Writing Conference Scholarship: 2019 Patricia Bibby Memorial Scholarship

Tebot Bach Announces Writing Conference Scholarship

The 2019 Patricia Bibby Memorial Scholarship – Guidelines

Tebot Bach is soliciting applications for the 2019 Patricia Bibby Memorial Scholarship, with a postmark deadline of April 7, 2019. The winner will be announced on or before May 15, 2019.

2019 Scholarship Information:
 The 2019 recipient will receive a scholarship to attend the Poetry and Writers Week at Idyllwild Arts, from July 1-5, 2019. Idyllwild Arts’ 205-acre campus is located in the beautiful mountain community of Idyllwild, California, nestled near the top of the San Jacinto Mountains. The recipient will attend a five-day immersive poetry workshop led by poet Katie Ford. The faculty also includes poets Samiya Bashir, Victoria Chang, and Ed Skoog, and will also feature lectures and/or evening readings by guest poets Javier Zamora, Brendan Constantine, and Kristina Marie Darling. The scholarship covers the cost of the poetry workshop, lodging, and reimbursement of up to $250 in travel expenses. Information regarding the Poetry and Writers Week conference and the workshop poets may be found here.

Application Information:
The competition is open to all English-language poets residing in the United States who have not previously published a full-length book or chapbook. Financial need is not required, but will be a factor in the selection. Applicants must submit: (1) a brief biography (250 – 500 words); (2) a letter stating the applicant’s objective in attending the workshop and his or her financial need, if any; and (3) a sample of 10 poems. Any submissions that are incomplete or otherwise do not comply with these requirements will not be considered.

Applicants must submit all documents via USPS mail with a postmark date on or before April 7, 2019 to :

Mifanwy Kaiser
Tebot Bach
Box 7887 Huntington Beach, CA 92615-7887

Please direct any questions to Tebot Bach board member Steven De Salvo, at:

steven_desalvoATyahooDOTcom (Change AT to @ and DOT to . )

Each application will be reviewed and judged, on a blind basis, by poet Gail Wronsky, Ph.D., professor of English at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles and a member of Tebot Bach’s board of directors. Any current or former students of Ms. Wronsky, and any current or former board members or officers of Tebot Bach, are not eligible to apply. The winner of the scholarship will be notified by May 15, 2019.

Background:
The Patricia Bibby Memorial Scholarship was created in 2006 in memory of Patricia Bibby, a newer poet in Southern California whose work showed great promise but who died in 2004 before her full potential was realized. The scholarship is awarded through an endowed scholarship fund, currently managed by Tebot Bach.

About Tebot Bach:
Tebot Bach is a non-profit organization whose mission is to support and broaden the audience for poetry. As a literary arts education non-profit that gives local, national, and international poets a venue for publishing and distribution, and as a sponsor of workshops and readings, Tebot Bach works for the benefit of poets and poetry.