Wisconsin Fiction & Poetry Fellowship

Deadline for Wisconsin Fiction & Poetry Fellowship is Feb 29. You can read more about it at their website.

Poetry and Fiction applications guidelines are outlined below. All applicants must have an MFA or Ph.D. in Creative Writing in-hand by August 1, 2012, to qualify. A $45.00 Application Fee payable to the UW-Madison Department of English. A single cover sheet listing your name, address, phone number, email address and the title(s) of your writing sample, as well as the genre in which you are applying. A resume or curriculum vitae. The names, phone numbers, and email addresses of two recommenders. A writing sample consisting of either 10 pages of poetry (single-spaced and stapled with no more than one poem per page, each new poem starting on a new page) or up to 30 pages of fiction (double-spaced and stapled). Fiction applications must consist of either one short story or a novel excerpt. Your name must not appear anywhere on your manuscript, and while previously published work may be submitted, your manuscript must in no way indicate that your work has been published. A self-addressed stamped envelope for our decision. Send your applications to the address below. Due to the number of applications we receive, we cannot confirm receipt of your application; if you wish to know that it arrived safely, we recommend using USPS Certified Mail: Sean Bishop, Coordinator Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing [insert application genre here] Department of English 600 N Park St, 6195A H.C. White Hall University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI 53706