Scholarship: LWC Baker Veteran Scholarship for Longleaf Writers' Conference

The LWC Baker Veteran Scholarship

SCHOLARSHIP details: Applicant must be a veteran of the armed services, and not have a book in publication but should be generating work with the intent of being published in established literary magazines and/or have other awards of merit. The goal of this scholarship is to give an underserved population the opportunity to have close mentoring relationships with professional writers and editors. This scholarship covers full tuition (all events, readings, workshops, etc. are covered for scholar) for the conference and offers steep discount for the superb housing we have at Seaside (scholars pay a lodging fee of $200 total for the full conference). This is our sixth year, and we are proud to have offered financial aid (we have both fellowships (for those with one book or more) and scholarships for five years!

GENRE: Open
DEADLINE: January 10, 2019
CONFERENCE DATES: May 11-19, 2019

TO SUBMIT, go here.

More DETAILS here.

ABOUT US: See website.

Headliner Author will be New York Times bestseller and NBA finalist:
Rebecca Makkai
2019 LWC Faculty: Matt Bondurant
Seth Brady Tucker
Many, many more!

About Longleaf Writers’ Conference:
The Longleaf Writers Conference is an annual gathering of creative writers from all over the nation and features award-winning writers in poetry and fiction and creative nonfiction who will offer a full week of intensive writing workshops, one day seminars, lectures, readings, and social events. The conference offers the opportunity for all writers to celebrate writing, to network with other writers, make new literary friends, and to hone their craft on one of the most beautiful beaches in the US.


Please note: Travel stipends and meals are not included at this time for fellows and scholars but most activities and events have some food and drink available.

Fellows and scholars will benefit from a special reading, direct work with faculty, and other specific duties that allow them access to our faculty and visiting writers. For more info, contact Seth Tucker at:

longleafwritersconferenceATgmailDOTcom (Change AT to @ and DOT to . )

or 303-868-3873