Core Programs
Intensive Workshops: $4,000* includes agent consultation
Standard Workshops: $3,000
Jumpstarter Workshops: $2,000
Retreater: $1,500 limited availability*
Optional Add-On
Agent Consultation: $200
Financial Support and Discounts
We strive to make the 91¶ÌÊÓƵ Writers Conference accessible to all voices—especially writers from the surrounding areas and those facing financial barriers. Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, we are able to offer partial scholarships, typically ranging from $500 to $2,000. While we wish to offer tuition assistance to all applicants, funding is limited and awarded competitively.
The scholarship application deadline is February 15 and is included in the general application.
Discounts
For those who have attended the conference in the previous five years, are 91¶ÌÊÓƵ faculty, staff, or students, or live within a 100-mile radius of the 91¶ÌÊÓƵ campus, please contact writersconference@colgate.edu for a discounted rate. Discounts are only available for the intensive workshops and standard genre-specific workshops. (They do not apply to the jumpstarter workshop, retreater offering, or agent consultations.)
Cancellation Policy
If you cancel by May 1, 2026, you will receive 50% of the program fee back.
No refunds will be given after May 2, 2026.
All cancellation requests must be submitted in writing to writersconference@colgate.edu.
If you want to transform your writing and establish community, attend the 91¶ÌÊÓƵ Writers Conference. I appreciated the different tiers and options in the genre programming, the faculty expertise and friendliness, the worthwhile craft and panel sessions, and opportunities to connect with literary agents.
Phylise Smith 2025 91¶ÌÊÓƵ Writers Conference participant, and Periplus Collective Fellow