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Both bursary options are open to low-income writers. - paragraph: - strong: Bursary applications are now closed. - heading "Steffanie was awarded our first bursary place" [level=3] - paragraph: - text: I look after my mum who has Alzheimer’s, so I applied for the bursary and thought, - emphasis: nothing ventured, nothing gained - text: . When Jericho contacted me to say I’d been successful, I couldn’t believe it. That was my first opening door. - heading "Steffanie Edward" [level=4] - heading "Author, Steffanie now has a two-book deal with Bookouture" [level=5] - img "Quotation Mark" - img "Quotation Mark" - text: More support for writers Become a Free Member - paragraph: Join our worldwide community of writers on Townhouse for free. 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