Convent Arts Fellowship welcomes submission in any genre, including fiction, non-fiction, poetry, academic, playwriting, and screenwriting. We encourage applications from writers in all career stages, from emerging to established.

Convent Arts Fellowship invites those of all nations and backgrounds and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, gender, age, professional history, religion, sexual orientation, handicap, or any other legally protected status. Applicants must be at least twenty one years old.

The application is free and the fellowship is fully funded, including accommodation, food, and entertainment. However, each fellow is responsible for their own travel expenses and arrangements. Cape May is accessible via car or bus.  

Who

Application instructions

Applications must be submitted using the electronic form accessible via the APPLY NOW button above. Email submissions will not be accepted. Required application components include:

  • The application form, which includes a statement of purpose.

  • A 10-page sample of your best work. Please submit the sample double-spaced, paginated, Times New Roman, 12-pt. font. 

  • CV (max. 2 pages).

DEADLINE & DATES

APR 17th: Application Opens.

MAY 15th: Application Closes. Late submissions will not be accepted.

JUNE 1st: Fellows Notified.

JUNE 5th: Enrollment Confirmation Due.

JUNE 23rd: Fellowship Begins.

Fees

There is no fee to apply to the Convent Arts Fellowship.

There is no fee to attend to the Convent Arts Fellowship.

References

There are no references required.

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