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Writing in an Age of Anxiety

Writing in an Age of Anxiety (June 15-20, 2026)

Please complete the following online application. If you have any questions or experience technical difficulties please email staff@CollegevilleInstitute.org.

  • Writing in an Age of Anxiety (June 15-20, 2026)

  • General Information

  • Please provide us with a current resume or c.v. *(send by pdf or Word document)
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    • Please provide a writing sample of up to 2,000 words of prose.
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      • There may be some advance preparation for this writing workshop (ie, reading and/or writing). Can you commit to completing the advance work?
      • Please double-check your calendar regarding the workshop dates you have chosen. The first and last days serve as travel days to and from the Collegeville Institute. We expect all participants to join in the full length of the workshop, and to reside at the Collegeville Institute throughout the entire term (June 15–20, 2026). Do you have any scheduling conflicts that would prevent your full participation? If so, please note here.
      • If you answered “other” to the question above, please include details here.
      • Please list the name of the past participant(s) who told you about the Collegeville Institute.
      • Please list the name and year of all writing workshop, academic residency, fellows, congregational, or seminar programs you have participated in at the Collegeville Institute.
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