Jessica Speart was a special person, writer, teacher, and friend to all at Westport Writers' Workshop. Most importantly, she was a fearless supporter of her students, especially when a financial barrier prevented them from taking workshops. To honor Jessica's work and spirit, we created the Jessica Speart Fellowship, a $1,000 stipend to be used over the course of a year at the workshop in whichever way serves your writing best. These funds can be applied towards workshops, coaching/editing, mentoring, or one-time offerings.
Inspired by National Novel Writing month a.k.a. NaNoWriMo (which challenges writers to write 50,000 words during the month of November), and Jami Attenberg’s 1,000 words of summer (1,000 words a day for two straight weeks), our challenge is to write 500 words every weekday in July.
