Publishing Program

About

The Publishing Program is a nine-months intensive program intensive that helps writers working in fiction, creative non-fiction and poetry to carve out pathways for publication. The program will also accept a select number of writers working on hybrid projects each year.

Over the course of the program, writers will have the opportunity to hear from faculty speakers, engage in in-depth conversations about craft, learn about the different pathways to publication, and work closely with faculty mentors to polish their manuscripts. The program will also offer weekly writing sessions to help writers build a more disciplined creative writing practice.

Dates & Fees

The Publishing Program will take place January-September 2026, and it will be held virtually. Classes, talks and conversations will be held at the beginning of the program, to give participants enough time to work on their projects. Sessions on publishing will continue to be held monthly. Participants will have the chance to extend the conversations, discuss elements of craft more in-depth, and be supported to focus on the sustained work required to ready a project for publication. The program costs $6,800 and it includes craft intensives, sessions on publishing, writing and generative sessions, as well as exchanges with assigned faculty mentors. Faculty mentors will be assigned per genre and availability; participants will have the chance to conduct introductory zoom calls with mentors before they start their work.

Applications for the Publishing Program are now open! The priority deadline to submit applications is July 15th; with the final deadline on July 31st. All applications submitted by the priority deadline will be considered for fellowships. Apply today! Notifications will go out in August. If you have any questions, please check out the Publishing Program FAQ or contact us.

Please note: program staff will hold an Information Session on June 18th at 10:00am PT. Sign up here to join us and learn more about the program.

What to Expect

The Publishing Program is a nine-months program designed to help writers chart and undertake their unique pathway to publication, based on their particular project, and taking into account their lifestyle. The program includes the following:

• Assessment and consultation of the goals and objectives of your project with Anaphora staff, to help you establish your own unique pathway to publication.

• Monthly sessions on the publishing industry, to help writers get acquainted with the process of sending their work out.

• Assistance with compiling query letters, manuscript proposals, and letters to publishing editors and literary agents (per genre).

• The majority of the program will be spent working on your project, learning elements of craft relevant in your area, re-writing, polishing, editing, and readying your work for submission and publication.

• Genre-specific workshops in intimate groups, led by instructors with extensive experience in the field.

• Participants will be pairing with faculty mentors and continue to engage in exchanges to receive feedback on their work, and get further insight about their projects. Depending on the project, faculty mentors will also be available to offer manuscript consultations.

• The program will also include writing sessions and accountability groups to help writers establish a rigorous and disciplined creative practice, and monthly check-ins with Anaphora staff and community members to monitor the progress of each writer’s project.

Please note: program staff will hold an Information Session on June 18th at 10:00am PT. Sign up here to join us and learn more about the program.