TESS applications are not open yet for 2024.

TESS applications are not open yet for 2024.

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Please adhere to the submission requirements specified on the TESS website, which are also listed here. Your submission should include the following: 1) Title of your project 2) One paragraph describing what your project is about and why it is different than other projects like it 3) One paragraph describing why you are writing about this topic 4) The first ten pages of your project or the first ten pages of a chapter -- fiction or nonfiction only 5) A very short bio -- just the highlights please -- we are more interested in your writing than your career 5) One paragraph describing your writing goals and/or TESS goals.
What we seek

As stated on our website, TESS is designed for scholars of all disciplines and levels of writing experience. To participate, you do need a project or manuscript in development, a project that seeks to find a broad audience, and a project tied to environmental themes--fiction or nonfiction. We are looking at strength and promise of your writing and project, rather than fulsome arguments or narrative arcs, so if your writing sample is cut off mid-chapter or mid-paragraph, or even mid-sentence, it's ok. Also, we realize (and expect) writing samples to be drafts or excerpts from longer projects, so no need to explain this to us in your submission.
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Submit the required documents in the above order, in a single PDF. Please format using a normal 12 point font, normal margins, and double-spaced lines. The total application should not exceed 14 pages, ten of which are the first ten pages of your project or chapter as outlined above. Every page should include project title, page number, and your first initial and last name in the footer or header. Submissions incorrectly formatted, fail to include all required components, and/or exceed the page limit may not be eligible for consideration.
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TESS applications are not open yet for 2024.

Submission requirements

What we seek

Formatting your submission