Deadline: 31 July 2011
Dates for 2012 Sangam House Session: January 5-March 29
How to Apply:
All applications must be submitted electronically here. All notifications will be provided electronically by September 15, 2011. If an applicant is unable to submit an application electronically, please write with explanation of circumstances to:
South Asia: Arshia Sattar at arshia.sangam@gmail.com
Outside of South Asia: DW Gibson at dwmgibson@yahoo.com
Fellowships for South-Asian Writers
In addition to general applications, Sangam House offers specific fellowships.
Please note that fellowships cover only board and lodge at Sangam House. Writers are required to cover travel costs to and from Sangam House.
The Asif Currimbhoy Fellowship for 2-4 weeks: is open to Indian playwrights working in any Indian language, including English. Asif Currimbhoy (1928-1994) was one of the first Indian playwrights to write plays in English. Dumb Dancer, Goa, The Hungry Ones and Inquilab, were mainly about the dispossessed. He stretched his material beyond the confines of the particular to produce an imaginative re-creation of the individual in conflict with the social and political system. Although he wrote in India, his career as a playwright blossomed in the U.S. Goa was staged at the prestigious Martinique Theater on Broadway in New York City, The Hungry Ones at the Theater Company in Boston and at La Mama in New York’s Greenwich Village which also staged The Dumb Dancer. His plays were banned in India for almost a decade. Finally in 1970, Goa was chosen to open the India National Center for Performing Arts in Delhi. His work has been translated into Bengali, Marathi, Hindi & Malyalam.
The Nevatia Fellowship for Humanist Writing for 2-4 weeks: will support an Indian writer working in any Indian language,including English, in non-fiction, fiction and translation, whose work focuses on secularism, human rights, violence (from domestic abuse to international conflicts), or equality and discrimination based on caste, gender or religion.
The Prakriti Foundation Fellowship for 2-4 weeks: is open to a Tamil writer working in any discipline.
The Lavanya Sankaran Fellowship for 2 – 4 weeks: is open to Indian writers working in English with a preference for those writing fiction
Application
Please upload a document with the following components:
1. A brief (2 pages, maximum) statement about your work history, referencing publications, performances and writing credits. This can be submitted in CV format.
2. A writing sample, no more than 50 pages. (Please be sure to indicate if the writing is published or unpublished; if it is published please provide details.)
3. A one page description of the work to be undertaken while at Sangam House.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Writing sample does NOT have to be an English translation; please submit your writing sample in your mother tongue. All other documentation must be submitted in English.
In the "Cover Letter" field please be sure to provide the following information:
1. Country of Birth
2. Country of Residency
3. The language in which you write
4. Your preferred length of stay at Sangam House
5. Your preferred arrival and departures dates (please provide first, second and third choices)
In addition to these requirements, every applicant must arrange to have a letter of recommendation submitted separately. The letter can be provided by a fellow writer, teacher, editor, literary agent, or any informed individual who can speak to the applicant's character and work. If you are applying from South Asia, letters should be emailed directly to: Arshia Sattar, arshia.sangam@gmail.com. If you are applying from anywhere other than South Asia, letters should be emailed directly to: DW Gibson, dwmgibson@yahoo.com.
Letters should be emailed directly by the individual who is submitting the recommendation. Letters should include contact information for the individual submitting the recommendation.
To be considered for a 2012 residency, your application (including letter of recommendation) must be electronically received by the end of the day, July 31, 2011. All notifications will be given by September 15, 2011. Please note the 2012 Sangam House session dates are January 5-March 29.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: arshia.sangam@gmail.com, dwmgibson@yahoo.com
For submissions: click here
Website: http://www.sangamhouse.org/
Dates for 2012 Sangam House Session: January 5-March 29
How to Apply:
All applications must be submitted electronically here. All notifications will be provided electronically by September 15, 2011. If an applicant is unable to submit an application electronically, please write with explanation of circumstances to:
South Asia: Arshia Sattar at arshia.sangam@gmail.com
Outside of South Asia: DW Gibson at dwmgibson@yahoo.com
Fellowships for South-Asian Writers
In addition to general applications, Sangam House offers specific fellowships.
Please note that fellowships cover only board and lodge at Sangam House. Writers are required to cover travel costs to and from Sangam House.
The Asif Currimbhoy Fellowship for 2-4 weeks: is open to Indian playwrights working in any Indian language, including English. Asif Currimbhoy (1928-1994) was one of the first Indian playwrights to write plays in English. Dumb Dancer, Goa, The Hungry Ones and Inquilab, were mainly about the dispossessed. He stretched his material beyond the confines of the particular to produce an imaginative re-creation of the individual in conflict with the social and political system. Although he wrote in India, his career as a playwright blossomed in the U.S. Goa was staged at the prestigious Martinique Theater on Broadway in New York City, The Hungry Ones at the Theater Company in Boston and at La Mama in New York’s Greenwich Village which also staged The Dumb Dancer. His plays were banned in India for almost a decade. Finally in 1970, Goa was chosen to open the India National Center for Performing Arts in Delhi. His work has been translated into Bengali, Marathi, Hindi & Malyalam.
The Nevatia Fellowship for Humanist Writing for 2-4 weeks: will support an Indian writer working in any Indian language,including English, in non-fiction, fiction and translation, whose work focuses on secularism, human rights, violence (from domestic abuse to international conflicts), or equality and discrimination based on caste, gender or religion.
The Prakriti Foundation Fellowship for 2-4 weeks: is open to a Tamil writer working in any discipline.
The Lavanya Sankaran Fellowship for 2 – 4 weeks: is open to Indian writers working in English with a preference for those writing fiction
Application
Please upload a document with the following components:
1. A brief (2 pages, maximum) statement about your work history, referencing publications, performances and writing credits. This can be submitted in CV format.
2. A writing sample, no more than 50 pages. (Please be sure to indicate if the writing is published or unpublished; if it is published please provide details.)
3. A one page description of the work to be undertaken while at Sangam House.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Writing sample does NOT have to be an English translation; please submit your writing sample in your mother tongue. All other documentation must be submitted in English.
In the "Cover Letter" field please be sure to provide the following information:
1. Country of Birth
2. Country of Residency
3. The language in which you write
4. Your preferred length of stay at Sangam House
5. Your preferred arrival and departures dates (please provide first, second and third choices)
In addition to these requirements, every applicant must arrange to have a letter of recommendation submitted separately. The letter can be provided by a fellow writer, teacher, editor, literary agent, or any informed individual who can speak to the applicant's character and work. If you are applying from South Asia, letters should be emailed directly to: Arshia Sattar, arshia.sangam@gmail.com. If you are applying from anywhere other than South Asia, letters should be emailed directly to: DW Gibson, dwmgibson@yahoo.com.
Letters should be emailed directly by the individual who is submitting the recommendation. Letters should include contact information for the individual submitting the recommendation.
To be considered for a 2012 residency, your application (including letter of recommendation) must be electronically received by the end of the day, July 31, 2011. All notifications will be given by September 15, 2011. Please note the 2012 Sangam House session dates are January 5-March 29.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: arshia.sangam@gmail.com, dwmgibson@yahoo.com
For submissions: click here
Website: http://www.sangamhouse.org/
