The WORKSHOP fee is $795 until April 1 and $875 thereafter. As of March 10, applications to poetry and creative nonfiction workshops will join a waiting list. We have openings in our two fiction workshops. Scroll to the bottom of this page for the LINK to the Online Application.
Poetry, Fiction, or Creative Nonfiction Workshop Application Requirements:
- All applicants are required to submit five to ten pages of poetry (single-spaced, one poem per page) or ten to twenty pages of prose (double-spaced) in chosen genre by completing the form below. Please include your name and page numbers on each submission.
- If you plan to use your application submission for a manuscript consultation with workshop faculty, please see the style guide on the Manuscript Consultations page.
- Participants are selected on the basis of literary promise or accomplishment in the writing sample.
- Applications are processed first-come, first-served on a weekly basis until the workshop cap of 12 participants is reached.
- Applications will be acknowledged promptly and applicants will be notified of their workshop status within 2 weeks or sooner.
- If workshops fill quickly, applicants will be placed on a waiting list.
- Once a workshop is filled, you may have the option of joining another workshop.
- Manuscripts for the manuscript consultation option may be submitted post-application (up until the May 10 deadline) on the Manuscript Consultations page.
- Questions regarding the status of an application should be directed to the Conference Coordinator by e-mailing writersconference@bemidjistate.edu.
In-Person Auditors Track: This option does not include participation in a workshop with our faculty. The cost is $200. Auditors are capped at 20 this year (if filled, check out VIRTUAL AUDITOR OPTIONS).
- Applicants for the Auditor Track should indicate that selection on the form below.
- Applicants for the Auditor Track are not required to submit a writing sample.
- Questions regarding the status of an application should be directed to the Conference Coordinator by e-mailing writersconference@bemidjistate.edu.