Membership
Requirements
Upon invitation by a current
member to join The League, the candidate completes an
application for membership which is then signed by a sponsor and
an endorser, both Active members in good standing. The
application, with accompanying credentials qualifying the
candidate for membership in Letters, Art, or Music, is
presented, along with the required fees, to the Branch
Membership Committee. After acceptance of the applicant at a
branch meeting, the Committee forwards the application packet to
the designated National Membership Chair by category for
consideration. Eligibility and Qualifications
The following are brief summaries of eligibility and
qualification requirements. The application form contains
detailed information that should be read and followed. The
National Membership Committee is flexible to developing new
categories.
Letters -- Professional women eligible for LETTERS
membership include authors, co-authors, advertising sales
promoters, compilers, dramatists, editors, genealogists,
lecturers, librettists, lyric writers, periodical writers, photo
journalists, poets, press writers, script writers for
communication media or motion pictures, research workers, and
musicologists. Original writing of professional quality must
have been paid for and published. Samples of work and proof of
payment by employer or client within the last five years must be
submitted with application.
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Art -- Professional women eligible for the ART membership
include architects, cartoonists, craftswomen, choreographers,
designers, graphic artists, illustrators, painters,
photographers and sculptors. Photographs or slides of work sold
within the last five years and proof of sale are to be submitted
with application. Examples of outstanding recognition in the
field or acceptance into juried shows may be substituted in
certain cases.
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Music - Professional women eligible for the MUSIC membership may
present professionally published original compositions or
original creative arrangements, original unpublished
compositions or creative arrangements that have been performed
in a public forum. All credentials shall be submitted with proof
of payment for works, or proof of performance in a public
setting or via a communications medium within the last five
years.
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Cost of
Membership
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Annual membership is $65.00 ($40 National, $5 State, $20 Atlanta
Branch, payable to NLAPW-Atlanta in April of each
year). The meeting year runs September - May.
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New Members also pay a one-time processing fee of $15. (They
write two Checks: one to NLAPW-Atlanta for
$25 and the other to NLAPW National for $55)
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