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As of 15 May 2024 we are no longer accepting applications as the conference roster is full.
The Leopardi Writing Conference at Udine is now accepting applications for Summer, 2024. Tuition is $1200 (airfare and lodging excluded). Since the conference welcomes writers at all stages of their writing projects, some attendees will find themselves not yet ready for that all-important agent search. Please note that, for this reason, a thirty-minute meeting, “pitch session” with the visiting NYC agent is not included in tuition. Upon acceptance to the conference, attendees will be queried about their interest in meeting with the agent; the fee for this additional aspect is $100.00.
Email your manuscript as a doc, docx, or pdf file to leopardiwc@gmail.com. Please name the file as follows:
Fiction: 2024_Fiction_Lastname_FirstInitial.docNonfiction: 2024_Nonfiction_Lastname_FirstInitial.docExample: 2024_Fiction_Joyce_J.docx
Maximum length (for all genres): 20 pages (12 pt. font, double-spaced)
If submitting a novel excerpt, please include a one-page plot summary as the last page of your manuscript.
There is no need to include a cover letter; however, if there is any information that you would like to include in a cover letter, please include it in the email to which you attach your manuscript.
Shortly after submitting your manuscript via email, you will receive notification of your application status from leopardiwc@gmail.com.
Deadline for full scholarship consideration: March 15, 2024
Rolling admissions and partial scholarship opportunities begin March 16, 2024*
*please note that up to the start of the conference we will continue to raise funds beyond the two full scholarships and disperse those funds based on scholarship rankings.
