Bard College invites submissions for its annual Fiction Prize for young writers.
The Bard Fiction Prize is awarded annually to a promising, emerging writer who is an American citizen aged 39 years or younger at the time of application. In addition to the monetary award, the winner receives an appointment as writer-in-residence at Bard College for one semester without the expectation that he or she teach traditional courses. The recipient will give at least one public lecture and will meet informally with students.
The creation of the Bard Fiction Prize, presented each October to a promising young fiction writer, can be viewed as a continuation of Bard’s long-standing position as a center for creative, groundbreaking literary work by both faculty and students. From Saul Bellow, William Gaddis, Mary McCarthy, and Ralph Ellison to John Ashbery, Philip Roth, William Weaver, and Chinua Achebe, Bard’s literature faculty, past and present, represent some of the most important American writers of our time. The prize is intended to encourage and support young writers of fiction to pursue their creative goals and to provide an opportunity to work in a fertile and intellectual environment.
2007 Bard Fiction Prize Recipient: Peter Orner
To apply, candidates should write a cover letter explaining the project they plan to work on while at Bard and submit a C.V., along with three copies of the published book they feel best represents their work. No manuscripts will be accepted. Applications must be received by July 15, 2007. Please send applications to the address given below.
For further information about the Bard Fiction Prize,
call 845-758-7087 or send an e-mail to bfp@bard.edu.
Applicants may also request information by writing to the Bard Fiction Prize at the address below:
Bard College, PO Box 5000, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504-5000
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