VIRTUAL WRITERS GROUP

If you are looking to spend more time with other writers during facilitated generative writing sessions, our Virtual Writers Group may fit your creative pursuits. Join the MNWC community from wherever you are. Give yourself a creative boost during June 20-24 and hatch some story fledglings to nurture during the rest of summer. Simply scroll down to the application and select Virtual Writers Group.

The Virtual Writers Group is $200 and will include access to:

two facilitated generative writing workshops with, Sara Dennison, a certified Amherst Writers and Artist facilitator and prompts to tide you over on the off days
Morning Craft Conversations (see Conference Schedule for dates)
Editor’s Talk/Q&A with Daniel Slager, CEO and Editor at Milkweed Editions.
MNWC Faculty Publishing Panel
Evening Reading Series readings by faculty
Morning Craft Conversation and Evening Reading with Visiting Writers, Heid E. Erdrich and Sun Yung Shin
and the opportunity to participate in Participant Readings and the Virtual Auditors’ Reading during the conference.

Virtual Writers will be able to participate in Q&As with faculty with written questions submitted via the Q&A function on the video conferencing platform.

The Virtual Writing Group Option does not include the opportunity for a manuscript consultation.

Register by June 10. The cost of the Virtual Writers Group track is $200.

VIRTUAL AUDITOR TRACK

Our Virtual Auditor Track could be the thing you need to create space in your life for the pursuit of writing or refocus your creative writing project. Set aside some time, give yourself a respite from your every day, create a retreat by joining the MNWC community from wherever you are during the third week of June 2023.

The Virtual Auditor Track is only $125 and will include access to:

Morning Craft Conversations (see Conference Schedule for dates)
Editor’s Talk/Q&A with Daniel Slager, CEO and Editor at Milkweed Editions.
MNWC Faculty Publishing Panel
Evening Reading Series readings by faculty
Morning Craft Conversation and Evening Reading with Visiting Writers, Heid E. Erdrich and Sun Yung Shin
and the opportunity to participate in the Virtual Auditors’ Reading during the conference

Virtual Auditors will be able to participate in Q&As with faculty with written questions submitted via the Q&A function the video conferencing platform.

The Virtual Auditor Option does not include participation in a workshop, facilitated writing group or the opportunity for a manuscript consultation.

Register by June 20. The cost of auditing the conference online is $125.

2023 MNWC General Application

Step 1 of 4

Contact Information
Name*
First Last
Address*
Street Address City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country
If you are a resident of Minnesota, please include your county.
Phone*
Email*
Have you attended the conference in the past?*

Conference Track
Please Choose Your Conference Track*
What is your primary interest in applying to participate in the Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference? Are you applying to participate in one of the workshops with a faculty member? Or will you be attending on one of the non-workshop tracks: in-person auditor, virtual auditor, or virtual writers group?
Workshop Selection
Please select your first and second choices for workshops.
First Choice for Workshop*
Second Choice for Workshop*
Upload Writing Sample*
Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, Max. file size: 14 MB.
All applicants must submit a writing sample. For your writing sample, you may submit it now following these guidelines:

Fiction: Maximum of 20 pages of short stories and/or a novel excerpt (double-spaced). With a novel excerpt, add a one-page summary of the novel.

Creative Nonfiction: Maximum of 20 pages of creative nonfiction (double-spaced).

Poetry: Maximum of 10 pages of poetry (one poem per page, single-spaced is fine).

