Creative Writing Intensives Portfolio Requirements

Novel Writing Intensive

Submit your 50-page manuscript excerpt in PDF format. All materials should be typed and proofread, double-spaced, with a standard 12-point font.

Spoken Word Intensive

Submit an audio or, preferably, video recording of you performing one or more original poems. If you are unable to submit audio-visual work, submit at least three page-based poems that demonstrate sonic sensibilities that we can hear as we read. (Note: interpret "poem" broadly—that doesn't mean it has to be traditionally lineated.)

Admission Deadlines and Dates

Pre-Assessment Deadline: Dec. 1

If you submit your application by the pre-assessment deadline, your application will be reviewed by the Office of Admission to ensure your materials are complete and meet all requirements prior to its priority review after the Jan. 15 deadline. Please note this is not an artistic review of your audition or portfolio materials.

Priority Application Deadline: Jan. 15

(Decisions Sent: March 1)

Rolling Decision Deadline: Ongoing

Students applying for non-audition/portfolio programs are reviewed on a first come first serve basis. Decisions begin in early November.

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