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 the executive director of Literary Cleveland. He holds an MA in creative writing from Miami University and an MFA in fiction from Northern Michigan University. His work has been published in Denver Quarterly, Sonora Review, New South, HAD, DIAGRAM, Electric Literature, and more, and he has helped edit and publish anthologies of writing by immigrants, veterans, seniors, and essential workers during the pandemic.
This program takes place remotely online via Zoom.
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