Please review the application guidelines for 2009. Apply early as workshops are limited to 12 participants and 3 auditors per workshop. You may apply on-line or by mail as indicated below.
Applications must be postmarked or e-mailed by October 31, 2008. You will be notified in November.
To apply online: fill out our online application form and attach with three poems and credit card information for $25 non-refundable reading fee and tuition fees. Your three-poem manuscript must be: (1) a maximum of six pages, (2) in standard, twelve-point type, and (3) contain no name or contact information anywhere on poems. Send your best work, not poems you intend to discuss in workshop.
To apply by U.S. Mail: send two copies of the completed application form with three of your best poems, a stamped self-addressed envelope and a $25 non-refundable reading fee to: Workshop Admissions, 3199 B-3 Lake Worth Road, Lake Worth, FL 33461. We ask you to include a check or credit card authorization for reading fee and tuition to expedite processing. Mail applications cannot be processed without payment.
Workshop preferences: Please be flexible. We'll try to honor requests, but cannot guarantee first choices. After selection of qualified manuscripts, blind lotteries will be used to fill places, adjusting for workshop preferences. The earlier you apply, the better your chances of selection for your preferred workshop. Standards for admission to intermediate workshops are less stringent than for advanced workshops.
Lodging and Transportation: Do not wait to make your travel arrangements and book a hotel. January is the height of the vacation season in Delray Beach. We suggest you reserve a hotel room and car soon. Don't wait to receive notification.
Tuition and Payments: Full payment is due upon notification of acceptance and payment must be made within 48 hours via our website: www.palmbeachpoetryfestival. org. For U.S. Mail applicants, tuition checks will not be deposited and credit cards will not be charged until the applicant is notified of acceptance. All sales are final. Cancellations prior to December 22, 2008 receive a 50% refund, if we are able to replace you with a wait-listed applicant. In the event of an emergency cancellation after December 22, 2008 your request must be reviewed by the director, subject to documentation. Notification will be made in November 2008.
A limited number of partial scholarships are available.
- Advanced Workshop tuition: $725
- Intermediate Workshop tuition: $525
Auditors: Three auditor seats are available in each workshop. Auditors receive hand-outs and participants' poems to be discussed, observe silently and listen in sessions without bringing their work to the table. Auditor tuition is $350 for advanced workshops, $250 for intermediate and includes workshop sessions and admission to all readings, panels, and craft talks. Auditors do not participate in workshop readings and fees do not include the Festival Gala. Application procedure for auditor seats is the same as for participants.* Notice of acceptance is made to qualified auditors on a rolling basis.
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