JACK STRAW CULTURAL CENTER 2016 YOUNG WRITERS PROGRAM APPLICATION

JACK STRAW YOUNG WRITERS PROGRAM APPLICATION FORM

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Selected writers will attend an initial group get-together at Jack Straw in late February, two mentorship sessions with a professional writer, a live performance coaching session, and a studio recording session with vocal coaching in the professional recording studios at Jack Straw. Mentorship, coaching, and recording sessions will be in March and April. Each writer will be featured along with our professional Writing Fellows as part of the 2016 Jack Straw Writers May Reading Series. All six writers will be presented in a group reading in June.

DEADLINE: Completed applications must be received by 5:00pm, Friday, February 5, 2016. Submissions via e-mail are preferred. Send application and work sample to with subject line “Young Writers Program.” If e-mail is not an option, print one copy of your application form and work sample and mail/deliver to: Jack Straw Cultural Center / Attn: Young Writers Program / 4261 Roosevelt Way NE / Seattle, WA 98105.

Check any of the artistic disciplines listed beneath that best represent your work.

Poetry / MANUSCRIPT FORMAT REQUIREMENTS
You may submit work samples totaling 5 pages maximum. Poets may submit up to 3 poems. Manuscripts must be in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format, double-spaced (except for poetry), and typed in 12-point or larger font size, with the applicant’s name and page number on each page.
Fiction
Creative Non-Fiction
Essays/Criticism
Other: ______

APPLICANT CONTACT INFORMATION:

First Name: / Last Name:
Address:
City: / State: / Zip:
Phone: / ( ) / Email:
Name of school:
SHORT ESSAY QUESTION: In 250 words or fewer, please give us some background on your writing and tell us why you want to take part in this program. Use this space or attach a separate page with your answer.
SIGNATURE & ASSURANCES: I certify that all statements made on this application are true to the best of my knowledge, and that the submitted writing sample is my own work.
Applicant: / Date:
PARENT/GUARDIAN SIGNATURE & ASSURANCES: I have reviewed all of the above information, including the expected activities. I hereby give my permission for my daughter/son to participate in this program if selected.
Parent or Guardian name (print): / phone: / ( )
Signature: / Date: