Hope Cartwright Fund
Please Give to the Annual Hope Cartwright Scholarship Award
To honor the memory of Hope Cartwright, an accomplished, young Traverse City journalist, the National Writers Series has created the Hope Cartwright Scholarship Award.
Hope’s short life of 23 years ended tragically on February 16, 2026, when a truck struck her as she was walking in a crosswalk from the “Virginia Living” magazine office, where she worked. The driver failed to stop and help her, but was soon found and charged with a felony hit-and-run.
Dennis Prout Financial has endowed the scholarship with $25,000 with hopes to raise enough money to fund a $5,000 scholarship in perpetuity.
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