Writer in Residence George Bennett Fellowship

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Writer In Residence/George Bennett Fellowship History George E. Bennett '23, a native of Exeter,

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The purpose of the George Bennett Fellowship is to provide time and freedom from material considerations to a person seriously contemplating or pursuing a career as a writer. The stipend for the one-year Fellow is at $19,480 (subject to potential annual increase effective 7/1/27), plus housing and meals. This position also offers medical and dental insurance, long-term disability coverage and access to an employee assistance program. As Writer-in-Residence the person shall live in Exeter and, in return for stipend and housing, shall (besides carrying out his or her own literary projects) make his or her self and talents available in an informal and unofficial way to students interested in writing and, more specifically, to students in English classes and to members of student literary organizations.

During the tenure of the Fellowship the writer shall not have any other full- or part-time job, and cannot be actively enrolled in a degree program in any college or graduate school.

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(1) a current resume, PDF format preferred, ready to upload

(2) a statement of interest, PDF format preferred, ready for upload.

(3) a sample manuscript or writing sample, PDF preferred, ready for upload.

Successfully complete a criminal background and driving record background check.

Statement of Interest Requirement
As part of the application, you will be required to upload an anonymous* PDF of a personal statement testifying to the appropriateness of the Fellowship to your situation. This is a gift of time. How will you use that time? Please provide specific details how the Fellowship would allow you to complete the manuscript, noting your current progress. The statement should be approximately 500-750 words with no identifying factors.

NOTE: The committee favors applicants who have not yet published a book-length work with a major publisher (a well-financed publisher with national distribution). If your work has enjoyed such publication, your statement should explain why you consider yourself not yet established as a writer.

Manuscript Requirement
You will also be required to upload an anonymous*PDF of your manuscript. The anonymous document may be up to twenty pages, 12 point type, 1 inch margins, double spaced (except for poetry), with no identifying factors. Any personal identification (i.e. in the document file title or in headers/footers/titles) on either your statement of interest or manuscript will be grounds for disqualification from the fellowship selection process. While plays are acceptable, we will not accept screenplays. Use the best excerpt you think you have.

*Anonymous: do not include your name or email address on any header/footer of your statement of interest or manuscript.

If you have questions, contact us via email at lhearon@exeter.edu