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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Yeeeeehaw!!!!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> mfa_alumni-bounces@lists.ucr.edu [mailto:mfa_alumni-bounces@lists.ucr.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Robin Russin<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 21, 2011 12:09 PM<br><b>To:</b> CW Grad Announcements; mfa_alumni@lists.ucr.edu<br><b>Subject:</b> UCR MFA Alumni Kudos to Allen Ivers: Top Ten Finalist in the Final Draft Big Break screenplay competition!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This is one of the most competitive contests out there -- well done, Allen! <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='color:#144FAE'><a href="http://www.finaldraft.com/products/big-break/winners-finalists-2011.php">http://www.finaldraft.com/products/big-break/winners-finalists-2011.php</a></span></u> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Robin Russin<br><br>Associate Professor and Director<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>MFA for Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts<br>Department of Theatre<br>University of California, Riverside<br>Riverside, CA 92521<br>(951) 827-2707<br>(213) 949-1061 cel<br><a href="mailto:robin.russin@ucr.edu">robin.russin@ucr.edu</a><br><a href="http://robinrussin.com">http://robinrussin.com</a><br><br>"I try all things; I achieve what I can." - Ishmael in "Moby Dick," written by Herman Melville<br><br>"Deserve's got nothin' to do with it." - William Munny in "Unforgiven," written by David Webb Peoples<br><br>"Hunger is the best spice." - Spike Spiegel in "Cowboy Bebop," written by Keiko Nobumoto<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>