Three CCS W&L Students Awarded 2024-2025 M. Garren Tinney Writing Fellowships

M. Garren Tinney Memorial Fund supports inspiring UCSB undergraduate writers

M. Garren Tinney Memorial Fund established in memory of M. Garren Tinney ‘01 (L&S English)

The Writing Program in the Division of Humanities and Fine Arts at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) recently announced the second annual M. Garren Tinney Writing Fellows selected from a strong pool of students across campus: Amitha Bhat ‘25 (CCS Writing & Literature), Sofia Mosqueda ‘25 (CCS Writing & Literature; L&S Communication), and Faith Talamantez ‘25 (CCS Writing & Literature). These fellowships support students, guided by faculty mentors, to complete a substantial writing project by the end of the 2024-2025 academic year.

These fellowships are possible due to the M. Garren Tinney Memorial Fund established in 2023 in loving memory of M. Garren Tinney '01 (L&S English). The faculty, students, and staff at the College of Creative Studies (CCS) extend congratulations to each of the awardees!

L to R (clockwise): Amitha Bhat ‘25 (CCS Writing & Literature); Sofia Mosqueda ‘25 (CCS Writing & Literature; L&S Communication); Faith Talamantez ‘25 (CCS Writing & Literature)

For more information:

“UCSB Writing Program Announces 2024-2025 M. Garren Tinney Writing Fellows,” UCSB Writing Program, Division of Humanities and Fine Arts, January 9, 2025

“Inaugural 2023-2024 M. Garren Tinney Writing Fellows,” UCSB Writing Program, Division of Humanities and Fine Arts, January 19, 2024

To learn more about the M. Garren Tinney Fellowship Fund and the three areas it supports, contact:

Venilde Jeronimo | venilde@ucsb.edu

To make a gift in memory of Garren to support UCSB undergraduate writers, contact Venilde or visit: M. Garren Tinney Memorial Fund