Kentucky Women’s Writers Conference Lexington, Kentucky Date: September 10, 2010 Website: www.kentuckywomenwriters.org E-mail: womenwriters@uky.edu The 32nd annual Kentucky Women Writers Conference will be held from September 10 to September 12 at the Lexington Public Library and the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning in Lexington. The conference features craft talks and workshops in poetry, […]
Tufts Poetry Awards
August 11, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Don’t miss the deadline for the prestigious Tufts Poetry Awards sponsored by Claremont Graduate University. Deadline: September 15, 2010 Website: www.cgu.edu/tufts The $100,000 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award is given annually to honor a book of poetry by a midcareer U.S. poet. The winner will spend one week in residence at Claremont Graduate University in California. The $10,000 […]
Guggenheim Fellowships
August 7, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Guggenheim Fellowships average around $36,000 each. Mark your calendars for this important deadline. Deadline: September 15, 2010 Website: www.gf.org Guggenheim Fellowships are awarded annually to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers who are residents of the United States and Canada “on the basis of achievement and exceptional promise.” Submit a career summary, […]
Hambidge Artist Residency Program
August 5, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Type: Residency Location: Rabun Gap, Georgia Application Deadline: September 15, 2010 Web: www.hambidge.org E-mail: residents@hambidge.org Hambidge offers residencies of two weeks to two months to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers on 600 wooded acres in the Northeast Georgia Mountains. Up to nine residents can be accommodated at a time. The residencies include a […]
Author Neil White Addresses Community
July 25, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Thursday, July 29, 2010 7:00 p.m. LSU’s Cox Communications Academic Center for Student Athletes In the Sanctuary of Outcasts, by Neil White, was the 2010 One Book One Community selection for Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The OBOC program is sponsoring a free event for the Baton Rouge community. Meet Neil White and hear his personal tale […]
Hear William Faulkner in His Own Words
July 23, 2010 by Leave a Comment
In case you missed the recent Newsweek article about the newly released audio tapes of William Faulkner, take note. Stephen Railton, in collaboration with the University of Virginia Library, has written and directed an audio archive called Faulkner at Virginia. It’s a fascinating online collection that features recordings of Faulkner during his two terms as Writer-in-Residence at UVA (1957 […]