Please attach your writing sample in pdf or word format.
File Upload Requirements:
- Maximum file size upload is 9MB.
- PDF File Format
-Word File Format
- Max of 10 pages
In-person Auditor Track
In-person Auditor*
The In-person Auditor Track includes:
• Conference Meals and Activities (Pontoon Boat Ride, Yoga for Writers, etc. )
• the opportunity to participate in MNWC Participant Reading
• Faculty Publishing Panel
• all faculty Morning Craft Conversations and Evening Readings including the Visiting Writers Conversation and Reading with Heid E. Erdrich and Sun Yung Shin.
• Editor’s Talk/Q&A with Daniel Slager, CEO & Publisher, Milkweed Editions.
• The In-person Auditor Track does not include participation in a workshop or the opportunity for a manuscript consultation. Register by June 20.
• The MNWC Virtual Auditor Track costs $200.
I am applying for the In-person Auditor Track.
Virtual Auditor Track
Virtual Auditor*
The Virtual Auditor Track includes:
• Faculty Publishing Panel
• all faculty Morning Craft Conversations and Evening Readings including the Visiting Writers Conversation and Reading with Heid E. Erdrich and Sun Yung Shin.
• Editor’s Talk/Q&A with Daniel Slager, CEO & Publisher, Milkweed Editions.
• The Virtual Auditor Track does not include participation in a workshop or the opportunity for a manuscript consultation. Register by June 20.
• The MNWC Virtual Auditor Track costs $125.
I am applying for the Virtual Auditor Track.
Virtual Writers Group Track
Virtual Writers Group*
The Virtual Writers Group includes:
• two facilitated generative writing workshops with a certified Amherst Writers and Artist facilitator and prompts to tide you over on the off days
• Faculty Publishing Panel
• all faculty Morning Craft Conversations and Evening Readings including the Visiting Writers Conversation and Reading with Heid E. Erdrich and Sun Yung Shin.
• Editor’s Talk/Q&A with Daniel Slager, CEO & Publisher, Milkweed Editions.
• the opportunity to participate in the Virtual Auditors’ Reading during the conference
• The Virtual Writers Group option does not include participation in a workshop or the opportunity for a manuscript consultation. Register by June 20.
• The MNWC Virtual Writers Group costs $200.
I am applying for the Virtual Writers Group.

Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference Code of Conduct*
Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference Code of Conduct

From its beginning the MNWC staff has striven to create a diverse and inclusive conference that is welcoming to all. We work to provide attendees of all races, ethnicities, religions, genders, sexual orientations, with an inclusive, enlivening, and sustaining learning community.

The MNWC community values diversity of perspectives, identities, cultures, experiences and backgrounds. We believe such diversity is essential for hardy dialogue and learning necessary for advancing the art and craft of creative writing. It is our hope that our attendees will work with us to advance our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

We ask that in-person and virtual attendees help us make the MNWC a safe and welcoming experience for all committed to learning and teaching the craft of creative writing. To that end, we ask that all attendees, faculty, and staff honor the opinions, perspectives, and feelings of all MNWC community members and commit to maintaining an atmosphere of mutual respect.

Attending the conference is a privilege, not a right, and we must earn and maintain that privilege, in part by maintaining a high standard of respectful discourse. MNWC staff has the right and obligation to limit conference participation or expel attendees from conference events if it is deemed that an attendee has engaged in behavior such as hate speech that is racist, sexist, homophobic, or ableist, or has taken any actions in classes, workshops, or readings that are disruptive and/or unsafe. A refund will not be given to any conference attendee asked to leave.

By attending the conference, you are affirming that you have read, understand, and agree to the MNWC Code of Conduct.

If any attendee has questions about the above code of conduct or needs to report a violation of the code of conduct during the conference, please contact the conference coordinator, Mathew Hawthorne, at writersconference@bemidjistate.edu.
I have read and understand and agree to the MNWC Code of Conduct.
Minnesota Northwoods COVID Policy*
MNWC is committed to ensuring a safe environment for all attendees and will continue to monitor COVID-19. We follow Bemidji State University protocols, which could once again require social distancing and wearing masks indoors while on campus if deemed necessary. Currently, there is no such mandate, and it seems unlikely that there will be by this coming June; but we reserve the right to require all MNWC faculty, staff, and participants to submit proof of vaccination prior to arrival if such action is once again warranted.

By attending the conference, you are affirming that you have read, understand, and agree to the MNWC COVID Policy.

If any attendee has questions about the above COVID policy, or needs to report a violation of the code of conduct during the conference, please contact the conference coordinator, Mathew Hawthorne, at writersconference@bemidjistate.edu.
I have read read and understand and agree to the MNWC COVID Policy.

Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference

Virtual MNWC Options

VIRTUAL WRITERS GROUP

2023 MNWC General Application

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