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Study International Nigeria. Vol 4 - August 2014 Edition Miles Morland Founda on Wri ng Scholarship I t can be difficult for writers, before they become successful, to write and earn a living outside writing at the same time. To help fill this need the Miles Morland Foundation (MMF) awarded three Morland Writing Scholarships in November 2013. The scholarships were open to anyone who had been born in Africa or both of whose parents were born in Africa. The judges awarded the 2013 scholarships to Doreen Baingana from Uganda, Tony Mochama from Kenya, and Percy Zvomuya from Zimbabwe. All three are currently hard at work on their books. Due to the positive response to these scholarships, and the high standard of entries, the Miles Morland Foundation is pleased to offer three new scholarships this year 2014. The Scholars will receive a grant of $18,000, paid monthly over the course of one year. In return for this, it is expected that the scholars will pay to the MMF 20% of whatever they receive subsequently from what they write during the year of their scholarship. These funds will be used to support other promising writers. To qualify for the scholarship, a candidate must submit a piece of published work, or an excerpt from a piece of published work (written in English), of between two and five thousand words to be evaluated by a panel of readers and judges set up the MMF. Candidates should also submit a brief description of the work they intend to write (200-500 words). It should be a new work in progress. Proposed work must be in English, a brief introduction about yourself and your background should be mentioned in 300 words. During the year of their scholarship, Scholars must write and submit by e-mail at least 10,000 new words monthly until they have finished their book. Deadline for Submissions: Closing date for submission for the 2014 Writing Scholarships is October 31st, 2014. Scholarship winners will be announced in December 2014 and the scholarship will run for a whole year in 2015. Visit the MMF website for more details. GAMES, FUN & BRAIN TEASERS Brain gue on T ter is Tw Teaser Q: The day before yesterday, Chris was 7 years old. Next year, she'll turn 10. How is this possible? A: Today is January 1st. Yesterday, December 31st, was Chris 8th birthday. On December 30, she was still seven. This year she will turn 9 and next year she will turn 10. Q: Which word, if pronounced right, is wrong, but if pronounced wrong is right? Twist, twist twist away! Try saying these sentences very fast three times without a miss. Good luck! If Pickford's packers packed a packet of crisps would the packet of crisps that Pickford's packers packed survive for two and a half years? Pete's pa pete poked to the pea patch to pick a peck of peas for the poor pink pig in the pine hole pig-pen. www.studyinternationalnigeria.com 11 A: Wrong