TITLE
The Reginald S. Tickner Writing Fellowship
TYPE
fellowship
GENRE
poetry
DESCRIPTION
The Reginald S. Tickner Writing Fellowship is an annual writer-in-residence position named in honor of Reginald Tickner, whose 41-year career at Gilman impacted thousands of Gilman students.
Each year, the Tickner Fellow:
- Directs the Writers at Work Series, a yearly program of bringing writers to campus to give a reading and work with classes for a day.
- Advises Paragon, the school’s award-winning literary magazine, published at least twice each year.
- Teaches one section of Creative Writing to seniors every other day in addition to leading occasional creative writing projects in other English classes.
- Consults one-to-one with students on their writing as part of the Tickner Writing Center and in independent study.
- Uses his/her non-teaching day for activity related to personal writing projects and shares the process with students and faculty.
DEADLINE
December 9
ENTRY FEE
$0
ELIGIBILITY
Gilman student
PRIZE
Responsibilities include teaching one senior elective in creative writing each semester, organizing a series of readings, advising the literary magazine, and working one-to-one with students in the Tickner Writing Center. The Tickner Fellow teaches every other day, affording time for independent writing projects.
Salary: $35,000, plus full benefits package.
GUIDELINES
METHOD OF SUBMISSION
Send a hard copy CV, cover letter, three confidential letters of recommendation, and a writing sample of up to 10 pages of published poetry or an original play to:
PATRICK HASTINGS
English Department Chair
Gilman School
5407 Roland Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21210
phastings@gilman.edu
SITE
http://www.gilman.edu/tickner-writing-fellow
CONTACT
Publishing Opportunities for Emerging Creative Writers 