Here is some exciting news from SLS:

SLS is now accepting entries for its first Kenya contest—including the first ever SLS contest in nonfiction! First prize in each genre will receive airfare, housing and a full tuition waiver to our 2006 SLS Kenya program AND publication in Maisonneuve (nonfiction) or Tin House (fiction and poetry); second place in each genre receives a tuition waiver; and third place in each genre will receive a partial tuition waiver. Final judges: PHILLIP LOPATE in nonfiction and the TIN HOUSE Editorial Board in fiction and poetry.

SLS Kenya 2006 faculty includes: Arthur Flowers, Judy Kibinge, Padgett Powell, Rob Spillman, Terese Svoboda, M.G. Vassanji, Binyavanga Wainaina, Derek Webster, and many others TBA. Check out our website for complete details at SLS Kenya