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 State/Province Zip/Postal Zip/Postal Country AfghanistanAland IslandsAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCôte d'IvoireCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos (Keeling) IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuracaoCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEast TimorEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFalkland Islands (Malvinas)Faroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKosovoKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMacedoniaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth KoreaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarReunionRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint BarthelemySaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Martin (French part)Saint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint Maarten (Dutch part)SlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUnited States Minor Outlying IslandsUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaVietnamVirgin Islands, BritishVirgin Islands, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabwe Country Phone * Email * Application Questions Which training dates are you applying to attend? * March 21 – 25, 2024 June 21 – 25, 2024 August 23 – 27, 2024 November 1–3 & 9–10, 2024 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? * NoYes 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 file size: 67.11MB Payment The $500 deposit is a part of your application. This deposit can be refunded, minus a $50 admin fee, until 2 months before the training. The remaining balance after the deposit is paid, unless you’ve been offered financial assistance, is $1250. Training Deposit: $500.00 Total Payment If you are human, leave this field blank. Submit Δ
