Application Form

Applications are now open until January 8, 2026 (midnight).

Applicants must be 19 years of age or older, and the application must include:

1. The completed application form 
2. A cover letter that states: 

• your name, mailing address and phone number;
• 1-2 sentence summary of the writing project you are working on during the retreat
• a paragraph or two describing your writing experience;
• a paragraph about why you wish to attend the Virtual Facilitated Retreat;

    3. Writing sample, no more than 10 pages long, on which you wish to consult the Writer-in-Residence during the retreat. This work will be forwarded to the VWIR for your meeting. Please ensure it is formatted following SWG guidelines:

• submissions must be in English;
• all material must be typed in body-text fonts like Times New Roman, Courier, or Arial;
• font size should be 12 pt;
• pages must include 1" margins;
• pages should be numbered sequentially;
• title and your name included in either header or footer;
• double-space prose (entire sample), but poetry may be single-spaced; 
• if you are submitting poetry, please make sure each new poem starts on a new page;
• Word documents and PDF preferred. No Google Drive links or Pages files, please.