2026 Cohort
Hannah Locher, The Ohio State University
Jen McConnel, Stony Brook University
Olivia Rowland, The Ohio State University
Sona Srivastava, Ashoka University (Sonepat, India)
2025 Cohort
Heather Martin, University of Denver
Holly Burgess, Marquette University
Jasmine Rodriguez, Northeastern Illinois University
Marshall Kopacki, Marquette University
Raegan Gronseth, Marquette University
Shannon Hautman, University of Cincinnati
Sonakshi Srivastava, Ashoka University
2024 Cohort
Abigayle Farrier, University of North Texas
Christina Davidson, University of Louisville
Emma Tam, Minerva University
Saurabh Anand, University of Georgia
Sonakshi Srivastava, Ashoka University
2023 Cohort
Abigayle Farrier, Texas Christian University
Holly Burgess, Marquette University
Shiva Mainaly, University of Louisville
2022 Cohort
Amy Patterson, Northeastern University
Ulisa Blakely, Northeastern Illinois University
In 2022, WIS partnered with Macmillan Publishers to inaugurate the Bedford/St. Martin’s WIS Fellows Program. It was founded to make the symposium more inviting and more accessible to early career writers and writing educators, including undergraduate and graduate students as well as NTT faculty.
Each year, prior to the symposium B/SM WIS Fellows are matched with mentors, and after the fact each cohort is invited to write for the Bits Blog. In addition, off-campus fellows planning to attend onsite are awarded up to $500 to defray the cost of room, board, and travel. Information about how to apply is included in the symposium CFP, which circulates each fall.
The B/SM WIS Fellows Program was made possible by the time, attention, and care of Laura Davidson and Joy Fisher Williams as well as WIS SC stalwart Darci Thoune. It continues thanks to Jessica Yood as well as Nancy Tran, Laura Arcari, Michael Garcia, and Simi Dutt at Macmillan.