Colorado Authors' League (CAL)
Membership Application Form

Name: _______________________________________________________________________

Street Address: ________________________________________________________________

City, State and Zip Code: ________________________________________________________

Phone Number:________________________________________________________________

Fax Number: __________________________________________________________________

E-mail Address: ________________________________________________________________

Web Address: ________________________________________________________________

Proposed by CAL member (if possible): _____________________________________________

How did you hear about CAL?____________________________________________________

A current member of CAL must recommend you. If you don't know one, you may apply anyway and a current member may choose to sponsor you based on your submitted writing samples and application.

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Please write a 50-word or less biography telling CAL what you'd like the membership to know about you and/or your writing.

 

 

Directions for Application

List the work(s) that qualifies you for membership:
a book*
a play*
other extended work*

*Any of the above must have been published and paid for within 3 years of application;

OR:
Any combination of at least five pieces of:
non-fiction articles ** or,
short stories ** or,
essays ** or,
poems **

**Any of the above must have been published regionally or nationally and paid for within 2 years of application.

OR:
Authors who write only short fiction may list three short fiction pieces, which have been published and paid for within 2 years of application.

Enclose:

clips (or copies of) or,
tear sheets (or copies of) or,
scanned PDFs of your articles, short stories, essays or poems; or,
a copy of the book, play or extended work

All must show evidence of authorship. Clips, tear sheets and PDFs must show your byline, date of publication, and name/evidence of the publication.

A book must include your name, ISBN number, date of publication and publisher.

A play, screenplay or other extended work must show verification that the work with your byline has been produced, purchased and/or performed professionally.

Original word processing files will not be considered.

Enclose a check for $75 (or $50 if applying between January 1 and June 30). Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope large enough to contain whatever materials you would like returned with sufficient postage.

 

Published Works
(use a separate sheet if necessary)

List published works and include:

Title Genre Published by Date of Publication Paid (yes/no)

 

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Are you an employee of any of the publishers listed above? _______

I hearby apply for membership in the Colorado Authors' League and affirm that the above information is true. I agree to abide and comply with the bylaws of the Colorado Authors' League and understand failure to do so may result in termination of my membership.

Signature of applicant: ____________________________________________ Date: ______________________________

Please send to:
Michele Morris
Membership Chair
801 Courtland Place,
Littleton, CO 80126

Questions? Email:

michele@cookingwithmichele.com