25 at 25
During our 25th year we’re sharing the stories of VSC fellows on our website. This month we are profiling three wonderful writers. Please visit our website for more about Carlos, Kyle and Rose, as well as excerpts of writing from all three.
Carlos René Escobar Garcia is in residence this month (June, 2009) as the first Fellow of the International Writing Program at the Vermont Studio Center. Carlos is working on a non-fiction book about his research in Guatemalan cultural anthropology and traditional dances over the past twenty-five years.
Kyle Booten, the first Helen Zell Fellow to be sponsored by the University of Michigan’s Creative Writing Program, says his VSC residency has encouraged him to be reflective as well as productive. “At VSC I have had the time to slow down and examine the results of various modes or styles of composition I had adopted more or less unconsciously.”
Rose Nash, from nearby Wolcott, Vermont, is the first recipient of the annual Rona Jaffe Foundation / Vermont Studio Center Fellowship. “There’s a vibrant sense of community, and the environment is conducive to great productivity. I truly appreciate having this space and time to work on my first novel,” says Rose.