24PearlStreet Workshops and Events
LIVE via Zoom: 3pm-5pm (Eastern Time)
Are you confused, embarrassed, or scared about writing an artist’s statement? Are you unsure about how to apply for artists’ residencies, grants, or fellowships? Then this workshop is for you!
We will learn how to write compelling and clear statements of purpose, and create strong applications for grants, fellowships, and artists’ residencies. Writers will have the chance to brainstorm and create their own templates in class, get feedback on their personal statements, and feel confident in future forays into the wider literary world. We will also discuss tools for managing submissions as well as researching and accessing online writing resources.
Biography
Abeer Hoque
is a Nigerian-born Bangladeshi American writer and photographer. She likes micro-goals, the limbo of uncertainty, and forgiving yourself. Her books include a coffee table book (The Long Way Home, 2013), a linked collection of stories, poems, and photographs (The Lovers and the Leavers, 2015), and a memoir (Olive Witch, 2017). She has won fellowships from the NEA, Queens Council on the Arts, NYFA, and the Fulbright Foundation, and holds BS and MA degrees from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business, and an MFA in writing from the University of San Francisco. See more at olivewitch.com.
