Olive B. O'Connor Fiction Writing Fellowship
modern language associationNew York (NY)
Olive B. O'Connor Fiction Writing Fellowship
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modern language associationNew York (NY)
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About the role
Colgate University invites applications for the Olive B. O'Connor Fellowship in Creative Writing, a one-year fellowship renewable for a second year in fiction.
The fellow, who has recently completed an MFA/MA/PhD in creative writing, will spend the academic years 2027–2029 at Colgate University in Hamilton, NY, teaching two multigenre introductory writing courses in year one. In a renewed appointment, the fellow will teach three courses, possibly including an upper-level fiction workshop, and
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