Deadline: 11 February 2011
Philip Roth Residence in Creative Writing
Named for the lauded novelist and Bucknell graduate and initiated in the fall of 1993, the Philip Roth Residence in Creative Writing offers an emerging writer four months of unfettered writing time during Bucknell's fall semester, without formal academic obligations. The Residence is designed to grant the writer time to complete a first or second book. The resident presents a public reading of his or her work and otherwise constitutes a literary presence on campus during the fall. Providing lodging on campus, an office in the Stadler Center for Poetry, and a stipend of $4,000, the Residence is awarded to writers of prose (fiction or creative nonfiction) and poets on an alternating basis.
In Spring 2011, the Stadler Center will be accepting applications 2011-12 Philip Roth Residence, which will be awarded to a writer of prose (fiction or creative nonfiction). The Residence will extend from late August through mid-December 2011. The application deadline is February 11, 2011.
To be eligible, an applicant must be at least 21 years of age, reside in the United States, and not be enrolled as a student in a college or university. (Persons enrolled in a college or university at the time of application are eligible). Some record of publication is desirable. Please note that the 2011-12 Roth Residence will be awarded to a writer of prose (fiction or creative nonfiction). Poets may apply in spring 2012 for the 2012-13 Residence.
Application requirements: letter of application, curriculum vita, writing sample, three letters of recommendation.
Apply online here.
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