John Dos Passos, author of the U.S.A. trilogy and many other works, first visited Key West in the 1920s and told his friend Ernest Hemingway about the place. He met his wife Katy at the Hemingways' -- the couple rented this house at 1401 Pine St., then the outskirts of town, during the winter of 1934.

We are pleased to announce the recipients of the three named scholarships for the 2008 session, New Voices!

Joyce Horton Johnson Fiction Award

Marianne Russo Scholarship

Scotti Merrill Memorial Scholarship

The Marianne Russo Scholarship

The Marianne Russo Scholarship has been created to recognize excellence in a manuscript submission from a new writer (no restrictions as to genre). It is the intention of this scholarship to support a writer who would otherwise not be able to attend the Seminar. This scholarship will provide full tuition to either session of our 2008 Seminar and the workshop program. In addition, it will provide lodging at the Eden House for a week, as well as $50 per diem for seven days in Key West and up to $400 toward travel expenses. The recipient will be recognized in our program brochure and on stage during the seminar. Marianne Russo is a devoted friend of the Seminar. Funding for the scholarship has been generously provided by The Rodel Charitable Foundation-Florida.

Deadline for application is September 30, 2007. We will announce the winner no later than October 31, 2007.

Joyce Horton Johnson Fiction Award

The Joyce Horton Johnson Fiction Award has been created to recognize excellence in a fiction manuscript submission from a new writer. The award will provide full tuition to either session of our 2008 Seminar and the workshop program. In addition, it will provide lodging at the Eden House for a week, as well as $50 per diem for seven days in Key West and up to $400 toward travel expenses. The recipient will be recognized in our program brochure and on stage during the seminar.

Deadline for application is September 30, 2007. We will announce the winner no later than October 31, 2007.

Application procedures are as set out below, though no recommendations are required.

If you have already applied for financial assistance, no separate application is required. Decision will be based on the excellence of the submission (no more than 10 pages). The Key West Literary Seminar would like to acknowledge the generosity of Joyce Johnson who has endowed this annual award.

The Scotti Merrill Memorial Scholarship

The Scotti Merrill Memorial Scholarship has been created to recognize excellence in a manuscript submission from a new writer (no restrictions as to genre). Like the Joyce Horton Johnson Fiction Award, this scholarship will provide full tuition to either session of our 2008 Seminar and the workshop program. In addition, it will provide lodging at the Eden House for a week, as well as $50 per diem for seven days in Key West and up to $400 toward travel expenses. The recipient will be recognized in our program brochure and on stage during the seminar. Scotti Merrill who died in 1999 was a Key West resident and long time friend of the Seminar. Funding for the scholarship has been generously provided by The Dogwood Foundation in Scotti's memory.

Registration for the 2009 Literary Seminar.