Writers' Colony At Dairy Hollow Fellowships

The Writers' Colony at Dairy Hollow (WCDH) is pleased to announce a call for applicants for a one-month, expense-paid residency-fellowship at the world's only writers'colony with a state-of-the-art culinary suite designed by Deborah Krasner under the leadership of Renovation Style magazine, featuring the fully-equipped KitchenAid Kitchen and a Vieluxe Outdoor Cooking Deck. Awards will be made in January, 2003 to deserving culinary writers. Residency dates may be reserved for any time during that year.

The Vieluxe Residency-Fellowship for Outdoor Cooking is given annually to a culinary writer of demonstrated ability whose work pertains to the history and practice of outdoor cooking, including grilling and barbecue. Cookbooks, scholarly or historical works and culinary memoir are all eligible.The outdoor cooking investigated may be of any nationality, any course or courses in the meal, any method, and may date from any period in history. Writing which explores marinades, sauces, rubs, brines, and other pre- or post-outdoor grilling enhancements is also eligible.The Fellowship is underwritten by Vieluxe, manufacturers of high quality grills.

The Tyson Residency-Fellowship for American Home or American Regional Cooking is also awarded annually to a culinary writer of demonstrated ability whose work pertains to traditional American home or regional cooking, and embodies the Tyson mandate of "feeding the world like family." This Fellowship is underwritten by Tyson Foods, Inc., of Springdale,Arkansas, an international company providing both home and institutional consumers with a wide variety of food products.

All applications are judged by a national panel of culinary writing experts in the food industry.

The deadline for all submissions is December 15.

Fellowship awards include all residency expenses and meals. Winners are responsible for their own transportation to and from WCDH. Other culinary fellowships will be announced soon, and interested food writers are encouraged to check the website periodically for updates and deadlines. Applications may be made online at www.writerscolony.org, where more information about the colony, applications and specifications for these fellowships, and a complete listing of other fellowships is available. Applicants may also email director@writerscolony.org for more information and/or to express an intent to submit.

The Writers'Colony at Dairy Hollow is located in the historic Victorian village of Eureka Springs, Arkansas, www.eurekasprings.org, in the beautiful Ozark mountains. The culinary writers'suite includes both indoor(fully-equipped kitchen) and outdoor private cooking facilities, separate sleeping and writing facilities, private bath, private deck, private entrance, and Internet hookup. WCDH borders a lovely park and is a short walk from the historic downtown area. The post office and library are nearby. Located in one of America's Tree Cities containing some 96 cold springs, WCDH is also close to clear lakes, hiking trails and the shops of world-renown artists and artisans.