SYWI Application


Applicants should be in grades 9-11 in the 2000-2001 school year. There is an administrative fee of $10,which should be included with each application and made payable to The Silver Bay Association: NYSSYWI. Applicants should submit two typed copies of a selection of their best writing, any genre(s), up to a maximum of 15 pages per copy. Application deadline is April 15, 2001

Your writing will not be returned unless you send a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Writers accepted to the Summer Young Writers Institute will be notified by May 1, 2001. Questions regarding your application may be addressed by calling ALPS at 1-800-862-2861.

Please print. Duplicate additional applications as needed.

Student's Name___________________________________

Age_________ Date of Birth__________________ Sex________

Home Address___________________________________

City_________________ State_____________ Zip Code____________

Telephone______________________

Social Security #____________________

E-mail Address (optional)_____________________

High School________________________ County__________________

Principal____________________________ Grade (9-11)____________

School Address___________________________

City____________________ State__________ Zip Code____________

School Telephone_________________________

English Teacher__________________________

Genre(s) you are interested in/currently writing (Poetry, Prose, etc.)

_______________________________________________________

Student Signature_________________________________

Signature of Parent/Guardian__________________________________

Print Name of Parent/Guardian_________________________________



____I enclose my $10 nonrefundable administrative fee.

____If selected for the SYWI, I would like information about financial assistance.


Mail to: NYS Summer Young Writers Institute, The Silver Bay Association,
87 Silver Bay Road, Silver Bay, NY 12874.