5 Malcolm Street, affectionately known as the "Poet's Cottage," is used by the Stadler Center to house its visiting writers.

Just off campus and not quite a five-minute walk from the Stadler Center, the cottage contains two independent apartments. The Writer-in-Residence (Philip Roth Resident in the fall and Poet-in-Residence in the spring) occupies the downstairs apartment, and the Stadler Fellow occupies the upstairs apartment.

Philip Roth Residence in Creative Writing

Named for Bucknell's renowned literary alumnus and initiated in the fall of 1993, the Philip Roth Residence in Creative Writing offers an emerging writer four months of unfettered writing time during Bucknell's fall semester, without formal academic obligations. The Residence is designed to grant the writer time to complete a first or second book. The resident presents a public reading of his or her work and otherwise constitutes a literary presence on campus during the fall. Providing lodging on campus, an office in the Stadler Center, and a stipend of $4,000, the Residence is awarded to writers of prose (fiction or creative nonfiction) and poets on an alternating basis.

In Spring 2012, the Stadler Center will accept applications for the 2012-13 Philip Roth Residence, which will be awarded to a poet. The Residence will extend from late August through mid-December 2012. The application deadline is February 11, 2012. For eligibility and application requirements, and to submit an application, please use the SCP Application Portal, below.

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