Submission - Oxbelly

First name

Last name

Nationality

Date of birth

Accepted format: DD/MM/YYYY

Address

Town/City

Postcode

Country

Email

Mobile Number

Please include country code.

Demographic questions are optional and your responses will be kept strictly confidential. This data will be used for internal program evaluation related to our ongoing equity, inclusion and accountability work.

Applicant’s Gender (optional)

Male

Female

Non-binary

Prefer not to answer

Another Gender Identity (write below)

Does the applicant identify as Transgender? (optional)

Yes

No

Prefer not to answer

Applicant’s sexual orientation (optional)

Heterosexual

Gay or Lesbian

Bisexual

Prefer not to answer

Not Listed (write below)

Does the applicant identify as a person with a disability? (optional)

Yes

No

Prefer not to answer

Select specification:

Biography

Maximum of 250 words (in English).

Writing Samples

Please submit unpublished work that speaks to your unique voice. The Oxbelly Writers Retreat will be held in the English-language, so we ask for submissions translated into the English-language but welcome submissions in your original language as well.

Fiction - Up to fifteen pages, double-spaced; these can be excerpts from multiple sources
Poetry - Portfolio of 10-15 poems (or twenty-five total pages)

Choose file

Submissions must be in .pdf format.

Writers Statement

Please share how this work exemplifies your voice as a writer and your larger vision for a career in your chosen genre - fiction or poetry. Also, tell us how the Oxbelly Writers Retreat will be helpful to your development as a writer.

Maximum of 500 words (in English).

How did you hear about the Oxbelly Writers Retreat Application?

(in English)

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