Dr. Lemak, Is your deadline date correct in this email? Or 2022? Philip Bauer On 11/8/2022 11:49 AM, Joseph Lemak wrote: > Quarry Farm Fellowships > > Deadline: Wednesday, November 30, 2023 > > > > For complete Quarry Farm Fellowship information, visit MarkTwainStudies.org. > > > > The Center for Mark Twain Studies (CMTS) offers ten Quarry Farm fellowships > for 2023 to any scholar working in the field of Mark Twain Studies at any > career stage, giving Fellows the opportunity to work on academic or > creative projects at Quarry Farm, the family home of Twain’s sister- and > brother-in-law, Susan and Theodore Crane. Twain and his family lived at > Quarry Farm for over twenty summers. During this time, in an octagonal > study located about one hundred yards from the main house, Mark Twain wrote > the majority of *The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Adventures of Huckleberry > Finn*, *A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court*, and many other major > works. Fellows are consistently struck by the beauty and quiet of the home > and its surroundings, an environment inspiring in its own right and > especially conducive to writing and research. > > > > Reflecting the mission of the Center for Mark Twain Studies, Quarry Farm > Fellowships foster and support scholarship and creative works related to > Mark Twain, including, but not limited to, his literature, life, family, > associations, influences, reception, and significance. The fellowship > selection process aims to assist scholars and artists in producing work of > highest distinction and cultivate a diverse community of scholars across > backgrounds, specializations, and ranks. > > > > Mark Twain was interested in a myriad of different subjects. The Quarry > Farm Fellowships reflect Twain’s insatiable curiosity. Not only are > scholars in the field of literature and history encouraged to apply, but > applicants from any academic or creative field are eligible for > fellowships. While projects focusing on a critical analysis of Twain’s > literary corpus are common, projects emerging from cultural studies, media > studies, gender studies, environmental science, political science, > economics, and the creative arts are also most welcome. > > > For more information, visit MarkTwainStudies.org. > > If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to me > directly. > > All my best, > Joe Lemak > > *Joseph Lemak, PhD* > Director of the Center for Mark Twain Studies > Assistant Professor of History > (He/Him/His) > > Rose Office, Cowles Hall > Elmira College > Elmira, New York 14901 > O: (607) 735-1941 > [log in to unmask] > MarkTwainStudies.org