Steinbeck Fellows Program

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Steinbeck Fellows Program
http://www.sjsu.edu/depts/english/Steinbeckfellows.htm

Steinbeck Fellows Program
2004-2005

The Steinbeck Fellows Program of San Jose State University, which was
endowed through the generosity of Martha Heasley Cox, Professor Emerita,
offers new writers of any age and background the opportunity to pursue a
significant project in collaboration with other writers, faculty and
graduate students. The Steinbeck Fellowship Program is named in honor of
author John Steinbeck and is guided by his lifetime of work in literature,
the media, and environmental activism. Fellows may be appointed in many
fields, including literary scholarship, fiction, drama, education, science,
and the media. The genre of poetry, however, is excluded.

Currently, SJSU offers a one-year fellowship in Steinbeck scholarship and
one or more one-year fellowships in creative writing. In awarding
fellowships, the selection committee considers the quality of the
candidate's proposal and any factors that would lead to expectations of
future publication and other achievement. The creative writing fellowship
does not require that there be any direct connection between Steinbeck's
works and that of the applicant. Applicants who are enrolled in a graduate
program of study must furnish evidence that they have completed all
coursework, except any course registration associated with a thesis.

The fellowships afford a stipend of $7,500. Housing assistance available.

Application materials:

* Resumé
* Proposal or Prospectus for Work to be Written (one to three pages)
* Writing Sample (no more than thirty pages)
* Three Letters of Recommendation
* Three Additional References or Contacts
* Stamped Self-Addressed Envelope

Deadline for 2004-5 Steinbeck Fellowships: April 15, 2004

Announcement of Awards: Before July 1, 2004

Address all application materials and questions about the program to:

Paul Douglass, Coordinator Steinbeck Fellows Program
English Department
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA 95192-0090

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Phone: 408-924-4425
FAX: 408-924-4580