Carien Smith receives 2019 Iceland Writers Retreat Alumni Award

Congratulations to PEN SA member Carien Smith for being selected as a recipient of the 2019 Iceland Writers Retreat Alumni Award.

This prestigious award is funded in its entirety by generous IWR alumni and friends. It gives its recipients full or partial funding to attend the next Retreat, which will take place April 3 to 7, 2019 in Reykjavik.

The winners are chosen based on both merit and financial need, and submissions were reviewed by IWR alumni volunteers.

Smith is one of 5 recipients for 2019. They were chosen from among 600 applicants from around the world.

Read more on the Iceland Writers Retreat website.