The fellowship was established in 2015 to honor Barry Lopez on his 70th birthday, in recognition of his long career as an author whose work addresses the fundamental crisis of our times: the disintegration of dignified and ethical relationships among human beings, and between humanity and the natural world.
Set in Hawai‘i, the fellowship provides several weeks of solitude and support in a quiet environment for the writer to work on a project of her choosing. The recipient of the fellowship will participate in outreach events and present a public talk at the University of Hawai‘i, Mänoa, on the social responsibility of the contemporary writer.
There is no application process for the award. Fellows are nominated and chosen by a committee of editors and writers. In addition to Barry Lopez, this year’s selection committee included writer Debra Gwartney, poet Jane Hirshfield, writer Pico Iyer, and Frank Stewart, editor of Mänoa: A Pacific Journal of International Writing.
The fellowship and the public presentation are sponsored by the Mänoa Foundation of Honolulu. For more information, contact Debra Gwartney: gwartney44@yahoo.com.
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