Matching Gifts Maximize Endowment of Liam Rector Fund

Established in 2004 to honor Liam Rector, founder and director of the Writing Seminars at Bennington College, the Liam Rector Scholarship Fund awards scholarships based on merit and need in all three genres—fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. As the program celebrates its twenty-first year, we continue to honor Liam’s vision for the program by endowing the scholarship fund established in his name.

Two generous alumni, V. Hansmann and Carole Merritt, have offered to match all gifts made to the Liam Rector Scholarship Fund until December 31, 2015, up to a total of $35,000. To help us achieve our goal, Tree Swenson has also generously donated a supply of Liam’s book of poetry, The Sorrow of Architecture. We continue offer a copy as a ‘thank you’ to everyone who contributes $100 or more to the Liam Rector Fund.

Now more than ever, our applicants are expressing a need for tuition assistance. Your donation enables the Writing Seminars to continue to attract talented writers by offering scholarships to deserving students who are committed to learning the art of writing and leading a life of letters. These fellow writers add new, diverse voices to our community, ensuring the Seminars will remain one of the country’s premier writing programs well into the future.

Please extend your outsized generosity to help us honor an outsized man and the wonderful program he created. Give today.