C. HOPE CLARK

140-A Amicks Ferry Road #4, Chapin, SC 29036
803-932-9881 - Fax     803-932-9962 - Work
     E-mail: hope@fundsforwriters.com
http://www.fundsforwriters.com     
Blog: http://hopeclark.blogspot.com   
http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/hopeclark/  


General Experience
  • 2000-2009 - Founder, editor of FundsforWriters.com, a website, family of newsletters and ebooks about incomes streams for writers.
  • 1999-2009 - 100+ published credits online and in print.
  • 1993-2003 - Administrative Director of small federal agency within the US Department of Agriculture, managing 180 employees, $10M budget, and nonprofit grant management.
  • 1977-1993 - Within same agency, managed lending and grants in multiple counties in Alabama and SC.
Magazine/Anthology  Credits
  • Be the Star You Are: For TEENS - Anthology - "Hope" - September 2009 (pending)
  • The Writer - December 2008 - "Are You Ready to Freelance Fulltime?"
  • Appleseed Magazine - December 2008 - "Bacteria Busters"
  • The Lake Murray News - October 2008 - "District 5 Bond Referendum"
  • Chicken Soup for the Empty Nester's Soul - September 2008 - "Ka-ding, Ka-ding"
  • Chicken Soup for the Soul -Celebrating People Who Make a Difference - February 2008 - "Charlie Counts"
  • VOYA Magazine - Spring 2007 - "Why Johnny Needs a Writing Mentor"
  • The Writer Within Newsletter - November 2006 - "The Heartstrings of an Anthology"
  • Turf Magazine - December 2006 - "Green Roof Technology at Work"
  • Turf Magazine - December 2006 - "Perpetual Care"
  • Turf Magazine - October 2006 - "WP Law is Law in SC"
  • ByLines Calendar 2007 - December 2006 - Bio and Short Nonfiction
  • American Careers Magazine - October 2006 - "Floriculture"; "Oznium - A Bright Future"
  • Writer's Yearbook 2006 - January 2006 - "Free Money"
  • College Bound Teen Magazine - January 2006 - "The Write Stuff"
  • College Bound Teen Magazine - Fall 2005 - "College Speed Bumps"
  • God Answers Prayer: Military Edition - September 2005 - "Air Force Brat"
  • The Writer Magazine - May 2005 - "How to Find Writing Grants"
  • The Writer Magazine - December 2004 - "Chambers of Commerce Can Open Doors"
  • Writer's Digest Magazine - May 2005 - "Free Money"
  • Writer's Digest Self-Publishing Essentials Guide - October 2004 - "Grants of All Sizes"
  • Landscape Management Magazine - May 2005 - "Customer Landscape IQ"
  • NextStep Magazine - October 2006 - Shopping for a Major
  • NextStep Magazine - January 2007 - Write Essays, Win Money
  • Next Step Magazine - March/April 2005 - "Job Shadow"
  • Next Step Magazine - September 2005 (and online) - Beware Freshman Freedom
  • ByLine Magazine - June 2007 - Self-Promotion from a Shy Writer
  • ByLine Magazine - April 2006 - Ways to Afford a Writing Career
  • Byline Magazine - July/August 2005 - "What's In Your Promo Kit?"
  • Byline Magazine - June 2004 - "50 Ways to Sell a Writer"
  • Byline Magazine - June 2004 - "Decisions"
  • Byline Magazine - April 2002 - "Grant Yourself Time to Write"
  • Home Business Journal - June 2004 - "E-Books E-Commerce"
  • Women as Managers - 2002 - "Ignore the Harassment"
  • Women as Managers - 2002 - "Girl in the Locker Room"
  • Women as Managers - 2001 - "Three Mistakes of Women Managers"
  • Whispers From Heaven - 2001 - "Second Time"
  • Whispers From Heaven - 1999 - "Decisions"
  • I Love My Job (Anthology) - 2001 - "When It Rains It Pours"
  Columns
  • Writers on the Rise - January 2007 to December 2008 (monthly column)
  • WOW Women on Writing - January 2007 to September 2008 (monthly column)
  • Dabbling Mum - January 2008 to December 2008 (monthly column)
  • FundsforWriters - 2000 to present (weekly column)
  • FFW Small Markets - 2000 to present (weekly column)
  • TOTAL FundsforWriters - 2003 to present (biweekly column)
Recent Online Credits
FundsforWriters Books and E-books
  • Ferocious Promotion for Timid Authors - ebook - 2009
  • Get Paid to Write Book Reviews - ebook - 2006, 2007, 2008
  • Laughing Markets - ebook - 2006, 2007, 2008
  • Just Hit Send - ebook - 2006, 2007. 2008
  • The Shy Writer: An Introvert's Guide to Writing Success - trade paperback - 2004- Booklocker Publishing- ISBN 1591135834 - Second Edition November 2007
  • Grants for the Serious Writer - ebook - Several Editions - 2002 - 2006, 2007. 2008, 2009
  • The No Fee Contest Book - ebook - Several Editions -2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
  • Tis the Season - ebook - Several Editions - 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
  • Funds for the Fiction Writer - ebook - Several Editions  - 2005, 2006, 2007
  • Funds for the Essayist - ebook - 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
  • Publishers for Poets - ebook - 2005, 2006
  • Markets for the Young Writer - ebook - Several Editions - 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
  • Short & Sweet: Markets for Fillers - ebook - 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

 

