Sentences with phrase «national book foundation»

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Author Jane Mattes founded her national group Single Mothers by Choice and used it as her foundation for her book, «Single Mothers by Choice».

In a perplexingly sloppy process, the foundation not only mistakenly announced that Myracle's novel Shine was a finalist for the National Book Award in Young People's Literature, the organization's director compounded the error a few days later by asking Myracle to withdraw her own book from consideratBook Award in Young People's Literature, the organization's director compounded the error a few days later by asking Myracle to withdraw her own book from consideratbook from consideration.

Mom and John, both of whom had met with Nancy many times in Pakistan and Afghanistan, were working together to form a U.S. foundation to help Nancy raise money for a national cultural center and library - something Afghanistan didn't have - to be built at Kabul University, and for mobile libraries for villages all over the country, bringing books in Dari and Pashto to people who'd rarely or never seen a book in their own language if they'd seen a book at all.

He has been a Fulbright Scholar, a finalist for the National Book Award for Poetry, and has received fellowships from Howard Foundation, Guggenheim, and a MacArthur Foundations.

Recent solo exhibitions include LOVEGAME, Merdiven Art Space, Istanbul, Turkey (2017); THEY / ONLAR video installation, Fabrica, Brighton, (2017) and the Brighton Festival (2017); THEY / ONLAR), Salt Galata, Istanbul, Turkey (2015); 2012 Zilberman Gallery, Istanbul (2012) Besides solo exhibitions she has participated in Evliyagil Museum, Ankara, Turkey (2017); the 13th Istanbul Biennial (2013); Poetry and Exile: British Museum (2014); 3rd European International Book Art Biennale, Moscow (2014); The Fourth and Fifth Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Biennale for the Artist's book (2010, 2004); Istanbul Modern (2009,2011); The National Museum of Women in the Arts (Washington D.C. 2010); King St. Stephen Museum, (Hungary 2013,2006); The Fifth Sharjah International Arts Biennial (2001); Collections include: Istanbul Modern, British Museum, Wien Museum as part of Karamustapha Export - Import, King St. Stephen Museum, The Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Koç and Zorlu FoundatiBook Art Biennale, Moscow (2014); The Fourth and Fifth Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Biennale for the Artist's book (2010, 2004); Istanbul Modern (2009,2011); The National Museum of Women in the Arts (Washington D.C. 2010); King St. Stephen Museum, (Hungary 2013,2006); The Fifth Sharjah International Arts Biennial (2001); Collections include: Istanbul Modern, British Museum, Wien Museum as part of Karamustapha Export - Import, King St. Stephen Museum, The Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Koç and Zorlu Foundatibook (2010, 2004); Istanbul Modern (2009,2011); The National Museum of Women in the Arts (Washington D.C. 2010); King St. Stephen Museum, (Hungary 2013,2006); The Fifth Sharjah International Arts Biennial (2001); Collections include: Istanbul Modern, British Museum, Wien Museum as part of Karamustapha Export - Import, King St. Stephen Museum, The Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Koç and Zorlu Foundations.

Common Ground Foundation (Insert City, ST) 2007 — 2009 Executive Director • Launched foundation and directed all operations on behalf of Grammy Award Winner Common • Created and implemented marketing collateral to educate, engage, and inspire clients and supporters • Recruited key corporate, private, and industry players for Board of Directors and Advisory Board • Generated in excess of $ 500,000 in first year of operation through varied fundraising efforts • Obtained pro bono legal team saving foundation more than $ 75,000 annually • Directed youth outreach events furthering social service, education, and character development including Be Empowered, «A Minute» Campaign, & The Corner Book Club • Partnered with MTV, Kaiser Family Foundation, National Education Association / Read Across America, American Library Association, and nationally acclaimed singers, songwriters, and authors • Directed multiple charity concerts featuring Common, Kanye West, Ludacris, The Roots, and Nas