AWA Training Application Application for AWA Training Contact Information Name * First Last Name * Last Address Address Address Line 1 Address Line 1 Address Line 2 Address Line 2 City City State/Province Alabama Alaska Arkansas Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming State/Province Zip/Postal Zip/Postal Phone * Email * Application Questions Which training dates are you applying to attend? * March 23 – 27, 2023 June 23 – 27, 2023 August 26 – 30, 2023 November 3–5 & 11–12, 2023 Have you ever participated in an AWA writing workshop or retreat and for how long? * Have you ever participated in a non-AWA writing workshop, course or retreat? * How did you first hear about the AWA training program? AWA’s Website Search Engine Social Media An AWA Workshop Leader An AWA Workshop Participant OtherOther What led you to apply for this training? * What expectations do you have for the training? * Please tell us briefly about your teaching or facilitating experience, if you have any: * An AWA workshop contains a variety of writing voices, personal perspectives and life experiences. This diversity creates a dynamic place for creativity. What aspects of your personal experience will help you facilitate a process that encourages all voices to be equitably expressed and valued? * Are you requesting financial assistance? * No Yes Optional Information The following optional questions are used for planning purposes and to provide us with demographic information about the members of our community. This demographic information helps us in our work toward equity. AWA recognizes the value of having facilitators who represent the range of communities that we engage in creative writing. We encourage people from equity-seeking groups to apply. Are there potential barriers to your participation that we can address to enable you to participate fully in the training? Please specify. * How do you describe your racial or ethnic background? Biracial/multiracial Asian/Asian American Black/African American/African Aboriginal/Indigenous/Native American/First Nations Latine/Latino/Latina/Latinx Pacific Islander/South East Asian White In your own wordsIn your own words Are there other marginalized identities you hold? Working class or low income Lesbian, gay, bisexual or queer Trans or non-binary Disabled Senior or elder In your own wordsIn your own words Writing Sample We ask that you provide a sample of your writing: up to three poems, journal entries, or an excerpt from a longer work. Please send no more than ten pages total for any of these. Your writing helps the training leaders begin to know your writing voice and interests. Please upload those documents below. File Upload Drop a file here or click to upload Choose File Maximum upload size: 67.11MB If you are human, leave this field blank. Submit Δ
