Past
Grantees

Poet Jim Moore was awarded $2,400 to spend three weeks in Calcutta, India. He'll research and draft work for a persona poem in the voice of a woman who was born in India, but adopted and raised in the United States. Moore's personal experiences fuel his passion and desire for the journey.

Nicole Niemi, a writer, received $650 to spend 12 days in Tennessee to participate in a master class with noted playwright Horton Foote. The experience is intended to help Niemi hone her craft, develop a new script and broaden her professional network.

Writer Kathleen Patrick was awarded $1,690 to spend two to three week in Gulfport, Mississippi, and three locations in Alaska to conduct research for a poetry manuscript. Patrick will visit with four of her uncles, one in Mississippi and three in Alaska. Her experience will feed AIRMAIL, a collective of narrative poems.