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Desiree S. Evans has been awarded the position of Gulf South Writer in the Woods. The program is designed for writers of speculative fiction and “supports the creative work, scholarship and community engagement of writers examining the Gulf South region.” Evans will receive a stipend of $5,000 plus a 6-week residency at A Studio in the Woods, which includes access to Tulane University library. For more information, see the official announcement. While you are here, please take a moment to support Locus with a one-time or recurring donation. We rely on reader donations to keep the magazine and site going, and would like to keep the site paywall free, but ....
My New Orleans 05/03/2021 NEW ORLEANS (press release) – A Studio in the Woods and New Orleans Center for the Gulf South are excited to announce Desiree S. Evans as the third Gulf South Writer in the Woods, a joint program designed to support the creative work, scholarship and community engagement of writers examining the Gulf South region. Evans will receive a stipend of $5,000, a 6-week residency over 18 months at A Studio in the Wood, Tulane University library access, and staff support from the presenting partners. For this iteration of the program, the partners chose to focus their support on the genre of speculative fiction, which encompasses all works containing elements that don’t exist in reality: magical realism, science fiction, fantasy, horror, etc. ....