The Ohio Arts Council (OAC) Individual Excellence Awards program recognizes outstanding accomplishments by artists in a variety of disciplines, including fiction, nonfiction, playwriting/screenplays, and poetry. These $5,000 awards give Ohio writers the resources to experiment, explore, grow, advance, and achieve in their work.
In advance of the September 1 award submission deadline, we are offering a free online info session on August, August 17 at 7pm. Chaz O’Neil from OAC and past award recipients will 1) explain how the Individual Excellence Awards program works; 2) give an overview of the application process; and 3) provide tips for creating competitive applications.
This program takes place remotely online via Zoom.
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Matt Weinkam is a writer, editor, instructor and the executive director of Literary Cleveland. His work has been published in Denver Quarterly, Sonora Review, New South, DIAGRAM, and Electric Literature. He holds an MA in creative writing from Miami University, an MFA in fiction from Northern Michigan University, and he has taught creative writing as far away as Sun Yat-sen University in Zhuhai, China. Contact Matt at mweinkam@litcleveland.org.
This program takes place remotely online via Zoom.
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