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Alumni Residency Fellowship

The MFA Program offers an Alumni Residency Fellowship for each 10-day summer and winter MFA residency. boruch-and-murray01

Begun in 2002, this Fellowship offers a graduate of our program the opportunity to once again experience the inspiration and instruction of the residency and to enjoy the stimulus and camaraderie of this unique community of writers, while serving an essential role in documenting the residency’s offerings.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities of the Residency Fellow include recording each lecture, class, and reading that takes place during the residency, downloading the recordings to the computer and editing as needed, and burning each recording to a CD. The Fellow will also assist with the audio set-up at the readings.

Additionally, the Fellow will be asked to help with student check-in on the arrival day.

Job Qualifications

Applicants must have graduated from the program at least one year ago.

The demands of the position require good humor, discretion, and stamina, as well as organizational skills and some degree of technological aptitude.

Compensation

In addition to being able to attend lectures, readings, and classes, the Residency Fellow will receive room and board, and a stipend of $1000 to offset travel costs.

How to apply

Please send us a letter of interest which includes the following information: when you graduated from the program, your reasons for applying for the fellowship, and your experiences/skills/ personality traits that make you a great candidate for this position.


Please check the News page for application deadlines. Applications should be sent to Amy Grimm, MFA Program for Writers, Warren Wilson College, PO Box 9000, Asheville, NC 28815-9000 or emailed to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 


 

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