We are proud to announce
The Houghton Mifflin
Literary Fello'Wship
for
1959
Goodbye, Columbus
by
Philip Roth
A short novel of major scope and five brilliant short
stories, each concerned with the comic or tragic predica–
ment of an American Jew faced with two worlds, either
of which he could try to make his own.
The HOUGHTON MIFFLIN LITERARY FELLOWSHIP,
now in its twenty-fifth year, is designed to help new writers who are
engaged in works of fiction, poetry or non-fiction.
*
An Award of $2400 is given to each Fellowship winner. A finished
manuscript, as well as a work in progress is eligible for an Award.
*
Applications may be filed and material submitted throughout the
year; and an Award may be granted at any time for a project that
qualifies.
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All manuscripts submitted will be considered for publication, whether
or not they receive an Award.
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PREVIOUS AWARD WINNERS INCLUDE,
Robert Penn Warren for
Night Rider,
Dorothy Baker
for
Young Man with a Horn,
Elizabeth Bishop for
North
&
South,
Arthur Mizener for
The Far Side of
Paradise,
Anthony West for
The Vintage,
and Charles
Bracelen Flood for
Love is a Bridge.
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For further information and application forms write
to:
Houghton Mifflin Company, 2 Park Street, Boston 7, Mass.
