Teacher & Librarian Scholarship Winners Announced

Key West, Florida – The Key West Literary Seminar is pleased to announce the selection of its 2020 Teacher and Librarian Scholarship winners. Twenty teachers and librarians from ten different states have been chosen to receive financial aid packages totaling more than $22,000.

The scholarships will support their attendance at the 38th annual Key West Literary Seminar, “Reading Between the Lines: Sports and Literature” January 9-12, 2020, where they will expand their professional network and be exposed to leading contemporary authors such as Megan Abbot, Buzz Bissinger, Daniel James Brown, Billy Collins, Joyce Carol Oates, Lionel Shriver, and Kevin Young. Scholarship recipients will also have the opportunity to meet with colleagues at the Monroe County Public Library and Key West High School.

This year’s winners include a mobile services librarian from Massachusetts, an English teacher for immigrant and refugee women and their children in Georgia, a one-on-one special educator on Orcas Island in Washington, a high school creative writing teacher in Lake Tahoe, a reference librarian, a certified archivist, and many others.

Among the winners is Key West local Nicole Smith, instructional coach at Horace O’Bryant School. Smith is serving her twenty-first year in public education. As a peer mentor and team leader, she is passionate about supporting and serving her colleagues and school community by creating and hosting academically meaningful experiences, speakers, and events to enrich and enhance student education.

The Key West Literary Seminar Scholarship Program aims to nourish a vibrant literary culture by providing support to a diverse group of teachers, librarians, readers, and writers. Since 2008, they have provided 520 individuals with nearly $520,000 in fee waivers and lodging and travel assistance.

For a complete list of winners and their bios, please visit https://www.kwls.org/news-updates/2020-teacher-librarian-scholarships/

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