  Other Publications Featuring C. Hope Clark and FundsforWriters
  • USA Today, by Gladys Edmunds, "Entrepreneurial Tightrope," - March 18, 2009
  • Get Known Before the Book Deal, by Christina Katz, Writers Digest Books - November 2008
  • Time to Write, by Kelly L. Stone, Adams Media - January 2008
  • Successful Meetings, by Shri Henkel, Atlantic Publishing - March 2007
  • Writer Mama, by Christina Katz, Writers Digest Books - February 2007
  • From Entrepreneur to Inforpreneur, by Stephanie Chandler, Wiley Books, January 2007
  • Some Writers Deserve to Starve, by Elaura Niles, Writers Digest Books - January 2005
  • Make a Living as Freelance Writer, by Jenna Glatzer, Nomad Press - May 2004
FundsforWriters Newsletters (24,600 subscribers as of June 24, 2009)
  • FundsforWriters - weekly - 12 markets paying $350 or 20 cents or more
  • FFW Small Markets - weekly - 15 markets paying below the FFW threshold above
  • WritingKid - biweekly - 12 markets for young writers ages 7 to 21
  • TOTAL FundsforWriters - biweekly - paid subscription - 80+ markets, contests, grants, jobs and publishing opportunities at the FFW threshold above
Awards
  • 2009 RWA Daphne du Maurier Award of Excellence for Mystery/Suspense - finalist - May 2009
  • Amazon Breakthrough Novel Contest - semi-finalist for "Hog-Tied" - April 2009 (top 100 of 10,000 entries)
  • StartUpNation - 2008 Home-Based 100 - 2nd place under the "Boomers Back in Business" category
  • CNW/FFWA Florida State Writing Competition, Honorable Mention, "Tomato-Stewed" Novel WIP- June 2008
  • Phillip Mangelsdorf Award for Writing Excellence, First Place, "Hog-Tied" Novel WIP - February 2008
  • The Writing Show- Novel Chapter Competition, Honorable Mention, "Hog-Tied" Novel WIP- December 2007
  • Alabama Writer's Conclave Annual Competition - 3rd Place, "Hog-Tied" Novel WIP- July 2007
  • WordWright.biz - Opening Hook Contest, from WIP "Hog-Tied," 1st Place - Spring 2007
  • Writer's Digest 101 Best Web Sites for Writer - 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
  • Secretary of Agriculture Honor Award for Management - 1996, 1999
  • Letters of Commendation - Two U.S. Senators, Three Federal Administrators
  • Recognition Awards - Twelve
  • Supervisor of the Year - USDA in SC - 1989
  • Chairman - Administrator's Advisory Task Force - Washington DC - 1989
Affiliations
  • MENSA - 2007, 2008, 2009
  • South Carolina Writers Workshop (SCWW)- 2006, 2007, 2008. 2009
  • National Association of Baby Boomer Women - 2007, 2008
  • Florida Writers Association - 2008, 2009
  • Sisters in Crime - 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
  • Absynthe Muse Nonprofit - BOARD MEMBER - 2006, 2007
  • Little Owl Mentoring (Co-Founder) -  2005, 2006, 2007
  • Southwest Writers Association - 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • Electronically Published Internet Connection (EPIC) - 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • WritersChatRoom - Contest Sponsor - 2007
  • Association of Writers and Writing Programs - 2005
  • Small Publishers, Artists, and Writers Network (SPAWN) - 2005
  • National Association of Women Writers - 2002, 2003, 2004
  • Sponsor, Women Writers of the Desert Conference - 2004
  • Sponsor, WebMomz.com Grant - 2004, 2005, 2006
  • Sponsor, Be The Star You Are, 501(c)3 - 2004, 2005 
  • Mentor, When Teens Write - 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • Clemson Alumni Association - member since 1978
  • Clemson IPTAY Athletic Scholarship Organization - member 18 years
  • Alpha Zeta, Fraternity of Agriculture - life member
Education
  • Bachelor of Science - Agronomy and Plant Science - Clemson University, SC - Honors
Interviews/Speaking Engagements
  • Be the Star You Are!, Voices Radio - by Cynthia Brian - May 2009
  • A Weekend of Freelance Hope - Georgetown, KY - July 2009 (pending)
  • Florida Writers Association Conference- November 2008
  • Solopreneurs - October 2008
  • Writing for Dollars - September 2008
  • Author Reads - podcast/Web Radio, excerpt from The Shy Writer, June 2008
  • Conscious Discussions - Podcast/Web Radio, June 2008
  • BookPleasures.com - Interview - April 2008
  • Six Figure Writing - Podcast/Web Radio, April 2008
  • WritersontheRise.com - Web site of the Month - February 2008
  • SC Writers Conference - October 2007
  • Mississippi Writers' Guild Conference- August 2007
  • Women's Business Gallery - online interview - Nov 2006
  • The Muse Online Writers Conference - online interview, chats and panels - Oct 2006, Oct 2007
  • Midwest Book Review Bookwatch - online interview - July 2006
  • 18 Questions - online interview - June 2006
  • Amazing Stories Club - online interview - May 2006
  • The Writing Show - Podcast and Online - May 2006
  • SmartWriterPro.com - teleconference guest - February 2006
  • Monthly FundsforWriters Chat Online - www.writerschatroom.com - bi-monthly events
  • Muse It Up Club - One-Week Guest - December 2005
  • Field of Dreams - AOL Chatroom - multiple events - 2004, 2005
  • Writers Realm - AOL Chatroom- 2005
  • Authors First Radio - November 2004
  • Writers Village University - November 2004
  • Florida Writers Association Conference - Orlando, FL - November 2004
  • Writers Success - Writer of the Month - October 2004
  • KFHX - Beth and Monica's Small Business Marketplace - October 2004
  • WQTQ - Library Talk, Carla Canty Host - September 2004
  • Women Writers of the Desert Conference - May 2004
  • Book Crazy Radio - Vijaya Schwartz - August 2003
  • Sell Writing Online - 2003 (still online)
  • Absolute Write - Hope for Writers - 2003
  • SPAWN.org - 2002
Personal References Available Upon Request