the young writers workshop
20th Anniversary
Application Procedure

For SESSION I, please send:
(1) the completed student application form;
(2) two copies of an autobiographical sketch describing your significant experiences and interests, writers you admire, and your reasons for attending the Workshop;
(3) the completed recommendation form (a recommendation is not required for program alumni);
(4) two copies of a one-page writing sample in one of the genres you have chosen for Intensive Workshop study.

For SESSION II, please send:
(1) the completed student application form;
(2) two copies of a creatively conceived self-portrait;
(3) the completed recommendation form (a recommendation is not required for program alumni);
(4) two copies of a writing portfolio (3-5 pages in the genre of your first choice for Intensive Workshop). Identify excerpts as such.

For either session, SONGWRITERS may send lyrics, music, both, or an audiotape in place of a portfolio.

IMPORTANT: Please do not send original portfolio copies; we cannot return them.

DEADLINE: Please postmark your application by Monday, March 19, 2001. (Late applicants will be accepted on a space-available basis.)

MAIL TO:

UVA YOUNG WRITERS WORKSHOP
THE CURRY SCHOOL
RUFFNER HALL 233
P.O. Box 400273
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22904-4273
PHONE: (804) 924-0836
E-MAIL: writers@virginia.edu



Copyright 2001
Maintained by Gus Andrews and the
YWW Summer Staff
Last Modified: 7/24/01
The University Of Virginia
The Curry School of Education
Ruffner Hall 233
Charlottesville, VA 22903
(804) 924-0836
writers@virginia.edu