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Sonipat : The  Ashoka University is organizing Eight-Day International Creative Writing Workshop in Prose Fiction : Applications are Open. The last day to apply is 14th May 2023.

Ashoka University will organize its 12th international eight-day Creative Writing Workshop on May 24, 2023, for all of our Creative Writing aficionados. It will be guided, as usual, by its originator and course designer, novelist, poet, essayist, and musician Amit Chaudhuri. He is the Professor of Creative Writing and Director of Ashoka University, and formerly Professor of Contemporary Literature at the University of East Anglia from 2006 to 21. 

The workshop has generated a constant stream of published authors over the previous seven years, with several of them being picked up by prominent publishers. While others have earned MAs and MFAs in prose fiction from top universities. The eight-day international workshop will take place from May 24th to June 1st, 2023. The 28th of May is a public holiday. There will be a maximum of 12 students in this course.  Four candidates will be chosen from applications submitted to Ashoka University. The remaining eight positions are open to applicants from anywhere in the world.

It will be held online, with session times spanning from 3 to 6 p.m. weekdays. Standard Time in India Three participants will be workshopped each day. Following the final selection, the timetable will be revealed. Participants should ideally have creative writing talents and be able to provide detailed feedback on the works of other participants.

How Do You Apply?

To apply for this workshop, send a CV, a writing sample of 15,00 words, a reference, and a short statement of maximum 300 words to creativewriting.workshop@ashoka.edu.in  by May 14th, 2023. The writing sample should be the best work of the candidate. The reference is optional, and the brief statement should clarify what the candidates hope to contribute to and achieve through this workshop. The fee for the session is Rs 20,000 or its equivalent in other currencies. The university waives the fees for Ashoka University students, but all other requirements apply to all candidates.

Please visit https://www.ashoka.edu.in/event/the-ashoka-university-eightday-international-creative-writing-workshop-in-prose-fiction/  for more information. 

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