What kinds of fellowships are available?
Youll have to do specific research on this, but the ones that immediately come to mind include ones at Stanford (the Stegner), the University of WisconsinMadison, Emory University, Colgate University, Penn State Altoona (one month, I think), Bucknell (again, for a short period of time). There are others.And there are opportunities to teach at private high schools such as Exeter and Phillips Academy. Good jobs for usually one-year. The best of these fellowships allow you time to write, more teaching experience, a reasonable amount of money, and, basically, a little breathing room before conducting a job search.