The Leon Levy Center for Biography has announced its 2015-2016 resident Biography Fellows: 

Colin Asher, for a biography of Nelson Algren, the Chicago-bred novelist and essayist; 

Blake Gopnik, for a biography of Andy Warhol, the Pop visual artist and filmmaker;

Gordana-Dana Grozdanić, for a biography of Zija Dizdarević, the neglected Bosnian Muslim story writer; and,

Eric K. Washington, for a biography of James H. Williams, the Harlem-based chief of Grand Central Terminal’s “Red Caps.” 

Each fellow receives a grant of $60,000, writing space, and library privileges, and participates in seminars and the intellectual life of the Graduate Center. Read more about the 2015-2016 Biography Fellows.

Former fellows who have published books partly completed during their fellowships include Adam Begley (Updike), James Davis (Eric Walrond: A Life in the Harlem Renaissance and the Transatlantic Caribbean), and D.T. Max (Every Love Story Is a Ghost Story: A Life of David Foster Wallace).

The Center, led by executive director Gary Giddins, is now accepting applications for the following academic year. The deadline is December 15. Applications from first-time biographers are strongly encouraged. Read more.

Later this month, the Center will celebrate two former fellows who published books this summer: Pamela Newkirk (Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga) and Siobhan Roberts (Genius at Play: The Curious Mind of John Horton Conway). The event is free and open to the public.