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Details soon on our 25th Anniversary Season!

Congratulations to our fellowship winners and all the 2026 Volcanistas!

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Application Guidelines

All master classes require a writing sample in your genre and a cover letter that explains why you want to join Under the Volcano and why now. Scroll down for specific requirements. Please read carefully before you submit. All supporting documents must be uploaded as part of the application form. We are unable to read random attachments submitted separately.

Deadline for named fellowships: August 15. Results: early October.
All other spaces are filled on a rolling basis beginning in July.

Original cartoon by Anna Maconochie (UTV 2019, 2020, 2021)

Writing Sample Requirements

Poetry

  • Submit 10 original poems
  • Must be single-spaced
  • Don't cram multiple poems onto a single page.

InvestigativeJournalism

  • Submit links to at least two published pieces under your byline, OR
  • a PDF with no more than 2000 words or the equivalent.
  • PDF must contain dates and place of publication.

Fiction/ Writing of Witness

  • Submit 10 pages double-spaced
  • Indicate if this is a complete piece or an extract. For novel extracts, please include a synopsis.
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