Deadline: 15 June 2011
VSC awards a number of fellowships for 4-week residencies throughout the year. In addition to VSC Awards, a variety of special fellowships are also available for full or partial funding as well as specific international fellowships with deadlines on April 1st. To apply for a fellowship, please use our brochure or download an application. To apply for a special fellowship award,
applicants should note any additional award name(s) for which they are eligible.
Cave Canem Fellowship
This annual fellowship provides one 4-week residency to a poet who is a Cave Canem fellow. Home for the many voices of African American poetry, Cave Canem is committed to cultivating the artistic and professional growth of African American poets. The $25 application fee is waived for Cave Canem applicants.
How To Apply:
1. Print a copy of the residency application form >>
2. Fill out the form and mail it to us with the following:
* Manuscript or Portfolio
* Current Resumé
* References (On a separate page, please provide names, addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of three people who are familiar with your work and would be willing to supply a reference if asked.)
* Financial Status [If you would like to be considered for assistance based on financial need as well as merit, include financial documentation (a copy of the first page of your most recent income tax return, a recent W-2, a statement of need, etc.)].
* Self-Addressed Stamped Postcard (Optional)
Returned to you as confirmation of receipt of your application.
3. Applications may be submitted at any time. Applicants who wish to be considered for a fellowship must submit their applications by the fellowship application deadlines (4/1 for specific international fellowships, 6/15, and 10/1 and 2/15 for all others); applications must be received, not postmarked, by the application deadline. For each deadline, applications are reviewed by a revolving jury of professional artists and writers, and the fellowship determinations made.
Portfolio/Manuscript Guidelines
Include THREE (3) copies of your manuscript: For poets, maximum of 10 pages, no more than one poem per page. All other genres, maximum of 15 pages. Please use a standard typeface (e.g. Times, Palatino, Garamond, Courier), minimum 10–point type. Print on one side of the page only. Prose manuscripts should be double–spaced. Manuscripts must be submitted in an unpublished format. The first copy of the manuscript should include a cover sheet with your name, address, and title of the manuscript, and be bound with a paper clip. The second and third copies should be corner stapled and include no cover sheet. Your name should not appear anywhere on the manuscript itself. Manuscripts will not be returned.
TO SEND APPLICATION, VIA U.S. MAIL: VERMONT STUDIO CENTER • P.O. BOX 613 • JOHNSON, VERMONT 05656 USA
VIA PRIVATE CARRIER (FEDEX/UPS): VERMONT STUDIO CENTER • 80 PEARL ST • JOHNSON, VERMONT 05656 USA
Contact Information:
For inquiries: info@vermontstudiocenter.org
For submissions: Vermont Studio Center, PO Box 613, Johnson, Vermont 05656 USa
Website: http://www.vermontstudiocenter.org