Admission & Financial Aid

Patricia Cornwell Creative Writing Scholarship

Patricia Cornwell Creative Writing Scholarship Application

Your writing sample should be finalized and ready to upload as you fill out this scholarship application. Your writing sample can be up to ten pages of your best creative work in the genre(s) of your choice.

Applicant Information

Birthdate*

Last Name*

First Name*

Middle Name

Application Plan*

Early Decision I (submit by November 15)

Early Decision II (submit by January 6)

Regular Decision (submit by January 13)

Email Address*

Scholarship Application Submission Guidelines

Please upload to your applicant portfolio a writing sample of no more than 10 pages of your best creative writing, or a video file of your performance poetry.

For poetry, single-space all entries. Submit no more than 10 poems; do not exceed 10 pages. Please use the .pdf format.
For fiction or creative nonfiction, double-space all entries. Complete works or excerpts from larger works are welcome; label them accordingly. Do not exceed 10 pages. Please use the .pdf format.
For mixed genre portfolios, single-space all poems and double-space all prose, labeled accordingly. Do not exceed 10 pages. Please use the .pdf format.
For performance poetry, submit a video of work written and performed by you, of no more than 10 minutes.

Do not submit a scholarly essay; the portfolio should only include your creative writing.

Writing Sample
Please use .pdf format.

Letter of Interest
Upload your letter discussing your interest in this award and the role writing plays in your life.
Please use .pdf format.

List the books you have read during the last year for school and pleasure. Mark books for school with an asterisk.*