International Creative Writing Summer School, 5-30 June 2017, Greece

Publish Date: Mar 03, 2017

Deadline: May 15, 2017

Event Dates: from Jun 05, 2017 12:00 to Jun 30, 2017 12:00

About the summer school

ATHENS COURSES

Citibank account number: 0/444215/003
IBAN: GR51 0840 0010 0000 0044 4215 003

THESSALONIKI COURSES

Alpha Bank account number: 7140 0200 2002 275
IBAN:  GR85 0140 7140 7140 0200 2002 275

Please quote your name followed by ‘Creative Writing’ in the ‘Αιτιολογία’ field on the deposit slip (e.g. Eleni Papanikolaou, Creative Writing).

Scan the bank deposit slip and send to Maria Papaioannou by email at Maria.Papaioannou@britishcouncil.gr.

Scholarships

1st International Flash Fiction Competition in partnership with the Kingston Writing School

Do you have a short story to tell? Would you like to win a full scholarship for a course of your choice at our International Creative Writing Summer School 2017? If so, enter our International Flash Fiction Competition, which we are co-organising with the Kingston Writing School.

To enter the competition, submit an unpublished flash fiction story in English (up to 300 words) on the theme: I am not the man/woman I thought I was.

Email your story along with the completed entry form (available in the ‘Documents’ section below) to Vangelis.Kravvaritis@britishcouncil.gr by Monday 15 May 2017.

Prizes

The winner will be awarded a full scholarship for a course of their choice at our International Creative Writing Summer School 2017, which will take place from 5 to 30 June 2017.

In addition, the two best submissions will be published in the anthology Rethinking the Plot Vol. 2 in Spring 2018 by Kingston University Press.

Eligibility criteria

  • The competition is open to all writers aged 18 or over.
  • Stories should be entirely the work of the entrant.
  • Stories should be written in English.
  • Entries should be anonymous: the entrant’s name should not appear anywhere in the submitted story.
  • Stories should be unpublished in any form (print or electronic media) and should not have been entered in any other competition(s).
  • Stories should be a maximum of 300 words in length. Please include the word count on the top right of the opening page. The title is not included in the word count.
  • The copyright of each entry remains with the author, but Kingston University Press will have unrestricted rights to publish it in the aforementioned anthology and in any relevant promotional material.

How do I apply?

Email the completed application form to Maria.Papaioannou@britishcouncil.gr.

Please note:

  • The form must be accompanied by a sample of your work in English: either a selection of poems or a prose piece of approximately 2,000 words, depending on the course you have chosen.
  • In the case of non-native speakers of English, the level of English language competency required should be equivalent to a minimum IELTS score of 6.5 overall, with 7.0 in the writing module.

How do I pay the course fee?

Once we’ve confirmed your participation on the course(s) of your choice, we’ll ask you to pay the course fee.

  • If you are resident in Greece, you can make the payment in cash or by credit card (VISA, DINERS and MASTERCARD) at our Athens office (17 Kolonaki Square, 106 73 Athens), Monday to Friday, 09.00–14.30.
  • If you are resident in Greece but cannot visit our Athens office or you are an international applicant, you can make the payment by direct deposit to the British Council bank account:

ATHENS COURSES

Citibank account number: 0/444215/003
IBAN: GR51 0840 0010 0000 0044 4215 003

THESSALONIKI COURSES

Alpha Bank account number: 7140 0200 2002 275
IBAN:  GR85 0140 7140 7140 0200 2002 275

Please quote your name followed by ‘Creative Writing’ in the ‘Αιτιολογία’ field on the deposit slip (e.g. Eleni Papanikolaou, Creative Writing).

Scan the bank deposit slip and send to Maria Papaioannou by email at Maria.Papaioannou@britishcouncil.gr.

General Conditions

  • We reserve the right to make changes to the course content and programme details.
  • We reserve the right not to open a class with fewer than six students. Fees will be refunded.
  • No refunds will be made after the course has started.
  • Places cannot be guaranteed until course fees have been paid.
  • Normally the maximum number of participants per course will not exceed 15.

Information

For further details of the Summer School, the application procedure and accommodation advice, please contact Maria Papaioannou:

Maria Papaioannou
British Council
17 Kolonaki Square
106 73 Athens
Greece
Telephone +30 210 369 2336 / 333
Email Maria.Papaioannou@britishcouncil.gr

For more information click "Further official information" below.


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Disciplines

Literature

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Eligible Countries

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Host Countries

Greece