CRWROPPS Post: Anisfield-Wolf Fellowship in Writing & Publishing: APPLY NOW

Subject: Anisfield-Wolf Fellowship in Writing & Publishing: APPLY NOW

The Anisfield-Wolf Fellowship in Writing & Publishing offers an emerging writer time to work toward a first or second book and professional experience teaching creative writing and engaging in publishing and community-oriented literary work in collaboration with the CSU Poetry Center and English Department. The current application cycle is only open to writers who have been residents of Ohio for at least two consecutive years, for any period before the fellowship's start in August 2024. The salary is $50K per year with health insurance and benefits. The application deadline is January 15, 2024. More on the particulars can be found here.   The CSU Poetry Center is an independent nonprofit press and center that hosts the Lighthouse Reading Series, the NEOMFA Writers at Work Colloquium, and publishes 2–5 books of contemporary poetry, prose, and translation each year. This fellowship is named for and supported by the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, which honor literature that confronts racism and explores the rich diversity of human cultures. Through the creation of this fellowship, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards and the CSU Poetry Center hope to support writers from backgrounds and with perspectives historically underrepresented in publishing and the teaching of creative writing. Cleveland State University Poetry Center, 2121 Euclid Avenue, RT 1841, Cleveland, OH 44115, United States