How to Apply
Interested students must be an English or Writing major and submit a writing portfolio of 50 to 75 pages. The portfolio must include an example, or examples, of the student’s original fiction—either short stories or part of a longer work—and a reflective introduction that discusses the student’s writing, goals, and interests. Two letters of recommendation are required. Recipients must maintain a 3.0 GPA or better and remain active in TCU’s literary culture.
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Deadline for the 2022 Scholarship
Portfolios must be submitted in ecopy by Dec. 2, 2022. Please send ecopy to
d.e.williams@tcu.edu.
For Further Information
Contact Dr. Dan Williams at
d.e.williams@tcu.edu, or call 817-257-5907.
History of the ELF Scholarship
The ELF scholarship honors best-selling novelist Sandra Brown. The author of over 80 novels, more than 70 of which have appeared in the
New York Times best-seller list, Sandra Brown has sold about 80 million books. She was a 4.0 English major at TCU and later received an honorary doctorate from the University.