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  • Submit using this form.

    • Send a 10-page writing sample and a five page Statement of Interest. See the dropdowns below for a description of each.

    • Save your documents as PDFs and label each submission clearly (Title/First name/last name.)

    • Be sure to include your name & email address as a header or footer on each page of your writing sample.

    Use this form to apply and attach your materials. You’ll receive a confirmation after you submit.

  • DEADLINE: April 16, 2026

  • Our goal is to curate a balanced group of intentional literary citizens. Send us your best work; it needn’t be published, though published work is acceptable. Send no more than 10 pages of creative nonfiction/memoir/essays/hybrid work.

    • The sample can be a couple of shorter essays, a sample from a memoir, or the beginning of a longer piece. 

    • Save as a PDF and label your submission clearly.

    • Be sure to include your name & email address as a header or footer on each page of your writing sample.

    • No Google docs please.

  • Submit up to five double-spaced pages.

    • Tell us a bit about yourself and your writing and reading life.

    • What challenges are you facing with your writing that we can help you address?

    • What do you want to achieve together?

  • Applications are reviewed and decisions are made collaboratively by a committee of readers. If you are offered acceptance, you will be notified by email and asked to submit your tuition in full by May 1, 2026.

    If a participant does not submit the tuition by the deadline we will begin to offer spots to students on the waitlist.