University of Wisconsin

Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing Fellowships

Deadline:

February 29, 2012

Entry Fee Amount:

$45

Website:

http://www.creativewriting.wisc.edu

E-mail address:

institutemail@english.wisc.edu

An academic year in residence, which includes a grant of $27,000, at the Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing in Madison is given annually to up to six writers working on a first book of poetry or fiction. Fellows teach one workshop in creative writing each semester and give one public reading. Writers with an MFA or PhD in creative writing who have not published a book are eligible. Submit 10 pages of poetry or one story or novel excerpt of up to 30 pages with a $45 entry fee during the month of February. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing Fellowships, English Department, 6195B Helen C. White Hall, 600 North Park Street, Madison, WI 53706. Ron Kuka, Contact.

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