Conference · San Antonio, Texas
Macondo Writers Workshop
Macondo Writers Workshop is a weeklong literary gathering held annually at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. Founded in 1995 by Sandra Cisneros, it brings together socially engaged writers across poetry, fiction, nonfiction, playwriting, and mixed genres who work on geographic, cultural, economic, gender, and spiritual borders. Applications are submitted anonymously via SlideRoom for a $37 fee, with partial and full tuition scholarships available to accepted participants.
Open to poets
- Macondo Writers Workshop. 2027 applications open the first week of January 2027 and close in early February; workshop takes place the last full week of July.. Fee: $37 application fee (no fee waivers). Workshop tuition is $855 ($350 for returning Chuparosas) plus $688 room/board or $279 commuter pass; limited partial and full scholarships available..
Official site: macondowriters.com. Please confirm the details there before you submit.
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