Tuition and transportation to and from the Summer Institute is covered for participants.
Room and board, materials, instructor fees, printing and photocopying, and van transportation during the program are all fully funded.
There is no fee to apply. The application cycle is now open!
Eligibilities
Students must be from the U.S., India or Pakistan.
First and foremost, we want someone who is passionate about creative writing. In the writing samples we want to see what best represents you as a writer today. Given our belief that in order to write, you have to read, we expect you to be an avid reader as well. You don’t necessarily have to have received straight As in your English or literature classes, nor will we make you quote U.S., Indian, or Pakistani authors at will.
Participants must be age 18-22 by the start of the program: 6 July, 2019.
All students from the U.S., India, and Pakistan are required to be proficient in English in all forms (reading, writing, and speaking). Knowledge of another language is not required, but it is a definite plus, particularly if you are currently studying another language, or if you grew up in a home or community where different languages are regularly used. There will be a lot of cross-translation going on!
Eligible Regions: India, Pakistan, United States
Application Process
Complete and submit the Summer Institute Online Application.
If you require a pdf version of the Summer Institute application, please contact iwp-summ[email protected]
REQUIRED AND OPTIONAL ATTACHMENTS FOR ONLINE APPLICATION:
REQUIRED:
Creative work in English (6-8 pages). Essays and other forms of nonfiction will not be accepted.
Prompt #1: The 2019 Summer Institute session will include discussion of identity as it relates to creative writing and the life of a writer. Please include 3-5 pages in response to the following:
In our daily lives, we navigate many different roles—student, sibling, daughter, son, peer. We negotiate family, friends, religious groups, as well as class, gender, race, country, and so many other groups, adjusting the way we speak or behave to fit the demands of each encounter. As we move through the day, we work through how and why we occupy each particular role. What do you consider to be the strongest, most central aspects of your identity? What does it mean to you to be a member of (or be seen as a member of) a particular group? In what way does your identity influence you as a creative writer and reader?
Prompt #2: The 2019 Summer Institute session will include discussion of the personal, national, and cultural/social impacts of the India-Pakistan partition and relations between these two nations. Please include 2-3 pages on the following:
Conflict is a part of the human condition, and oftentimes is unavoidable. How have you been shaped by conflict (interpersonal, generational, national, international, or another), personally or vicariously? Describe the impact of this conflict on, for example, your worldview, your values, how you relate to others, your growth as a person. Finally, in a few sentences, please share how, if at all, the historical and contemporary India-Pakistan conflict affects you.
OPTIONAL: Video Statement of Purpose (strongly encouraged): this video statement should not be emailed; rather, it should be uploaded to YouTube, Vimeo, or comparable sites and be shared as a viewable link on the online application. Please contact [email protected] if you encounter problems or have questions. Please include 2 minutes maximum, in English) on all of the following:
Introduce yourself
Describe why creative writing is important in your life
Share what you hope to learn at our program in Iowa
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Application Deadline: April 1, 2019 (14 Days Remaining)
