2025 Get Away to Write - Florida Scholarship Application

Scholarship Application:
Get Away to Write - Florida

Deadline: January 26, 2025, 11:59pm EST

Judges will review submissions and make their selections based on a combination of merit and need.

We can only consider one application per writer and recommend submitting your strongest work. It's fine if you submit work in a different genre than you would like to write at the program.

Requirements:

Be a first-time Get Away to Write - Florida participant who will be 18 years of age or older on Mar. 11, 2025.
Prepare a brief biography, a paragraph describing your financial need and a brief personal statement telling us why you would like to attend, each 150 words or less.
Format a single Word or PDF document with 3 poems (single spaced, one poem per page, 12-pt font) or up to 3 pages of prose (double spaced, 12-pt font). Excerpts of longer pieces are okay. Please note that if your submission exceeds these lengths and/or does not meet the formatting guidelines, we will not be able to consider it.
Submit this online application with the files above.

We are unable to accept snail mail applications.

You are not required to officially register for Get Away to Write - Florida to apply for this scholarship; however, you are welcome to register to secure your spot and we will give you a refund if you receive a scholarship.

1. Tell us about yourself

Date of Birth

Age should be between 18 and 110 as of March 11th, 2025

Which workshop(s) are you interested in taking? (See details at murphywriting.com/florida)

Finding the Bones: A Multi-Genre Prose Workshop
Led by Cynthia Arrieu-King
Traveler, Tourist, Native: A Poetry Workshop
Led by Peter E. Murphy

Please provide your contact information

Name

Phone Number

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Address

Your gender pronoun(s)

She/her
He/him
They/them
Other

Brief bio (Limit: 150 words)

Paragraph describing your financial need (Limit: 150 words)

Brief personal statement telling us why you would like to attend (Limit: 150 words)

Your responses to the following questions won't impact your scholarship application, and may allow us to qualify for grant opportunities. Thanks so much for your time.

Do you identify as a person with a disability?

Please select the choice that pertains to you.

2. Upload your work

Upload your work. Acceptable files include .doc and .pdf. (See all requirements at the top of this page.)

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Genre of your uploaded work

Poetry
Prose
(Fiction, nonfiction, memoir)

3. Optional Donation

Applying for this scholarship is free; however, we welcome all donations. Any contribution at all will help us keep these scholarships available, as well as develop more writing opportunities for you to enjoy.

Donation Amount (optional)

Optional: Add 4% to my donation to help cover credit card fees.

Total

$0.00

4. Last Questions

Please tell us how you learned about this scholarship

Please confirm that you have never attended Get Away to Write - Florida.

I have never attended Get Away to Write - Florida and qualify for a scholarship.
I have attended Get Away to Write - Florida before and do NOT qualify for a scholarship.