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THE PORTER FUND

Celebrating Arkansas Writers

Est. 1984

The Porter Prize

2026 Porter Prize Winner

Jeffrey Condran

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Friday, Oct. 2

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Central Arkansas Library System Main Library
100 Rock Street
Downtown Little Rock

Inspired by a beloved writing professor, learn how The Porter Prize came to be. 

Past Porter Fund Literary Prize winners include poets, playwrights, novelists, and screenwriters

Dr. Ben Drew Kimpel
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The Porter Fund offers an annual $5,000 scholarship to a student in the University of Central Arkansas MFA Creative Writing Program.

Email mconner3@uca.edu for more information.

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