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Between the Lines - Fact Sheet
When: July
13 – July 30, 2013
Where: University
of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
What: Between
the Lines (BTL) is a two-week program for young Russian and American students
who are interested in creative writing, either as a pastime or as a career. It
is a cultural exchange program which is now in its second year of programming. The
State Department Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (Cultural Programs
Division) in partnership with the University of Iowa will offer the opportunity
for them to grow as writers and participate in a conversation about and
exploration of creative writing and literature.
The program will host 10 writers aged 16-19
from Russia for a residency at the University of Iowa. The activities will
include writing workshops both in English and Russian, seminars on literary
topics, cultural visits, and other local events. The young writers will be
immersed in the premier creative writing culture in the United State as part of
an exchange that will broaden and sharpen their writing skills, deepen their
understanding of American society, build bridges with young American writers
who will participate in creative language classes alongside the ECA-sponsored
writers from Russia. At the culmination
of the on-site program, students’ writings in both English and Russian will be
collected into a printed booklet to be used for educational purposes This year’s
visit will finish with two days spent touring the cultural and literary
highlights of Washington D.C.
Russian participants will travel to and from
the United States with a Russian teacher who will accompany the students as a
chaperone. The chaperone will have the chance to enrich his/her teaching and
writing skills during his/her time in the United States and will participate
fully in the cultural exchange.
The BTL Program will
cover costs for this cultural and creative exchange, including international
travel and food and lodging in the United States, and will provide coverage of
other expenses associated with the students’/chaperone’s cultural exchange in
the United States. Lodging in Moscow and
in-country travel across Russia in preparation for the trip are generally not
covered by the program, but limited funding may be available to needy
participants on a case-by-case basis.
Who: The
BTL Program is looking for talented, curious, enthusiastic young writers of
fiction and/or poetry who meet the following criteria:
·
Age 16, 17, 18, or 19 as of July 13, 2013
·
Able to demonstrate proficiency
in English and Russian (reading, writing, and speaking)
·
Able to engage and thrive in an
atmosphere that brings together different kinds of people and views
Requirements
for chaperone applicants who will accompany the participants:
·
Age 25- 40 as of July 13, 2013
·
Proficiency in English
(reading, writing and speaking)
·
A reliable, mature adult
willing to take on the dual responsibilities of his/her own writing program as
well as the young participants’ needs.
Preferred occupation and skills: An ideal
chaperone might be a secondary school teacher who is interested in creative
writing, both personally and professionally, and who is familiar with creative
writing teaching methods; who has not previously been to the United States; and
who is ready to assume duties of overseeing secondary school students on an
international cultural exchange.
Deadlines: All student and chaperone applicants should
complete application materials and e-mail them by March, 11, 2013 to the U.S.
Embassy contacts listed at the end of this fact sheet. They should reflect the
following information:
a.
Nominee’s full name as it
appears on his/her passport
b.
City and country of birth (as
it appears on his/her passport)
c.
Country of residency
d.
Country of citizenship
e.
Nominee’s date of birth
f.
Nominee’s e-mail address
Applications must include:
·
A writing sample of 6-8 pages
of fiction and/or poetry in English
·
A writing sample of 6-8 pages
of fiction and/or poetry in Russian (different document)
·
A brief one-paragraph statement
of purpose in English describing why writing is important to the life of the
applicant and what he/she hopes to learn during the BLT Program
·
2-5 pages in either language
(Russian or English) as a response to one of the following writing prompts:
o
A person comes home and sees
that someone new is moving into the apartment next to them. In the hallway is
giant cage with a colorful bird that talks, an open box full of shiny black
shoes and a strange machine the person has never seen before. The new
neighbor’s door is open … and what happens? Write a short story or poem.
o
Write a story or poem inspired
by the following statement: “Everything has beauty but not everyone sees it.”
All writing samples must be in 12-point font with
1-inch margins all around.
Contacts
at the American Embassy in Moscow:
Emily Kenealy, Assistant Cultural Affairs
Officer, KenealyEA@State.gov
Contact
at the University of Iowa:
BTL Program Coordinator Kelly Morse
kelly-morse@uiowa.edu
