How to Apply

The Advanced Writers Lab is accepting applications on a rolling basis. Notification is three weeks from time of application.

Send a cover email to [email protected] with the subject "[Your Name] Application for AWL." Include: a name, address, telephone, and email for each collaborator (book, music, lyrics). Include the following attachments:

1. Resumes of all collaborators (book, music, lyrics)
2. A brief description of the project you plan to develop in the AWL. The work may be brand new; older work must be open to substantial revision.  The description should include:
   * The story as you presently understand it, whether the germ of an idea or a complete synopsis (up to one page)
   * For adaptations, proof of permission to adapt if the underlying work is not in the public domain 
   * History of the project
3. Work sample, including:
   * One complete scene with song, up to 10 pages
   * MP3 recordings of 2 contrasting songs, with scores, lyric sheets and context
   If possible, samples should be from the proposed project; if not, samples from the same team are preferred, but samples from individual collaborators are acceptable.

If you need to send more than one email to include all attachments, please indicate (for example, "[Your Name] Application for AWL 1 of 4"). 

Applications should be emailed to [email protected]. 
​Applications will be reviewed by the NOMTI facilitators. If you cannot meet the application's technological requirements or have other questions, please contact [email protected] in advance to discuss how to send your application in an acceptable format.
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Writers are admitted for one cycle (usually September-July), and are required to reapply each year. Readmission to the AWL is at the discretion of the NOMTI facilitators.

I can't thank NOMTI enough for its insightful, thorough, and regular feedback." ​--Kevin Bleau, member since 2003

Max Sangerman, Grant MacDermott, Hallie Brevetti, and Karen MacDonald in Cupcake. Book by Bradley Seeman, music by Michael Wartofsky, lyrics by David Reiffel. Club Café, Boston, MA, 2012.