| Thornton Writer Residency Poetry Annual An eight-week residency at Lynchburg College, including a stipend of $8,000, is awarded annually to a fiction writer for the fall term and a poet for the spring term. The writer-in-residence will teach a weekly creative writing workshop and present a public reading. The residency includes housing, meals, and roundtrip travel expenses. To apply for the fall 2006 fiction residency, submit a published book, a curriculum vitae, and a cover letter outlining evidence of successful teaching experience by March 15. There is no entry fee. The deadline for the spring 2007 poetry residency will be September 1. Call or e-mail for complete guidelines. Lynchburg College (434) 544-8267 Thomas Allen, Chair. |