Applications Due January 30, 2027
The Linda J. Albertano Fellowship honors the life and legacy of Linda J. Albertano, the late poet and legendary performance artist who remained closely connected to the Beyond Baroque community throughout her career.
Established in her memory, the fellowship supports emerging women and non-binary poets in Southern California interested in developing their artistic practice, and committed to Albertano’s spirit of experimentation.
Fellowship Includes
$1,000 in Beyond Baroque workshop credits, valid for two years
the opportunity to read at Beyond Baroque
the opportunity to curate a reading or performance event, with project support
the opportunity to facilitate Beyond Baroque's historic Wednesday Night Poetry Workshop
Eligibility
Open to Southern California-based emerging women and non-binary poets. Applicants may have published no more than one book of poetry at the time of selection.
Application
Application deadlines, guidelines, and submission instructions will be posted here when the fellowship is open. Please see the link below to apply. Application deadline is January 30, 2027. The accepted fellow should plan to be present at Beyond Baroque on April 10, 2027 for a celebratory reading. Applicants will be notified of decisions by February 2027.
About Linda J. Albertano
Linda J. Albertano was an acclaimed performance artist who appeared on more than a dozen spoken-word albums including her solo CD, Skin. From 1980 onward, she unleashed her vocabulary at countless language meccas in Europe as well as America, at venues including the John Anson Ford Theater, Lollapalooza, and South by Southwest in Austin, Texas. She was among those representing Los Angeles at the One World Poetry Fest in Amsterdam and also performed in London and Edinburgh. Selected by the Los Angeles Theatre Center, she unveiled a full-length original work, Joan of Compton, complete with poets, dancers, and a 30-piece marching band from South Central Los Angeles. For the Santa Monica Arts Council, she mounted Calisaladia—a condensed history of California—with a large multicultural cast on the beach in Ocean Park. With Anne Waldman, Lewis MacAdams, and others, Albertano presented at Allen Ginsberg’s Memorial at the Wadsworth Theater. She’s featured on the Venice Poetry Monument with such local notables as Wanda Coleman and Charles Bukowski. In the new millennium, she studied West African music and instruments with traditional masters in Conakry, Guinea, returning to perform in Los Angeles for more than a decade, including at The Getty, Royce Hall, California Plaza, and the World Festival of Sacred Music, with kora (West African harp) virtuoso Prince Diabate.