APPLICATION GUIDELINES FOR TWH MAINE "Mini MFA" All-Genre Writers Conference, June 4-10, 2025

    To apply, please follow the instructions to submit 5000 words of your prose manuscript or 15 pages of poetry, along with a cover letter. International applications are welcome.

    The application writing sample should contain pages of a current "target manuscript". A "target manuscript" is a writer's present writing project.

    If we move forward with an application, the writer will be contacted for a brief phone interview. During the interview, the writer will have the chance to discuss their writing and writing goals, and we will offer feedback on those first pages. We notify about acceptance following the interview.

 The fee for our 2025 TWH MAINE "Mini MFA" All-Genre Writers Conference program is $3500, which includes the pre-conference TWH Team Reading (performed by two TWH editors) and on-site events June 5-11 and our follow-up Virtual Agent Pitching Sessions on June 27 (2025) 1-5 PM ET. On-site, writers will attend Major Workshops,  Faculty Readings, Craft Labs and TWH Attendee Reading Salons. Each TWH Team Reading includes hundreds of comments, from line edits to developmental edits, and a follow-up phone call to address any questions a writer may have about the generated comments. 

TWH All-Genre "Mini MFA" Faculty: Lidia Yuknavitch, Richard Blanco, Maine State Poet Laureate Julia Bouwsma, Susan Conley, Elizabeth Hand, Elyssa East, Jeffrey Ford, Former Maine Poet Laureate Wesley McNair, Mira Ptacin, Alexandra Oliver, Debra Spark and TWH Directors Shanna McNair and Scott Wolven.

Deadline to apply to TWH 2025 is February 19 (2025) or when we reach capacity. Space is limited. We look forward to reading your work.

:: Please note that TWH Maine “Mini MFA” 2024 has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances out of our control. TWH cares about its attendees and will only host the highest quality conferences that live up to and exceed expectations. We have retained our full 2024 Faculty for our upcoming 2025 conference and are looking forward to hosting the 2025 event at our next location.::