DISQUIET 2025 application
Use this form to apply for DISQUIET 2025 (June 22-July 4, 2025). Applicants will be notified between January 15-February 15. Applicants should pay the $20 application fee and send a sample manuscript of 15 pages or less to disquietinternational@gmail.com. You'll receive an email acknowledging receipt of this application within one week of completion. If you run into any problems, please don't hesitate to contact us!
First Name
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Last Name
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Gender (optional)
Date of birth
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Use the format MM/DD/YYYY
Email
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Please provide an email address where you can be reached through July 2025
Additional notes
If applicable: preferred name, writing name, anything else you'd like us to know
Biography
Provide a short bio if you like
Program affliation: if you're attending DISQUIET through one of our partner universities, select the right one below.
Bluegrass Writers Studio Low-Res MFA
Stetson University
Website
Optional: if you have a website you'd like us to visit, include the URL here.
Other web presences
Optional: If you'd like us to know where to find you on social media or elsewhere, use this box.
Profession
Optional: What do you do for a living?
Alumni year: Have you attended DISQUIET in the past? Check all years that apply.
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2022
2023
2024
I have not attended DISQUIET in the past
Mailing address
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Please include postal code and country
Emergency contact name
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Someone we can contact in case of an emergency
Emergency contact relationship to you
Emergency contact email
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Emergency contact phone number
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Additional contacts
Other ways to reach your emergency contact, or additional contacts
Physician/Medical Care Provider Name
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In case of a medical emergency while abroad
Physician/Medical Care Provider Email and/or Phone Number
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Core Workshop Selection (select all that apply)
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction and Memoir
Poetry
Writing the Luso Experience
Optional additional workshops for Tuesday and Thursday mornings may be announced to participants at a later date. In the meantime, please select one of the following:
I am interested in joining a Tues/Thurs workshop
I prefer to keep Tuesday and Thursday mornings free
Additional notes or questions
Faculty preference
We hope to be able to announce the full 2025 faculty by late October, and will notify applicants of any changes. Placement is subject to availability.
Most of our participants find it easier to find their own housing for the duration of the program. We will also have a limited number of shared hostel rooms available for purchase. Please indicate your preference below.
I will find my own housing for the duration of the program in Lisbon
I am interested in purchasing housing through Disquiet ILP
Would you like to be considered for scholarships or financial aid if available?
Yes
No
References
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Please provide the names and email addresses of two references.
Payment
Use the form at http://disquietinternational.org/the-program/cost-deadlines/ to pay the $20 application fee. Please paste the transaction number you recieve from Paypal into this space. If you are unable to use the form, please contact disquietinternational@gmail.com
Writing sample
Please send one writing sample of 15 pages or less, or up to 5 poems, in each genre for which you'd like to be considered. Writing samples should be attached files (.docx, .rtf., .pdf, or .odt), sent to disquietinternational@gmail.com with "2024 Application" in the subject line.
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