Application Deadline: May 31, 2013
DEADLINE EXTENDED: June 15, 2013
20% Discount for the Literary Translation Workshop
Apply Online – or – Download Printable Application
Application Requirements for:
Poetry, Fiction, and Creative Nonfiction Workshops
- For writers at any stage of development who work hard at their writing and want to better understand the creative act.
- A five to ten page writing sample in the genre you are applying for must be submitted. Writing samples will not be returned.
- Participants are selected on the basis of promise or accomplishment in the writing sample.
- Submissions will be reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Applicants will be notified of results within two weeks; successful applicants will receive a registration packet with the results letter.
*A writing sample is not required if you are applying in a genre for a workshop that you’ve previously attended at the Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference.
Application Requirements for: Literary Translation Workshop
- For writers at any stage of development who work hard at their writing and want to better understand the creative act of literary translation.
- A two to three page writing sample in any genre must be submitted. Writing samples will not be returned.
- Participants are selected on the basis of promise or accomplishment in the writing sample.
- Submissions will be reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Applicants will be notified of results within two weeks; successful applicants will receive a registration packet with the results letter.
Application Requirements for: Novice Workshop
- Writing experience is not required.
- Send application form to receive registration packet.
General Information
- All workshops are each limited to thirteen participants.
- Applications and registrations are processed first-come, first-served.
- Applications and writing samples may be submitted electronically (available soon), or by downloading a printable application for mailing.
- Questions regarding the status of a submission may be obtained by e-mailing writersconference@bemidjistate.edu.
Application and Registration Process
Applicants to the Novice Workshop only need to send us the application. No writing sample is required. Once we receive your application we will send you a registration packet with instructions. Seats will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis based on completed registration.
Applicants to the Poetry, Fiction, and Creative Nonfiction Workshops should send us an application and a five to ten page writing sample. The Literary Translation Workshop requires a two to three page writing sample.
You will receive a response within two weeks and, if you are accepted, it will include a registration packet with instructions. At this point your seat in the workshop is held for two weeks. If we do not receive your completed registration form and full payment of your conference fee we then send you a reminder. If you don’t register after that, we place you on a waiting list and open the seat to someone else.
When we receive your paid registration we guarantee your seat for the conference. We will send you a confirmation letter and some additional information (maps, etc.).
Fees & Optional Costs
Conference Fee: $545 early registration. $585 after the May 15 early registration deadline.
Includes:
- Participation in selected workshop
- All evening Reading Series events
- All afternoon events
- Three conference meals (*See daily schedule for details)
Optional fees:
Individual consultation with faculty member:
- $30. Half hour conference with your workshop’s faculty member on a manuscript submitted in advance of the conference.
Scholarship Opportunities:
- Scholarships are awarded based on need and literary merit and intended to lower financial barriers for those who want to engage in this unique arts learning opportunity.
- One $300 scholarship is awarded toward the conference fee in each of the following workshops: literary translation, creative nonfiction, fiction, and poetry. The participant pays the balance.
- One $410 scholarship toward the conference fee is awarded to a Minnesota resident. The participant pays the balance.
- Deadline: May 1, 2013
- To Apply: include in conference application a one-page (double-spaced) statement of what you hope to gain from the conference.
Refunds for Cancellations
Before June 15, 2013: A $30.00 cancellation fee will be deducted from the conference fee. The remainder of the fee will be refunded. All other fees will be fully refunded.
After June 15, 2013: Absolutely no refunds for the conference fee will be made after June 15. All other fees will be fully refunded.