WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – Author of Hell of a Book and associate professor at UNCW’s Department of Creative Writing Jason Mott has been chosen to receive a $25,000 Creative Writing Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.
“I’m honored to receive this fellowship,” said Mott. “One of the most difficult things to do while teaching and navigating life is carve out time for research. So, I’m absolutely thrilled that this fellowship will allow me to set aside a bit more time to enrich my writing.”
Over 2,100 applications were submitted, but only 35 writers were selected.
“The application pools for such NEA writing fellowships are quite large and extraordinarily competitive,” said UNCW Creative Writing Department Chair Mark Cox. “Receiving one is a great accomplishment. I am delighted that Jason’s outstanding work continues to be honored by our national writing and literature community.”
Mott’s other novels include The Returned, The Wonder of All Things and The Crossing, and he also wrote two poetry collections: We Call This Thing Between Us Love and …hide behind me….
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