Scholarships Offered to Teachers & Librarians to Attend 2019 Key West Literary Seminar

Key West, Florida – The Key West Literary Seminar is offering full scholarships to teachers and librarians from around the country to attend this year’s Seminar, “Under the Influence: Archetype and Adaptation from Homer to the Multiplex,” to be held January 10-13, 2019, at the San Carlos Institute in Key West. Applications are now available at: kwls.org/awards/teachers-and-librarians/.

Scholarship packages include a full waiver of the Seminar registration fee of $675 and need-based financial assistance to offset lodging costs. Scholarship recipients will gain exposure to contemporary authors and texts, expand their professional network of teachers, librarians, and writers, and be inspired to bring new ideas to the institutions and communities they serve. Confirmed speakers for the 2019 Seminar include Margaret Atwood, Geraldine Brooks, Joyce Carol Oates, Marlon James, Kevin Young, and many more.

“We’re looking for a diverse group of individuals who are making positive impacts upon readers in their communities,” says Arlo Haskell, Executive Director of the Key West Literary Seminar. “We hope that participation in our literary community will inspire fresh engagement with literature in schools and libraries around the country.”

The application deadline is June 15. More information online at: kwls.org/awards/teachers-and-librarians/.

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