Bucknell University in central Pennsylvania is inviting application for its annual Philip Roth Residence in Creative Writing. The successful applicants will receive a stipend of US$5000 and four month’s lodging at Bucknell’s Poets’ Cottage.
The Philip Roth Residence in Creative Writing began in 1993. It aims to provide four months of unfettered writing time for a writer working on a first or second book. In alternate years, the residency is awarded to poets and writers of prose (fiction or creative nonfiction). In 2018 the residencies will be awarded to poets. Prose writers may apply in spring 2019 for the 2019-20 Residences.
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. Some record of publication is desirable and there is no application fee.
To apply writers must provide:
- a letter of application
- a curriculum vitae
- a writing sample – no more than 10 pages for poetry
- three letters of reference
There are two residencies offered each year: the Fall Residency runs from August to December and the Spring Residency runs from February to May. Applicants can ask to be considered for either residency or for both.
Applications for the Philip Roth Residence in Creative Writing for 2018/19 close on Thursday 1 February. For further information and to apply visit the Bucknell University website.