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Fairbanks Fellowship to the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference

Thursday, 22 November 2007

The Bread Loaf Writers Conference, which was founded by Robert Frost in 1925 and is the oldest and most distinguished writers' conference in America, is offering a fellowship to either an African or Caribbean poet, fiction or nonfiction writer to attend the 2008 conference, August 13-24. Named after Michael and Marylee Fairbanks, the Fairbanks International Fellowship is in its third year of existence. The previous winners have been Glaydah Namukasa, a novelist from Uganda, and Stanley Gazemba, a writer from Kenya.

The conference is sponsored by Middlebury College and is held every summer at the Bread Loaf campus in the Green Mountains of Vermont. It is an opportunity for intense conversation and exchange which most writers find both inspiring and beneficial. The fellowship is conceived as a way to include international writers who are early in their careers (having already published their first book) and who would benefit from exposure to the North American literary and publishing world. The recipient of the fellowship receives free tuition, room and board, as well as travel money to attend the conference.

Poets, fiction, and creative nonfiction writers who have published at least one but not more than two books in English within the past four years are eligible to apply. More information and application forms can be found on our website, www.middlebury.edu/~blwc . The website will be updated in January for the 2008 conference, but the 2007 guidelines are currently available for viewing. Should you like to receive a paper copy of our application or a brochure in January, please email Noreen Cargill ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ). This year's application deadline will be April 2, 2008.

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