Author/'88 alum Nicholas Sparks establishes $1.5 million creative writing initiative | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Author/'88 alum Nicholas Sparks establishes $1.5 million creative writing initiative Author/'88 alum Nicholas Sparks establishes $1.5 million creative writing initiative Published: December 19, 2001 Author: Julie Hail Flory Best-selling author Nicholas Sparks, a 1988 graduate of the University of Notre Dame, has made a $1.5-million commitment to establish an initiative in the University’s Creative Writing Program that will include fellowships, internships and an annual Sparks Prize to support a student writer-in-residence.p. TopicID: 2274 Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn