Applying for VONA/Voices
Nuts and Bolts
The workshop week takes place June 23, 2013 to June 29, 2013. Attendance is required for all days.
Our summer location is the University of California at Berkeley. Housing is provided in dormitory rooms--each participant is provided with their own room unless a share is requested.
Meals are included and have selections in the cafeteria for special diets, such as gluten-free and vegan.
Fees for Tuition and Board
*Regular: Weeklong workshop $800
*Residency: $700
*Room and Board: $650 (includes meal card)
*A $100.00 non-refundable deposit is required
Deadline: April 8, 2013
Notification of acceptance:
May 3, 2013
Acceptance and Deposit due:
May 14, 2013
Manuscripts due to virtual classroom: May 23, 2013
Final Payments: May 31, 2013
Only completed applications are eligible for review--please contact us regarding late applications.
The application requires a manuscript upload. Please save your document in .pdf or .doc (not .docx). Include your name and the name of genre and faculty of your first choice of workshop. For example: jonesfictiongalang.doc
Poetry: 5 - 10 poems (not to exceed 20 pages)
Novel: up to 25 pages of a novel excerpt
Fiction Writing: up to 20 pages of short fiction
Graphic Novel: 15 pages of narrative text. Art is not required but is welcomed
Memoir & Creative Non-fiction: up to 20 pages of a non-fiction narrative
Residency: up to 15 pages of a non-fiction, novel, short fiction or 5-10 poems (not to exceed 20 pages)
Building a Poetry Collection: Up to 30 pages of poetry
Your application is not considered complete until you email the manuscript and pay the application fee.
Applications
We consider the essay questions as well as the sample writing. This is not a writing contest. The work and the applicant’s need for VONA/Voices are considered together.
Please know that we keep the workshops to ten participants; providing a second choice of workshop increases your possibilities if attendance.
This is open to writers-of-color.
Please read the The VONA/Voices Week before applying and see our full week of activities.
Applications are closed
