Applications for the 2016 Great River Writers Retreat are being accepted through June 1
The Midwest Writing Center is now accepting applications for the Great River Writers’ Retreat. The retreat will be held September 3rd through 9th at the Benet House Retreat Center in Rock Island, Illinois. Applications will be accepted until June 1st.
The Retreat is open to Iowa and Illinois residents writing in any mode/genre. The applications must include a cover page, proof of residency, professional resume, project description, a work sample of no more than 10 pages, and a $15 reading fee. Applications may be submitted online or via mail.
The winning applicants will have a public reading of their original work on September 7th at the Midwest Writing Center at 7 p.m.
The Great River Writers Retreat is sponsored by Dr. Nicolas Shammas.
More information on the Retreat and the application process is available on www.mwcqc.org/contests/writers-retreat/ or by calling Ryan Collins at 563-324-1410.