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I'm fundraising to participate in the VONA (Voices of Our Nations Arts Foundation) residency from June 18-24 at the University of Pennsylvania.  The amount will only be used on the balance of the workshop and the GoFundMe fee.  

Currently I'm a second year MFA student at Old Dominion University, with a concentration in Fiction.  My senior thesis will include a novella based on my travels in Korea.  I'm attending the travel writing worshop to focus on my craft in this style as well as to experience VONA.  The residency is selective  (I didn't get in my first time) and I'm honored to participate in VONA.  However, the workshops are expensive and with such a tight deadline, I am reaching out and asking for help.

Aside from myself directly benefiting from the fundraiser, it would also benefit those who want to support emerging writers of color.  In addition, I'd also attend the workshop not only as a person of color but as a part of the ODU MFA program.  I hope to include the knowledge I've gained from the MFA Creative Writing Program to contribute to the workshop.  I want be a good representative of ODU, so anyone who supports Old Dominion and its Creative Writing program would also benefit from my attendance.  

The deadline to pay the full balance is June 1st, so I would like to pay the balance by May 29th.  Economically these are stressful times, but I appreciate any amount, no matter how small.  I've very grateful for this oppurtunity and once again thank you for your help.

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Christina Marable
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Norfolk, VA

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