ALSCW / Vermont Studio Center Fellowship Grant

The ALSCW/Vermont Studio Center Fellowship offers a one-month residency for writers who are current members of the Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers (ALSCW). This fellowship provides a unique opportunity for creative writers and literary translators to immerse themselves in their craft at the Vermont Studio Center, away from everyday distractions. Supported by the ALSCW community, it promotes literary excellence and fosters connections within the literary culture.

Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers (ALSCW)
The Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers (ALSCW) seeks to promote excellence in literary criticism and scholarship, and works to ensure that literature thrives in both scholarly and creative environments. We encourage the reading and writing of literature, criticism, and scholarship, as well as wide-ranging discussions among those committed to the reading and study of literary works.
The Goals of the ALSCW
to provide space for encounters between scholars, critics, editors, and teachers, and fiction writers, poets, playwrights, and screenwriters;to foster connections between the academic study of literature and the wider literary culture extending beyond the academy;to sponsor and disseminate studies of curriculum and wider topics relating to literature (such as the teaching of composition, and the reading habits of a well-informed, critically alert citizenry;to create links between the teaching of literature in primary and secondary schools, and instruction in colleges and universities;to encourage debate and exchange between and among scholars of ancient and modern literatures, and between and among those who study Western texts and the texts of every culture and continent in the world;to explore the literary dimensions of other arts, including film, drama, painting, and music;to support, encourage, and guide the study of literature.
The power of literature and literary study flows from a diverse mix of minds, backgrounds and experiences, and the ALSCW is committed to cultivating a diverse environment in its leadership, publications, and conferences. The ALSCW provides equal opportunities to all members without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic disposition, neurodiversity, disability, veteran status, or any other protected category under federal, state and local law.
The ALSCW/Vermont Studio Center Fellowship provides a one-month VSC residency for a writer who is a current member of the ALSCW. We are pleased to partner with the VSC for this fellowship.
Applications are now available for ALSCW members wishing to apply for the ALSCW Fellowship, a residency program for writers of poetry, prose, or translations. The fellowship, funded by gracious donations from the ALSCW community, allows the recipient to stay at the Vermont Studio Center, situated in the Vermont countryside, for a month of his or her choosing to become immersed in the craft of writing without the distractions of ordinary life.

Eligibility

It is open to all of the Association’s creative writers and literary translators.
You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member. This Fellowship is limited to ALSCW members. Be sure that you have joined or renewed your membership by the time you apply.