McGovern Center-Inprint Writing Fellowship
The McGovern Center welcomed its inaugural class of Writing Fellows in August 2022, offering fellows a chance to explore what constitutes creative work and develop a writing practice they can maintain in the long run. Works of literary fiction, non-fiction, and poetry will aid Fellows’ learning of the methods and craft involved in creative works. The fellowship is a collaboration between the McGovern Center and Inprint (external link), Houston’s premier literary arts nonprofit organization.
The course instructor is Pritha Bhattacharyya, PhD, MFA, Postdoctoral Fellow and Inprint Writer-in-Residence with the McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics.
Structure
Writing Fellows participate in 9 in-person, three-hour workshops each month from October to June. Workshops focus on discussing assigned readings, completing writing exercises, and engaging in supportive and critical analyses of their creative work. Workshops are generally scheduled from 5:30 to 8:30 pm on the second Wednesdays of each month at the Texas Medical Center Library (1133 John Freeman Blvd) on the Texas Medical Center campus.
Cost
The total program cost is $1,250, with discounted fees of $500 available to trainees (i.e., residents or fellows). Program fees cover dinner at each session, books, and a special visit by a physician-writer.
Applications
The following are required to apply to the McGovern Center-Inprint Writing Fellowship:
- Be a current health care practitioner or trainee
- Able to attend monthly in-person workshops (generally scheduled on the second Wednesday each month)
- Statement of Interest in participating in the fellowship
- Brief writing sample (encouraged, not required)
Application materials should be sent to Pritha Bhattacharyya, PhD, MFA.
Important Dates
- August 15, 2026: Cohort 5 Application Deadline
- October 14, 2026: First Workshop Date
- June 2027 (Date TBD): Fellows’ Special Event
- June 9, 2027: Final Workshop Date