The 30th Napa Valley Writers’ Conference July 25–30, 2010

Applications to the 2010 program will be considered between March 1 and May 1. We will send notification within 30 days of receiving your application. For priority admission and a better chance at your choice of workshop, we suggest you apply by April 1.

Scholarship applications are due no later than April 1. Scholarship decisions will be announced by May 1.

We prefer to receive applications by email. You can copy the form below or the plain-text version and then send the completed form to writecon@napavalley.edu with your qualifying manuscript attached in PDF, RTF, or Word format.

You may also print a copy of the application form, complete it, and mail it to us with your enclosed manuscript and any required fees.

Guidelines

Enrollment in each poetry and fiction workshop is limited. Acceptance is based on submission of a qualifying manuscript (10-15 pages of fiction, or five poems) and a brief statement describing your background as a writer and your interest in the conference.

Please include a nonrefundable $15 reading fee and a $100 tuition deposit with your application.

Former Participants: If you have been accepted to the conference twice in that past and are not applying for a scholarship, you do not need to submit a qualifying manuscript. Please complete an application form and attach a brief biographical statement. Please include the tuition deposit but not the reading fee. If you are applying for a scholarship, you must submit a qualifying manuscript.

We prefer to receive applications by email; please see the guidelines on the application form.

If applying by email, either 1) include your credit/debit card information on the application form; 2) give the information by phone to Charlotte Morgan, our administrative assistant, at 707-967-2903; or 3) mail a check along with a copy of your application form so that we may properly credit it.

We will send notification of acceptance within 30 days of receiving your application.

Tuition

The total tuition for the 2010 program is $800, and includes breakfast, lunch, two dinners, and attendance at all Conference events.

• $ 15 reading fee – Send with your application
• $100 tuition deposit – Send with your application
• $700 tuition remainder – Due by June 25; non-refundable after that date.
• $ 50 housing placement fee, payable after acceptance, for those requesting a community housing scholarship. One-time & non-refundable.

If you are accepted into the program, your $100 tuition deposit will be credited as a nonrefundable payment toward tuition. For those not admitted to the program this year, the deposit will be returned.

Please note that we cannot refund the $100 deposit to individuals who are accepted but then decline to attend. The only exception is individuals who do not receive a scholarship and cannot attend without one.

Scholarships

A limited number of scholarships is available, with awards made on the basis of merit and need. Of these, the Defilippis–Rosselli Prose and Richard Lemon Poetry Scholarships (full tuition) are offered to writers of color.

The Healing Arts Poetry Scholarship (full tuition), provided through the generosity of the Foundation for Art & Healing, is open to poetry applicants who can provide evidence that they are enrolled in, or within three years of graduation from a healing arts program (including medicine, nursing, counseling, etc.)

To apply for a scholarship, please include in your background letter: personal and household income if you are married: any academic stipends, fellowships, or teaching assistantships you currently receive; information on any financial responsibilities you may have such as childcare or tuition; anticipated travel costs to the conference; and any other factors (such as health) which affect your ability to pay tuition. If applying for one of the scholarships listed above, please explain how you qualify.

The deadline for scholarship requests is April 1.

If you are accepted to the program but do not receive a scholarship, and cannot attend without financial assistance, we will return your $100 tuition deposit.