Wick Poetry Center Bisbee, Arizona

study and travel summer  fellowships

available for selected NEOMFA students

 

2009 DEADLINE: MARCH 30TH!

           

Through the generosity of Robert Wick and the Wick Poetry Center at Kent State, the NEOMFA program will offer a special multi-genre workshop course for three hours credit from late July - early August, 2009.  The workshop will be led by Professor Maggie Anderson (KSU) and will be open to NEOMFA students who have completed two semesters of course work in the NEOMFA program from any of the four campuses.

 

Dates for the Bisbee Workshop for 2009 are:

  • WEEK 1: July 20-July 24 (Kent)

  • WEEK 2: July 27-August (Bisbee, AZ)

  • WEEK 3: August 3-August 10 (Kent)

Students will come together daily at KSU from 10a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-3 p.m. the first week.  The second week  will be an all-expense paid trip to the Robert Wick ranch in Bisbee, Arizona where students will work, study, and experience the landscape and culture of the desert southwest.  The third and final week of the course will, again, be held on the KSU campus T-F and M, from 10a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-3 p.m. Tuition reimbursement will also be available for students receiving the fellowships.

 

Students will be expected to have a generally defined project and a specified genre for their work during this three-week period (see guidelines below under how to apply). Genre may include creative non-fiction (journal writing, travel writing, essay, memoir), poetry, or fiction.  Interested students should present a cover letter of intent to participate, a summary of anticipated work for the three-week period, and a letter from their campus advisor certifying the satisfactory completion of two semesters of MFA work.

 

Applications for the workshop should be sent by March 30th to Professor Maggie Anderson, Director, NEOMFA, Kent State University by electronic submission to neomfa@kent.edu.   Please remember to have a letter sent from your campus advisor also if you are submitting electronically.  Students will be advised by phone or e-mail of their acceptance by mid-April.  If accepted, students will register for 3 hours of Individual Investigation (“Multi-genre Workshop”) credit through KSU. 

 

Wick Poetry Center Travel/Study Fellowships  FAQS:

What is it?

 

A multi-genre workshop (students determine genre and plan of study) for 3 hours of graduate credit.  This is a small group experience; only five students will be selected.

 

 

When is it?

 

The Bisbee workshop meets for three full weeks late July through early August.

 

1st week:  KSU campus 10-12 and 1-3 daily for 5 days

 

2nd week:  Bisbee, Arizona for 7 days (including travel time)

 

3rd week: KSU campus 10-12 and 1-3 daily for 5 days

 

 

Who may apply?  

 

Any current NEOMFA student who has satisfactorily completed at least two semesters of MFA course work.  Campus advisor must write a letter certifying this.

 

How much does it cost?

 

Tuition remission for 3 hours credit is available for students who are selected to participate, all airfare will be covered for travel to and from Bisbee, and there will also be a small stipend for miscellaneous expenses during the full week at the home of Robert and Estellean Wick in Bisbee, Arizona.  Food and lodging during that week will be provided by the Wicks.  Opportunities to experience the landscape, culture, botany, history, and literary and artistic offerings of the region will be arranged throughout the week as well as transportation while you are there.

 

  How do I apply?

 

Write a proposal which contains:

  •  A one-two page proposal specifying genre and outlining a broadly defined project that you would like to work on during this three-week period. 

  •  Provide a list of specific readings you want to use during this time that will be useful to your work as you are imagining it (Note: all reading should be finished prior to the three week period of the workshop).  If your work would particularly benefit from travel to the Southwest, please note it, but this is not required for selection. 

  •  Provide a letter from your campus advisor certifying your satisfactory completion of two semesters of MFA work. 

  •  Also include sample of your recent creative work (5 pages of prose single-spaced, 7 poems, or 10 pages of a play).

  •  Include a cover letter expressing your intent to participate in the workshop if selected.  Provide:  name, address, phone, e-mail, and gateway campus in this letter. 

Send your proposal by word.doc attachment to: Professor Maggie Anderson, Director of NEOMFA, c/o neomfa@kent.edu.  

 

Students who have previously applied and received a previous Wick Bisbee Summer Fellowship may not reapply.

 

  What is the deadline for applications:

 

All materials (including the letter from the campus advisor) must be received by March 30th, 2009.  Applicants should receive a notification of acceptance by April 14th, 2009.

 

 

Contact the NEOMFA Office neomfa@kent.edu for more information