Submitting a Manuscript
All applicants--except for fellows and auditors--should note the following guidelines:
• Applicants should submit a manuscript of unpublished work in progress for consideration by our admissions board: up to 6,000 words of fiction or nonfiction, or up to 10 pages of poetry. Applicants should send their strongest unpublished work. Those accepted will have an opportunity to send a replacement manuscript for workshop critique.
• The applicant's name and a page number must appear on each sheet of the manuscript. (For example: Smith, p.1.)
• Prose manuscripts must be double-spaced with 12 pt. font and margins of at least 1.25". The total word count should be noted at the top of the first page. Applicants may include one or more stories as long as the overall total number of pages is within the 6,000-word limit. Manuscripts excerpted from a longer project should include a one-page synopsis.
• Poetry manuscripts should have 12 pt. font and can be either single or double-spaced. A poem can exceed one page, as long as the complete manuscript submission is within the ten-page limit. Please do not squeeze more than oen poem to a page.
• Please do not send children's or young adult literature, newspaper journalism, or academic writing.
• Fax and e-mail submissions are not accepted.
• Note genre of application on front of mailing envelope. (The Conference mailing address is listed on the application.)
• You may enclose a self-addressed, stamped postcard if you would like us to acknowledge receipt of your application.
• Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to return supporting materials.
