Registration Information

The School of Writing at CMU is on hiatus for 2012.

Cost
Tuition for the 2011 School of Writing at CMU is $575, tax included. This includes five days of lunches and coffee breaks and the Friday evening banquet. Some financial support is available (see below).

Accommodations
Accommodation is available in residence at CMU for less than $50 per night (single occupancy), including breakfast. Suppers can be purchased from the dining hall. Students apply for accommodation and suppers after they have been accepted into the School.
Contact rental@cmu.ca.

For a look at CMU campus, including this year’s residence, Poettker Hall, go here.

Application
The application deadline is March 1, 2011. Applicants for the School of Writing at CMU should be 18 years old or over. Classes are limited to ten students. In order to apply for all the courses except Life Writing, please submit by mail an application form and two copies of a portfolio of the writing you would like to develop during the School. An excerpt of a longer piece is fine. The length is approximately 5-10 pages typed and may be parts of several longer manuscripts; please double space for prose, and single space for poetry. Note: spaces for the Life Writing course will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. Just submit the application form as soon as possible.
Click here for an application form.
The admissions committee evaluates the portfolios. Acceptances are issued by mid-March.
Full payment is due by March 31. If the School receives written notice of withdrawal by April 22, a full refund, less a $50 administration fee, will be issued. If the School receives written notice of withdrawal between April 25 and May 2, $200 will be withheld. No refunds can be issued after May 2.

Financial Aid
A limited number of bursaries of $100 per person are available. Applicants for bursaries must provide a confidential statement explaining their financial situation. The bursary amount, if awarded, will be deducted from your payment. Bursary recipients will be informed of this when they receive their acceptance into the school.

If you are a current CMU student, or will graduate this spring, you may qualify for a tuition reduction of $200. This will be available to a limited number of applicants. Be sure to state on your application that you are a CMU student.



Sources of Professional Development Funding for Writers
Provincial and city arts organizations often fund artists to attend courses. Writers may need to qualify as “professional” in order to be eligible. The following are some examples of sources: