New York Arts and Cultural Affairs Law Article 8 - NEW YORK STATE WRITERS' INSTITUTE

• 8.01 - Legislative Findings and Declaration of Policy.
  The legislature hereby finds and declares that New York state is unique among states for its contribution to the art of writing and for the...
• 8.03 - New York State Writers' Institute.
  The New York state writers' institute is hereby established under the jurisdiction of the state university of New York.
• 8.05 - Objectives.
  The New York state writers' institute shall: 1. Establish an arts and cultural program for the study of creative writing in the context of literary...
• 8.07 - Site.
  The site of the New York state writers' institute shall be at the state university of New York at Albany.
• 8.09 - Administration.
  The institute shall be administered by a director appointed by the trustees of the state university upon the recommendation of the chancellor of the state
• 8.11 - New York State Walt Whitman Citation of Merit for Poets.
  1. The governor shall biennially present the New York state Walt Whitman citation of merit to a distinguished New York poet upon the recommendation of...
• 8.13 - New York State Edith Wharton Citation of Merit for Fiction Writers.
  1. The governor shall biennially present the New York state Edith Wharton citation of merit to a distinguished New York author upon the recommendation of...

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