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The Cave Canem Fellowship /How To Apply (Retreat+Faculty Fund)

The Cave Canem Fellowship, Website page.

Applications are now open for the 2025 Cave Canem Fellowship. Cave Canem supports the work of Black poets through a suite of core programs, namely an annual retreat consisting of intensive poetry workshops and readings, hosted at the University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg. Furthermore, the retreat offers an unparalleled opportunity for Cave Canem Fellows to study with esteemed faculty, and to join an expansive community of peers. Fellows write from a range of poetic traditions: blues; confessional; experimental; dramatic; lyric; narrative; performance; political; etc.

Cave Canem Fellows study with a world-class faculty and join a community of peers at the retreat. The retreat features intensive poetry workshops, complemented by thought-provoking presentations and readings, both public and private creative discourse.

 

Eligibility For The Cave Canem Fellowship. 

  • Applicants must confirm that they will be 21 years or older at the time of the 2025 Cave Canem Retreat, which will take place June 8-15, 2025.
  • Current or former employees and members of the board of Cave Canem Foundation are ineligible to apply.

Requirements for The Cave Canem Fellowship. 

  • Applicants must submit a Cover Letter, and a six (6) page Writing Sample.
  • Cover letters must be typed into the corresponding box.
  • Also, writing samples must be submitted as a PDF attachment in the corresponding upload section.

More guidelines:

  • A PDF of six (6) pages of poems.
  • Poems must be in English
  • The poet  should not include their name. on any page of the poetry attachment.
  • Applicants should use page breaks to separate poems. Each poem should start on a new page and its title formatted in bold.
  • Paginated the document. Place page numbers in the footers of each page (Example: Page 2 of 6)
  • Legible, 12-point font, serif should be used.
  • One application per candidate.

 

Benefits 

  • Invitation to the Retreat
  • Access to Fellows & Faculty Fund
  • Access to exclusive scholarships for select writing residences
  • Archival training
  • Inclusion in public programming (readings, panels, multigenre collaborations, etc.)
  • Subscription to a bimonthly Cave Canem resource containing community news and exclusive offers. 

Lastly,

Deadline: Apply for the fellowship by Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 11:59 PM ET. 

 

For more information contact: programs@ccpoets.org 

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