WRITERS' LEAGUE OF TEXAS
formerly the Austin Writers' League
Literary
Fellows
Literary Fellows for 2002
We are pleased to announce the nine writers who were awarded Fellowships in Literature given by the Writers’ League of Texas with funds from the Texas Commission on the Arts. These writers’ were part of 156 applicants for the 2002/03 Fellowship awards.
| Fiction winners include: | |
| Stephen Graham Jones of Shallowater | $3,000 |
| Alexander Parsons of Austin | $2,000 |
| Diana Lopez of San Antonio | $1,000 |
| Poetry winners include: | |
| Jenny Browne of San Antonio | $3,000 |
| William Virgil Davis of Waco | $2,000 |
| Elisa A. Garza of Stafford | $1,000 |
| Creative Non-Fiction winners include: | |
| Jill Patterson of Lubbock | $3,000 |
| Joy Denise Kennedy of Sweeny | $2,000 |
| Catherine Kasper of San Antonio | $1,000 |
Judges for the competition included: Deirdre O’Connor, poet and teacher at the Bucknell University Writing Center, Lewisburg, PA; Ryan G. Van Cleave, a freelance writer and editor, who has published eleven books and taught at Florida State University and the University of Wisconsin at both Madison and GreenBay; and Steve Sherrill, Assistant Professor of English who teachers Creative Writing and Integrative Arts courses at Penn State Altoona. All have received numerous awards for their writing and are published authors.
In order to apply,
writers must be legal residents of Texas and cannot be enrolled in an
undergraduate or graduate degree-granting program. In September 2002,
guidelines will be available by writing, calling, or e-mailing the Writers'
League of Texas.
Inquiries should be made to Stephanie Sheppard, Executive Director,
Fellowships in Literature, Writers' League of Texas, 1501 West 5th Street,
Suite E-2, Austin, TX 78703. Phone: (512) 499-8914. E-mail: wlt@writersleague.org.
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