Elmira, NY (01/22/2024) — Each year, the Center for Mark Twain Studies (CMTS) at Elmira College awards fellowships to Twain scholars from around the globe for a chance to study at Twain's summer home, Quarry Farm.

The fellowship program reflects Mark Twain's insatiable curiosity, providing scholars an opportunity to explore Twain research and creative works in a wide array of disciplines. Scholars in the field of literature and history, as well as other academic or creative fields, are encouraged to apply. Past fellowship projects have included cultural studies, media studies, gender studies, environmental science, political science, economics, and the creative arts.

This year's Quarry Farm Fellows includes the first recipient of the Michael J. Kiskis Quarry Farm Fellowship award, established to honor the legacy of Dr. Michael Kiskis, an EC professor and Mark Twain scholar who passed away in 2011. The fellowship supports the critical and creative work of emerging scholars in the field of Mark Twain Studies.

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