The Peter Trias Residency at Hobart and William Smith Colleges is designed to give distinguished poets and fiction writers time to write. Academic expectations allow for sustained interaction with our best students while providing the freedom necessary to produce new work. Residents are active, working artists whose presence contributes to intellectual environment of the Colleges and the town of Geneva. The residency offers a generous salary.
QUALIFICATIONS: A writer of national or international reputation with well-received book publications and a demonstratable ability to teach undergraduate students. Applications for the Residency are due December 1, 2011.
COMPENSATION: The position pays $70,000 and includes full benefits, spacious housing and an office.
Award-winning writer Tom Piazza has been selected as the first resident of the Peter Trias Residency for Writers. Piazza is the author of nine books including City of Refuge, set in post-Katrina New Orleans. A noted music writer, Piazza is the recipient of a Grammy. Bob Dylan has said, "Tom Piazza's writing pulsates with nervous electrical tension - reveals the emotions that we can't define." Piazza is currently a staff writer for the HBO series, Treme.
Piazza was chosen by the committee and the Provost because of his extraordinary fiction and non-fiction which have garnered him national attention. Additionally, his interdisciplinary interests and his commitment to writing about issues of social importance made him a particularly good match for the mission of the colleges. His work is taught in the political science department and used in faculty research in music. The committee believes, as well, that his work on a vibrant, diverse community will be of interest in Geneva.
Applications for the Residency must be postmarked December 1, 2011.
For more information, contact:
Melanie Conroy-Goldman
Chair, Department of English
trias@hws.edu
Submit applications to the following address:
Trias Residency for Writers
Attn: Melanie Conroy-Goldman, Director
300 Pulteney St.
Geneva, NY 14456
The Trias Residency for Writers is supported by The Peter Trias Endowed Fund for Poetry and Creative Writing. This valuable fund was established through a generous bequest from Peter J. Trias '70.
Mason to Conclude Fall Trias Series
