HOW TO REGISTER/and Scholarships and Fellowships TO CONTACT THE DIRECTOR TO REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE TO SUBMIT A MANUSCRIPT SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS ACCOMMODATIONS TRAVEL FEES EARLY ARRIVALS 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: PDF Microsoft Word 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 10, 2010. 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 2, 2010. 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. The meal plan for both day students and boarders includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily. If you would like something more luxurious, you may want to stay in a local hotel. Walking distance from campus visit www.innatmiddletown.com Offering a special rate to Conference participants, located 4 miles from campus  visit Crowne Plaza Cromwell.   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 29th.) Your non-refundable $75 deposit is credited toward your fee (Balance due by May 28th). 2009 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).  One-Day Student, $225 (2010 rate) Includes the full program of Celebrate the New events and breakfast, lunch and dinner. EARLY ARRIVALS (2009 info) You may stay in your dorm room on Saturday, June 13, 2009, for an additional night's fee of $45. Kindly let us know your plans well in advance so that we can arrange to open the dorm for you.