“The Stories We Tell: A Two-day Writing Workshop
Application Form
Workshop Dates: October 17 – 18th, 2015
Location: Mount Mary University, Steimke Conference Center
Applications due September 25
The Writing Workshop is part one of a two-part event in Mount Mary’s Untold Stories series
that brings awareness, advocacy, and healing for survivors of gender-based violence and human
trafficking.
Fall Writing Workshop: the intensive testimonial writing workshop offers a creative and safe environment for
survivors to develop their own work of poetry, short fiction, or prose. Guided by award-winning author, R.
Clifton Spargo, and Anne Ream, founder of The Voices and Faces Project™, this writing workshop “We are the
Stories We Tell,” is nationally recognized for its excellence.
Spring Showcase: Untold Stories offers a Keynote speaker working in the fight against gender violence at a public
luncheon that includes an art and writing showcase of workshop participant work. Presentation topics vary to
year.
You may type directly into this document.
YOUR NAME:
YOUR MAILING ADDRESS:
YOUR EMAIL and Primary Phone: ________________@__________
(
) ______________________
Which type of creative writing or communication are you most interested in? (circle up to two):
Fiction
Poetry
Memoir (writing your own story)
Journalism Public Speaking
What is your current occupation? __________________________________ and education level?
___________________
Please include the following materials with this application:
1. A personal statement (500 words or less) stating why you want to be part of this workshop. Please talk
about any of the following that you find matter most to you: 1) your reasons for wishing to write or to speak
publicly on this issue; 2) any personal, professional, or advocacy experience you may have that affects your
“testimonial voice” or, in other words, your voice as a witness to your own experience of gender-based violence;
3) any past experience with writing or public speaking on this or related issues; or 4) any training or education
that has shaped your thinking or actions on this issue. Please note that these are meant as helpful suggestions for
what you may write about.
www.mtmary.edu
www.voicesandfaces.org
2. A short sample of your creative or other writing (roughly 2 to 4 pages):
Examples: short story or segments of a short story; one or two poems; segment from a critical article or
opinion piece; music lyrics or a spoken word piece.
3. Two personal or professional references:
1.
_________________________________________________________________
Name and relationship to you
Position (title)
E-mail and phone
2.
_________________________________________________________________
Name and relationship to you
Position
E-mail and phone
Please email your application to: UntoldStoriesMMU@gmail.com. For any general workshop
questions, please email monacowr@mtmary.edu, and thank you for your interest in using your
story to create change.
Funded in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Humanities Council, with funds from the National Endowment for
the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this project do not necessarily
represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Wisconsin Humanities Council supports and
creates programs that use history, culture, and discussion to strengthen community life for everyone in Wisconsin