HOW TO REGISTER/and Scholarships and Fellowships
TO CONTACT THE DIRECTOR
If you have questions or would like to request a copy of our
brochure, please contact:
Anne Greene, Director, by telephone
(860) 685-3604; fax at (860) 685-2441; or email:
agreene@wesleyan.edu
TO REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE
The conference enrollment is limited. To
reserve your place, send the registration form and a non-refundable $75
deposit, which will be credited to your Conference fee.
Download a registration form in:
The registration form requires
Acrobat Reader or Microsoft Word. If you are unable
to download or open the registration form,
click
here for a plain text version.
TO SUBMIT A MANUSCRIPT
The deadline for manuscript submission is MAY 9, 2008.
Faculty
members will read a limited number of manuscripts. If
you would like to have a manuscript consultation, register promptly. Later,
send a representative sample of your work in one genre; ten poems, the
first chapters of a novel (plus an outline or summary); or several short
stories or nonfiction pieces. Please do not send more than 25 pages of
material.
Send two copies of your manuscript. We will forward one copy to your
reader and hold the other for your arrival. Address manuscripts to: Anne Greene, Wesleyan Writers Conference,
Wesleyan University, 294 High Street, Room 207, Middletown, CT 06459.
TO APPLY FOR A SCHOLARSHIP OR FELLOWSHIP
Applications for Scholarships and Fellowships must reach us by APRIL 3, 2008 Scholarships are awarded competitively, and applicants are judged on the
basis of promise shown in their work. Entries should consist of a work
in one genre: fiction, nonfiction, or poetry. Several scholarships provide
full tuition, room, and board, but most offer smaller awards, covering
a part of the Conference tuition.
Several teaching fellowships are available and are awarded to outstanding
applicants who have completed book-length manuscripts.
To apply, please submit (1) the registration form, (2) a representative
sample of your work in one genre, and (3) a letter of application explaining
your experience and interests and (4) a resume. You need not send a deposit with your fellowship or scholarship
materials. If you are certain you will attend the Conference, however, do send the
$75 deposit and registration form immediately, before completing the rest
of your application. The deposit guarantees you a place at the Conference
if you should not win an award.
ADDRESS APPLICATIONS TO:
Fellowship and Scholarship Committee, Wesleyan Writers Conference, Wesleyan University,
294 High Street, Middletown, CT 06459. (Applicants for Jon Davidoff
Scholarships, please mark that on your envelope) Scholarships offered:
Wesleyan Scholarships: Open to all applicants, these grants are
supported by the Conference and by gifts from donors.
Joan Jakobson Scholarships: For fiction writers, poets, and nonfiction writers of unusual promise. Supported
by a grant from Joan and John Jakobson.
Adelphic Scholarships: Preference to students in college or graduate
school. Supported by the Adelphic Educational Fund and the Adelphic Literary
Society.
Jon Davidoff Scholarships: Several full and partial scholarships
for journalists are offered in memory of Jon Davidoff, a young reporter
for the Middletown Press, through a fund endowed by the Davidoff
family.
John W. Paton Scholarships: Offered in honor of Jack Paton,
former director of the Conference, by his many friends and colleagues.
Women's Club Scholarship: Offered by the General Federation of
the Women's Clubs of Connecticut to a woman for whom writing is a major
interest.
New—the Jeanne B. Krochalis Award: Established
in memory of Jeanne B. Krochalis, a Conference founder and chair of the
Advisory Board, by her family and many friends. This scholarship will
support a writer of talent and promise, someone who shares Jeanne’s belief
in the importance of the literary work.
Fellowships offered:
Teaching fellowships are awarded
in fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Applicants are generally expected
to have completed a book-length manuscript. The Fellows work informally
with Conference participants, organizing readings and offering editorial
advice. Each fellowship covers tuition, room, and board, and includes an
honorarium of $500.
Barach Fellowship: The fellowship in nonfiction is endowed in
memory of Arnold Barach, distinguished Wesleyan alumnus, Washington correspondent,
and editor of Changing Times magazine.
ACCOMMODATIONS
This year, boarding
students are housed in the university's new Fauver dormitory. The rooms are simply furnished,
air-conditioned, single rooms with shared bath. Towels and bedding are provided. If you
would like something more luxurious, you may want to stay in a local hotel.
The meal plan for both day students and boarders includes breakfast, lunch,
and dinner daily. TRAVEL
Middletown
is halfway between Hartford and New Haven, and a two-hour drive from New
York or Boston. Peter Pan bus service runs to Middletown, and Amtrak trains
serve Meriden, about eight miles away. Taxis are available at the Meriden
station. The nearest airport is Hartford's Bradley International Airport,
about 40 minutes from Middletown.
FEES (Payments
are not refundable after May 23rd.)
2008 Rates Your non-refundable $75 deposit is credited toward your fee
(Balance due by May 23rd).
2008 Rates: This year we offer two options for day students Day Student,
tuition only: $850
A limited number of participants may register for the tuition-only option.
This program includes all day and evening events (Sun-Fri) but no meals.
Since gatherings at meals are a central part of the conference, most day
students will select the full program below.
Day Student, full program: $1,125
Includes the full program of day and evening
events and all meals.
Boarding Student Rate: $1,298
Includes the full program of events, meals, and
an air-conditioned room for five nights (Sunday-Thursday).
EARLY ARRIVALS
You may stay in your dorm room
on Saturday, June 14, 2008, for an additional night's fee of $35. Kindly let us know
your plans well in advance so that we can arrange to open the dorm for you.
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