apply

To apply, please send by January 15, 2009:

  1. a ten-page work sample and a letter of intent. In your letter, you may address why the residency would be helpful to you at this juncture in your career and what kind of class visits you'd like to make.
  2. a resume that includes the names and contact information of three recommenders. Please don't send separate letters of recommendation; merely include on your resume the names and contact information of three recommenders.
  3. a letter of intent. In your letter, you may address why the residency would be helpful to you at this juncture in your career, and what kind of class visits you'd like to make.
  4. a self-addressed, stamped envelope for notification of the winner.

There is no cost to apply. Applications will be judged by Beth Ann Fennelly and Ann Fisher-Wirth. They must be postmarked by Jan. 15, 2009, and sent to:

Beth Ann Fennelly, SPiR Director
Dept. of English
Bondurant Hall C-135
P. O. Box 1848
University, MS 36677-1848