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The 2017 Patricia Bibby Memorial Scholarship – Guidelines
Tebot Bach is soliciting applications for the 2017 Patricia Bibby Memorial Scholarship, with a deadline of November 1, 2016. The winner will be announced by December 1, 2016.
Background:
The Patricia Bibby Memorial Scholarship was created in 2006 in memory of Patricia Bibby, a newer poet in Southern California whose work showed great promise but who died in 2004 before her full potential was realized. Originally conceived and awarded at Idyllwild Arts/Summer Poetry in Idyllwild through an endowed fund, the scholarship and fund were transferred to the management and care of Tebot Bach in 2015 after Idyllwild Arts discontinued its summer poetry program.
2017 Scholarship Information:
The 2017 recipient will receive a scholarship to attend the five-day Post-Conference Workshop in Poetry and Short-Form Prose, February 21 – 25, 2017, led by poet Cecilia Woloch, in association with the San Miguel Writers Conference in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. The scholarship covers the cost of the workshop, airfare, and lodging. The recipient may, at her or his own discretion, travel to San Miguel prior to the workshop, to attend some or all of the conference events at his or her own expense. Information regarding the conference and the workshop may be found, respectively, at: https://sanmiguelwritersconference.org/; https://sanmiguelwritersconference.org/session/writing-poetry-short-form-prose/
Application Information:
The competition is open to all English-language poets residing in the United States who have not previously published a full-length book or chapbook. Financial need is not required, but will be a factor in the selection. Applicants must submit: (1) a brief biography (250 – 500 words); (2) a letter stating the applicant’s objective in attending the workshop and his or her financial need, if any; and (3) a sample of 10 poems. Any submissions that are incomplete or otherwise do not comply with these requirements will not be considered.
Applicants must submit all documents electronically via Submittable, at www.tebotbach.org , by no later than November 1, 2016.
Each application will be reviewed and judged, on a blind basis, by poet Gail Wronsky, Ph.D., professor of English at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles and a member of Tebot Bach’s board of directors. Any current or former students of Ms. Wronsky, and any current or former board members or officers of Tebot Bach, are not eligible to apply. The winner of the scholarship will be notified by December 1, 2016
About Tebot Bach:
Tebot Bach is a non-profit organization whose mission is to support and broaden the audience for poetry. As a literary arts education non-profit that gives local, national, and international poets a venue for publishing and distribution, and as a sponsor of workshops and readings, Tebot Bach works for the benefit of poets and poetry.