*insert lightning strikes, sinister laughter, and doom in general here*
I'm keeping a list in my google docs of major, life-changing, career-creating goals and when I need to apply to them. These are for poetry and tv/screenwriting. View my neuroticism here:
Write the best poems- always
Publish a full length poetry collection- however long it takes
Earn MFA- Spring 2011
Secure fellowship/job for- Summer/Fall 2011
Creative Writing
Apply for Axton Fellowship (University of Louisville) - Fall 2010 for Fall 2011
Apply for Stegner- September 2010 to start August 2011
Apply for Exeter Fellowship- December 2010 for September 2011
Apply for Southern Review Resident Scholar- December 2010 for August 2011
Apply for Gaius Charles Bolin Fellowship- December 2010 for Fall 2011
Apply for Emory Creative Writing Fellowship- by Feb. 2011 to start Fall 2011
Apply for Hodder Fellowship (Princeton)- November 2011 to start February 2012
TV/Screenwriting
Apply for Nickelodeon Fellowship- Jan/Feb 2011 to start Oct 2011
complete TV spec script by Jan/Feb 2011
Apply for Nicholls Fellowship- by May 2011 to start Jan 2012
Apply for Disney Fellowship- July 2011 to start Jan 2012
complete TV spec script by July 2011
I submit indeed.
Welcome to my mind. In real life, I am notoriously unorganized. But for things I am passionate about, I start planning 2 years in advance. A few of those fellowships will probably fall off of the list. I don't think I'd want to move for only 1 year. I took off the pre-medical school plans I was considering. I realized that it was only fear motivating me to do something other than write, so there's no med school in my future.
I wish I was passionate about at least one thing that did not have a less than 1% chance of actually happening.
7 comments:
Crazy! You've got it all figured out, haha :)
yeah, i've discarded the escape plan and I'm just gonna go for it.
have you thought of the olive b. o'connor fellowship at colgate university?
it's about $34, 000 grand. you get travel expenses paid and health insurance. you teach one workshop a semester. the rest of the time you send writing, living etc.
and there's no application fee.
if you have any questions about it, feel free to ask me. i was the o'connor fellow in 2007/ 08. i had a great time.
Thanks for the info on the Colgate fellowship, Eduardo!
I am impressed at your organization!
Along with the Colgate fellowship, a few more to consider: the Wisconsin Fellowships, Gettysburg Emerging Lecturer, Stadler Center at Bucknell, and FAWC at Provincetown fellowship.
I'm sure you probably know about most of these, but I figure I learned from your list (I hadn't heard of the Axton Fellowships) so I might as well share mine. Even if the odds are low, the opportunities are so killer that it'd be silly not to try. Though, I do think the Hodder fellowship at Princeton is geared more toward folks who already have a book or two under their belt. Hope you're enjoying Charlottesville!
"I wish I was passionate about at least one thing that did not have a less than 1% chance of actually happening. " lol!
You made it into UVA, didn't you? Never forget it! :-)
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