To apply

Send us your best published or unpublished work through the conference’s Submittable page. There is no fee to apply. Applications for the 2024 conference have closed. Applications for the 2025 Conference will open in September 2024.

  • Fiction: Submit up to 20 double-spaced pages of a story or novel excerpt.

  • Nonfiction: Submit up to 20 double-spaced pages of an essay or memoir excerpt.

  • Poetry: Submit up to 10 pages of poetry, with one poem per page, all in one document.

Please do not put your name in the text or file name of the saved document. All submissions will be read anonymously. 

Admissions

Acceptance is based on the manuscript you submit with your application. The manuscripts are read anonymously, and admission decisions are based on their evaluation.

  • The 2024 LGRWC will take place May 16-19, 2024.

  • Applications for the 2023 conference will be accepted from September 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023.

  • You may apply to two workshops but will be selected for only one.

  • Accepted participants will be notified by February 2024.

  • Workshops are limited to 12 participants.

  • Applicants must be at least eighteen years of age.

  • You must show proof of being vaccinated for COVID-19 prior to arriving at the conference. Contact the Conference Director if you have questions about this policy.

Cost to attend

  • Your all-inclusive conference cost is $600, including workshops, events, meals, and housing on the Brevard College campus. You are welcome to lodge elsewhere, but there is no discount for doing so.

  • All participants are financial aid recipients. The actual cost per participant exceeds $2,500. We strive to make the conference as inclusive as possible by keeping your direct costs as low as we can. This is possible thanks to the generous support of the Transylvania County Library Foundation and Brevard College.

  • A limited number of full scholarships from the Transylvania County Library Foundation are available based on merit, need, and/or Transylvania County residency. To be considered for a full scholarship, select the appropriate portal on Submittable when applying.

  • Registration and payment portals will open in February through Brevard College. Payment is due in full by March 1, 2024.

Brevard College student scholarship applications

If you are a currently enrolled student at Brevard College and wish to apply for a scholarship, use the appropriate Submittable category to apply.

 
 

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