Here are the guidelines for the 2010 creative writing fellowships. If you have any questions, contact Mike Shay at the WAC, 307-777-5234 or mshay@state.wy.us
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ELIGIBILITY
· You must not be a full-time student pursuing high school, college, or university art-related degrees.
· You must be at least 18 years old at time of application.
· You must be a legal resident of Wyoming, living within state borders for at least ten months of the year since July 1, 2007.
· You must remain a Wyoming resident until June 30, 2010.
· You must not have received a WAC creative writing fellowship within the last four years, and may not receive a 2010 Blanchan or Doubleday writing award. You may enter this competition if you were a previous Blanchan or Doubleday winner. No one may receive more than two creative writing fellowships.
WHAT IF YOU WIN AN AWARD?
· You’ll receive $3,000 (70% immediately; 30% held until approval of your final report)
· You will receive a $500 honorarium to present your work at a fellowship reading Oct. 8-10, 2009, at the Casper College Literary Conference in Casper.
· You’ll sign a contract that verifies you’re eligible to receive this award.
· You must remain a resident through June 30, 2010.
· You’ll need to supply a resume and a photograph for publicity.
· The WAC will retain your manuscript to use in excerpts for promotional purposes and Arts Council publications (print and electronic).
· You will retain all rights to this work and the work you produce during the grant period.
· You must fill out a final report form, due May 31, 2010, which asks questions about how this award helped you and what you accomplished during the year you received it.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
· You may submit up to 10 printed pages of poetry typed single-spaced using a 12-point standard font.
· Submit two copies of your manuscript on standard white paper (photocopies O.K.). It may be double-sided to save on paper and postage.
· Do not staple manuscripts or use any manuscript cover or binder.
· Writing may have been previously published, but don’t submit reprints; published work must be retyped to conform to the rest of the manuscript.
· Pages must be numbered; include title of work and page number on each page.
· Your name must not appear anywhere on the manuscript.
· If you submit more than the allowable page limits, extra pages will be removed.
· Do not send supplementary materials (letters, resumes, etc.)
· You may enter the competition only once, by the postmark deadline of June 29, 2009. Mail to Michael Shay, Wyoming Arts Council, 2320 Capitol Ave., Cheyenne, WY 82002, ATTN: 2010 Creative Writing Fellowships.
AFTER YOUR SUBMISSION
· If you enclosed a self-addressed stamped postcard, the WAC will acknowledge the receipt of your manuscript.
· The manuscripts – identified by number only -- are mailed to the fellowship judge. Your name and bio information are not available to the judge.
· Winners will be notified after August 14, 2009.
Manuscripts will not be returned. Please be sure to retain copies of your work.
