Tin House accepts applications beginning January 1. Students are encouraged to apply early, as many workshops fill rapidly.

You will be notified of acceptance or rejection within four weeks after receipt of your application.

General admission is granted on a first-come, first-serve basis. Acceptance to the Workshop is based on the strength and promise of the submitted writing sample and the Tin House editorial board's evaluation of how an individual might benefit from the conference.

Past participants need to apply again. If you attended the workshop in 2009, all application fees are waived.

Scholarship Deadline:
The final postmark deadline for scholarships is March 15, 2010. No exceptions will be made.

"At the workshop I received vital, necessary, transformative teaching about the craft of writing that I had not encountered in 10 years of other conferences & workshops, the duration of my MFA program, or any book on writing that I've ever read."

FOOD & LODGING: $575.00

MENTORSHIP:
$750.00 for manuscripts under 250 pages
$1000.00 for manuscripts over 250 pages

for auditors (no applications necessary)
All seminars and readings: $250.00
Evening readings only: $45.00
Individual seminars: $15 - $20
Individual readings: $5 - $10

The schedule for seminars and readings will be available in May.

Pay by phone (503-219-0622) with a Visa and Mastercard or send a check to the Tin House Summer Workshop, PO Box 10500, Portland, OR 97210.

"Tin House gave me the encouragement I needed to re-dedicate myself to my writing."