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The Master of Fine Arts Program in Creative Writing proudly announces its 2008 winner for the Patricia Dobler Poetry Award,
JANE McKINLEY! |
Jane McKinley's exceptional piece, 'Mud Season,' was selected from over 300 submissions from all over the United States. As her prize, Jane will be studying in Ireland with the Carlow MFA students under the tutelage of writers Ann Enright (2007 Man Booker Winner) and Kevin Barry (2007 Rooney Prize Winner).
>> Read the Poem
>> Read McKinley's Bio
>> Read Praise for 'Mud Season'
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| The MFA program also extends a special thanks to award judge Jan Beatty and final judge Ann Townsend. |
The 2009 Award
A call for submissions for the 2009 Patricia Dobler Poetry Award will soon be announced.
Poems must be unpublished, up to 75 lines. Up to two poems, of any style, per submission.
With each entry, submit the following:
- Cover sheet with name, address, phone number, e-mail, title of poem
- Check for $20, made payable to Carlow University
- Self-addressed stamped envelope for notification
Note: The author’s name, address, or any identifying information should not appear on any poem.
Send entries to:
The Patricia Dobler Poetry Award
Jan Beatty, Director of Creative Writing
Carlow University
3333 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Judge: To be announced.
The winner will receive the Patricia Dobler Poetry Award, in the form of round-trip travel and lodging as a participating guest of Carlow’s MFA residency in Carlow, Ireland, June 2009.
For more information on Carlow University’s MFA program, and for complete contest rules, please contact Dr. Ellie Wymard at 412-578-6346.
*Current Carlow University students or employees are not eligible. |
