The Palm Springs Writers Guild (PSWG) will award a scholarship in 2025 to a college-bound writer in the Coachella Valley. Students can submit their entry between Feb. 14, 2025, and March 21, 2025. Details on how to apply are available at palmspringswritersguild.org/scholarship.
The PSWG scholarship program has been awarding scholarships to college-bound writers since 2011. Recent winners attended local high schools, including Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage, Desert Hot Springs and Coachella Valley.
Vivien White, a recipient of the guild’s 2025 scholarship award, says: “I am taking a rhetoric and composition class — my writing skills are coming in handy! I thank the guild for its generosity. My education wouldn’t be possible without the scholarship.”
This year, the guild will award at least one $2,000 scholarship and is asking the public for donations to add to that fund and support more students. Visit palmspringswritersguild.org/scholarship to learn more.
This Palm Springs Writers Guild scholarship supports the goals of local high schools to inspire young writers. College-bound students must submit two essays, one demonstrating the importance of writing to them and the second about a community service experience that had a positive impact on them.
The Palm Springs Writers Guild is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to developing and supporting Coachella Valley writers. The organization provides a range of programs to all levels of writers based on a philosophy of inclusion and respect for the diversity of membership. PSWG offers members a place where they can advance their craft through writing workshops, mentoring groups, writing contests, critique groups and guest speakers.
For more information, visit palmspringswritersguild.org.
Judalon Manes is the Palm Springs Writers Guild’s director of education.
