Loft Literary Center

MCKNIGHT ARTIST FELLOWSHIPS

Four Minnesota prose writers received McKnight Artist Fellowships. They are Heid E. Erdrich and Erin Kate Ryan of Minneapolis; Susan Follett of Rosemont,

Minnesota; and Taiyon J. Coleman of Saint Paul. They each received $25,000. Kiese Laymon judged. The annual fellowships are given to Minnesota writers who have published at least one book or work in several journals. The fellowships alternate between poetry/spoken word and prose; as of this writing, the next deadline has not been set.