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FAQs
Is the deadline a postmark or
a received-by date?
Answer: The deadline is reflected in the postmark. If you are
a day or two late, you will be forgiven. But hurry up.
Can I pay a donation to Norton
Island by credit card or PayPal, or do you prefer a check via US postal
mail?
Answer: A check in the mail. We are not set up for anything
else. You can postpone paying until you can afford it: the jury is
not influenced by your donation (they are not even aware of it).
Must I send slides/printed
matter via US postal mail, or can I send my samples electronically or on
a disk?
Answer: Any of the above.
Norton Island sounds great. Is it for everyone?
Answer: No. There is cold, and damp, and rain and fog.
One must be able to handle solitude, as well as minor chores (dishes,
sweeping, etc.) to help maintain the small island community. This place
draws residents who tend to be free-wheeling thinkers who have cast off
the mantel of pretense in this remote haven. It's not Lord of the
Flies, mind you, but dainty won't do, fussbudgets fail and people
harboring major issues generally implode.
What is the most I can
expect from your program?
The best case scenario (and the program's initial reason for
existence) is that you manage somehow to put yourself and everything else
aside, except for your work, and work like you never dreamed
possible. Others have done it, so it is not impossible, but, as
stated in the previous question, Norton Island is not for everybody.
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