Accepting Applications for Emerging Writer Awards

Key West, Florida – The Key West Literary Seminar is currently accepting applications for three Emerging Writer Awards, which recognize and support writers who possess exceptional talent and demonstrate potential for lasting literary careers. Poets and writers who have not yet published a book with a major publisher are eligible to apply. Applications are now available at kwls.org/awards.

Winners receive full tuition to this year’s Seminar, “Under the Influence: Archetype and Adaptation from Homer to the Multiplex,” January 10-13, 2019; full tuition to attend the Writers’ Workshop Program January 14-18, 2019; round-trip airfare; full lodging support; a $500 honorarium; and the opportunity to appear on stage during the Seminar. The deadline for submissions is July 30, 2018.

Since 2008, the Key West Literary Seminar has provided more than 470 individuals with nearly $460,000 in fee waivers and lodging/travel assistance. The Scotti Merrill Memorial Award is fully funded by an endowment established by Holly Merrill and the Dogwood Foundation. The Cecelia Joyce Johnson Award and Marianne Russo Award are supported by endowments from Cecelia Joyce & Seward Johnson and Peyton Evans.

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