HOW TO REGISTER

TO CONTACT THE DIRECTOR

If you have any questions or would like to request a copy of our brochure, please contact: Anne Greene, Director, by telephone (860) 685-3604; fax (860) 685-2441; or email: agreene@wesleyan.edu

TO REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE
OR FOR THE ONE-DAY FESTIVAL

The conference enrollment is limited.
To reserve your place, register online by clicking here: ONLINE REGISTRATION or mail 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

TO SUBMIT A MANUSCRIPT

NEW! The deadline for manuscript submission has been EXTENDED TO MAY 21, 2012.

Faculty members will read a limited number of manuscripts. If you would like to have a manuscript constultation, 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. Bring longer portions of your work when you come to the conference, and a Teaching Fellow will read them.

Submit by mail:

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.

Submit by email:

Send your writing samples (.doc, .docx, .pdf) to
agreene@wesleyan.edu.

Use the email subject line "Conference manuscript"
In the body of your email, please include

your contact information;
the genre of your manuscript (short story, novel, poetry, nonfiction)

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. Visit our Accommodations page for more information.

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

NEW DEADLINE: balance due by MAY 29, 2012.

Arrival date, boarding students: Wednesday evening, June 13th.
Arrival date, day students: Thursday, June 14th by 8:30 am.
The conference concludes Sunday, June 17th in the evening.

Your non-refundable $75 deposit is credited toward your fee.

2012 Day Student, tuition only: $975

A limited number of participants may register for the tuition-only option. This program includes all day and evening events (Thurs-Sunday) but no meals. Since gatherings at meals are a central part of the conference, most day students will select the full program below.

2012 Day Student, full program: $1,250

Includes the full program of day and evening events and all meals. (Thursday - Sunday)
$975 tuition, $275 meals

2012 Boarding Student Rate: $1,425

Includes the full program of events, meals, and an air-conditioned room for four nights (Wednesday-Saturday).
$975 tuition, $275 meals, $175 room for four nights

2012 One-Day Student, $225

Includes the full program of the full one-day program, Celebrate the New, and breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Payments are not refundable after May 26, 2012.

Anne Greene