Writeability Right to Write Award Application

Right to Write Award Application
Anyone applying for this award must also complete the general application for Monthly Mentorship and be accepted into the program. It’s perfectly acceptable to turn in both applications simultaneously.

Before proceeding with the Right to Write Award application, we encourage all applicants to do the following:
- Review The Breakdown section and FAQ at monthlymentorship.org to ensure you understand the weekly breakdown of the program, pricing, scholarship information, and the details about our Faculty's unique pedegogical approach.
- Review this entire application as well as the requirements for your writing sample prior to beginning to complete the application.
Some additional information about this application:
- This form will allow you to draft and save your responses prior to submitting. Please keep in mind that saving your responses is not the same as submitting the form. You may also draft your responses in a separate document and copy and paste them into the form when you are ready to submit.
- You may use the same writing sample on the Right to Write Award application and the Monthly Mentorship Questionnaire, but your file must remain anonymous, so please be sure to review the submission guidelines below.
Recipients of the Right to Write Award must attend at least 80% of class meetings during the Award Semester—unless there is a verifiable hardship that prevents attendance. They must also complete all the Program assignments and follow our Community Guidelines and other Program terms and conditions.s.

You will also be given the opportunity to share your bio, photo, and a few paragraphs of information about yourself and your writing throughout your year in Monthly Mentorship, granting permission to WRITEABILITY® and Maximum Impact to use that information for promotional purposes.
I have read the Monthly Mentorship program description online, including: the dropdown menu explaining the weekly breakdown, pricing & scholarship information, and the details about the Faculty's unique pedagogical approach (which does not include line-level feedback or "workshopping").*
Please visit monthlymentorship.org and review the FAQ and the Breakdown sections of the page before proceeding. Once you review those sections, please respond 'Yes' to the question above to proceed with the questionnaire.
Name*

First NameLast Name
I preferred to be called...*
If you prefer a nickname or different version of your first name (ex. Angie vs. Angela; Mary T vs. Mary), please let us know so that we can keep your experience personalized.
How do you pronounce your name? (optional)
If your first, last or preferred name has an unusual pronunciation, you can add it here.
Phone Number*

Country CodeArea CodePhone Number
What time zone do you reside in?*
Email*
Please share the email you wish to receive all our communications at.
What are your preferred pronouns?*

she/her/hershe/him/histhey/them/theirsUse just my nameMy preferred pronouns are (add yours here)
How did you hear about the Right to Write Award?*

49 WritersA Monthly Mentorship Faculty MemberA Monthly Mentorship WriterA WRITEABILITY Guild MemberAssociation of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP)EmergeFlatiron WritersFresno Summer ArtsGoogle SearchHerStryInterlochenKatey's NewsletterLinkedInMasters ReviewMichigan Writers NewsletterMinorities in Publishing PodcastNCWNWRITEABILITY/Right to Write AwardStoryStudioThe MakeryWriter UnboxedI don't rememberOther, please specify
Have you applied for the Right to Write Award in the past?*
Past applicants are welcome to apply again; past recipients may not apply.
About Your Writing
Please type your responses to the questions below. Be specific and take your time. Speak from the heart. Your replies will be deeply considered by Members of the WRITEABILITY guild, who will review your application anonymously. Your response to the essay questions matter more than any other aspect of this application.
When you reflect on your desire to be seen and understood by others, what do you most want people to know about your writer-self? Try to think in terms of yearning, or your “way of being or seeing” in the world. If it helps to tell a story or share a memory about what makes you who you are, please do so. Either way, be sure to help us understand what it is that you most long to have others see in you and your creative work. Please limit your response to 1000 words.*

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Tell us about the piece of writing you are sharing, in terms of your creative process. What do you feel works in this writing sample, and where have you always felt a little unsatisfied, curious, or unsure. Please be specific. Please limit your response to 500 words.*

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Your Financial Need
This is, first and foremost, a merit-based award. However, in the event of two equally qualified applicants, financial need will be considered. Please provide an honest description of your finances below.
What is your combined (meaning, partner or spouse included, if applicable) monthly household take-home income? If you live outside the United States, please convert this amount to US Dollars.*
Please convert to US Dollars if you live outside the United States. Please enter a whole number.
Would you like to share anything else about your monthly expenses, age(s) of any dependent(s), tax, or debt circumstances?*
What else would you like to share about your monthly expenses, age(s) of any dependent(s), tax, or debt circumstances?*
If a scholarship, rather than a Right to Write Award, were to be offered instead, what amount could you personally contribute to participate in this program, which costs a total of $4150?*
Please enter a whole number. Payment plans may be available.
I understand I am responsible for paying the Monthly Mentorship Tech and Materials fee ($500) upon my acceptance to the program.*
Your Writing Sample

Please review the following guidelines for submitting your writing sample carefully.
Your writing sample should contain no more than 1 short story or essay per submission; or up to 3 flash fictions, flash nonfictions, or lyric essays. You may submitted multiple chapters from novels and memoirs are accepted, so long as they do not exceed the total page limit. You can submit the same sample that you used for your Monthly Mentorship application, but for your writing sample to remain anonymous, please following these guidelines:
- Only include your first and last name in the name of the file. Example: {name}_writing_sample.docx
- Your writing sample should be between 8 and 20 pages double-spaced in 12 pt. Times New Roman font with 1-inch margins on all sides
- Include page numbers and the title of your piece(s) in the header of your document.
  - Do not include any other identifying information in the document. Your sample must remain anonymous.
- The document can be in .doc, .docx, or PDF format and all pages should be in a single file
- The first page of the document should include the title of your piece and the genre.
What is the title of your writing sample?*
Please enter the title(s) of your writing sample.
What is the word count?*
Please enter a whole number.
What is the genre?*

Short storyNovelYA/Young AdultFantasy, SciFi, Dystopian, Mystery, Genre FictionCreative NonfictionEssayMemoirImmersion journalism (essay-memoir-research hybrid)Flash fiction, flash nonfiction, other short story form, prosePoetryOther, please specify
Upload your writing sample.*

Your document should be .doc, .docx or .pdf format.
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Have you applied to Monthly Mentorship?*
I understand that if I have not applied AND been accepted to Monthly Mentorship, my Right to Write Award application will not be considered.*
Submitting Your Application
Before submitting this form, you may wish to save and/or print your responses by clicking the corresponding button below. Please remember to click the red 'Submit" button when you are ready to submited your application and writing sample.

Upon submission of this form you will receive a copy of your application and be added to Katey Schultz's email list so that we can stay in contact with you regarding Monthly Mentorship, the Right to Write Award and other similar information. You may opt out at any time, but know that if you do, you may miss important communications related to Monthly Mentorship, the Right to Write Award, and any other purchases you may make.

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Right to Write Award Application

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