The Cave Canem Fellowship /How To Apply (Retreat+Faculty Fund)

Applications are now open for the 2025 Cave Canem Fellowship. Cave Canem supports the work of Black poets through a suite of core programs, namely an annual retreat consisting of intensive poetry workshops and readings, hosted at the University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg. Furthermore, the retreat offers an unparalleled opportunity for Cave Canem Fellows to study with esteemed faculty, and to join an expansive community of peers. Fellows write from a range of poetic traditions: blues; confessional; experimental; dramatic; lyric; narrative; performance; political; etc.

Cave Canem Fellows study with a world-class faculty and join a community of peers at the retreat. The retreat features intensive poetry workshops, complemented by thought-provoking presentations and readings, both public and private creative discourse.

Eligibility For The Cave Canem Fellowship. 

• Applicants must confirm that they will be 21 years or older at the time of the 2025 Cave Canem Retreat, which will take place June 8-15, 2025.
• Current or former employees and members of the board of Cave Canem Foundation are ineligible to apply.

Requirements for The Cave Canem Fellowship. 

• Applicants must submit a Cover Letter, and a six (6) page Writing Sample.
• Cover letters must be typed into the corresponding box.
• Also, writing samples must be submitted as a PDF attachment in the corresponding upload section.

More guidelines:

• A PDF of six (6) pages of poems.
• Poems must be in English
• The poet  should not include their name. on any page of the poetry attachment.
• Applicants should use page breaks to separate poems. Each poem should start on a new page and its title formatted in bold.
• Paginated the document. Place page numbers in the footers of each page (Example: Page 2 of 6)
• Legible, 12-point font, serif should be used.
• One application per candidate.

Benefits 

• Invitation to the Retreat
• Access to Fellows & Faculty Fund
• Access to exclusive scholarships for select writing residences
• Archival training
• Inclusion in public programming (readings, panels, multigenre collaborations, etc.)
• Subscription to a bimonthly Cave Canem resource containing community news and exclusive offers. 

Lastly,

Deadline: Apply for the fellowship by Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 11:59 PM ET. 

For more information contact: programs@ccpoets.org