Jane for Life. Click on the link below to go to Paypal to make your donation.

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