Discipline: Literature – nonfiction

Emily Bernard

Discipline: Literature – nonfiction
Region: South Burlington, VT
MacDowell Fellowships: 2015

Emily Bernard worked on a collection of essays tentatively entitled Black is the Body. Her essays have been reprinted in Best American Essays, Best African American Essays, and Best of Creative Nonfiction. She teaches African American literature and culture at the University of Vermont.

Studios

Barnard

Emily Bernard worked in the Barnard studio.

Originally built near MacDowell's Union Street entrance, the Barnard Studio — which was funded by Barnard College music students — was re-located to its current site in 1910. When the small structure was moved, its size was doubled with the addition of a second room. This remodeling, financed by Mrs. Thomas E. Emery of Cincinnati…

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