Applications for 2010 will be available in Feb. 2010. Click "To Apply" in the yellow menu at right . Participants: Your submitted writing sample will be discussed by your workshop group the first week of the Institute.

Tuition: Tuition for 2009 was $795 for the noncredit option and $1695 for the 3-credit option, described below. The application fee is $35. These fees may change in 2010.

COLLEGE CREDIT OPTION: Requirements for Receiving Academic Credit for the Summer Writers Institute

1. Do substantial revisions of your work.

2. Do some additional reading and write a critical or reflective essay on what you have read. (This reading and writing will be determined by the needs and interests of the students within the context of the workshop; we ask instructors to work with students to suggest possible readings that might help the writer improve and grow.)

3. Keep a daily journal about your experiences at the Institute. Details about revision and the essay will be determined with the instructor. The instructor will review all of this material and assign a grade based on the workshop and this additional work. The additional work is not due until the end of the Washington University Summer School sessions, in mid-August; that way, students will have time to revise and write.

These three credits may be applied toward the Bachelor of Science in English degree or the 15-credit Certificate in Creative Writing offered by Washington University's University College in Arts and Sciences. A maximum of 6 units of Summer Writers Institute credit may be applied to a University College degree or certificate program, as long as the credit is from two different genres.

Contact the Summer Writers Institute with any questions and to get on our mailing list. Telephone (314) 935-6720.

Parking and Housing and Their Fees: In 2009, Washington University parking permits were issued to participants at a cost of $40. On-campus housing is dormitories was available for adult participants only, starting at about $27 per night. Please inquire if you are interested in housing.