A decade ago, the Fellows’ Fund was established by former Fellows and Director’s Guests to cover educational excursions, materials and equipment, fees (for visas, insurance, healthcare), emergency travel, and other unforeseen expenses that can arise during a...
Join us on Thursday, June 26th at the Civitella Castle for Tracy O’ Neill and Charles Uzor Presentations. We will welcome you with light refreshments at 6:00 PM. Tracy O’ Neill Writing, USA Tracy O’Neill is the author of the memoir Woman of Interest....
Join us on Monday, June 23rd at the Civitella Castle for Sara Daniele Rivera & Hasanthika Sirisena Presentations. We will welcome you with light refreshments at 6:00 PM. Sara Daniele Rivera Academy of American Poets Affiliated Fellow Writing, USA Sara Daniele...
Join us on Thursday, June 19th at the Civitella Castle for Raymond Antrobus and Caroline Davis Presentations. We will welcome you with light refreshments at 6:00 PM. Raymond Antrobus Writing, UK Raymond Antrobus is the author of four poetry titles: To...
Poet, critic, and professor Stephanie Burt reviewed Doggerel by Reginald Dwayne Betts (CRF 2023) in The New York Times Book Review on April 23, 2025 praising it as “poetry that leans into calm and joy amid life’s chaos.” Burt writes, “Tender figures...
Kaveh Akbar (CRF 2021) (Iran/USA) has been shortlisted for the 2025 Gregor von Rezzori Prize in the Foreign Fiction Section for his debut novel “Martyr!,” translated into Italian by Chiara Spaziani. The 19th edition of the awards will take place from June...
