Wild Seeds Retreat Application Guidelines for Non-Google Users

Wild Seeds Retreat Application Submission
Guidelines for Non-Google Accounts

You are accessing this information because you have read and understand the basic information outlined about the Wild Seeds Retreat for Writers of Color.

Please submit the following to info@centerforblackliterature.org.

NOTE: Include your name and “Wild Seeds Retreat Application/Submission” in the subject line.

APPLICATION INFORMATION AND REQUIREMENTS

The applicant’s submission packet must include a cover letter of introduction that includes:

  1. The reason you want to participate in the Wild Seeds Retreat for Writers of Color.
  2. A statement about how you would benefit from this experience.
  3. Background information about you as a writer.
  4. Brief description of the project you are presently working on (if applicable).
  5. A writing sample (up to five pages).
  6. Two letters of recommendation from individuals who are familiar with your writing. This will also be a separate upload in the application below.
  7. A rationale for a scholarship if you are requesting one. Scholarships are very limited.

There is a one-time, non-refundable application fee of $25.00. How will you submit your application fee? You can either submit:

  • Postal mail with the signed and dated application. See the address below.
  • Online (if online, CLICK HERE to submit your payment.)

This is a tuition-based program.  If accepted, a tuition fee of $300.00 will be due.

PLEASE NOTE

  1. The staff is working remotely. Online applications and online payments are preferred.
  2. RFCUNY (referenced above) is the nonprofit arm of the City University of New York, is registered as a charitable organization, and is a 501(c)(3) organization.
  3. If you are sending the application package via postal mail, please:
    a. Send a certified check or money order
    b. Make the item payable to Medgar Evers College Educational Foundation
    c. In the memo, write “Wild Seeds Retreat Winter 2026.”
    d. Mail to:
    Center for Black Literature
    Medgar Evers College, CUNY
    1650 Bedford Avenue | Brooklyn, NY 11225
    ATTN: Wild Seeds Retreat Winter 2026

If you have questions or need more information, please email info@centerforblackliterature.org for more information.

You may also call the main office at (718) 804-8884 (please leave a message).

Contact Us

Center for Black Literature (CBL)
at Medgar Evers College, CUNY
1534 Bedford Avenue | 2nd Floor
Brooklyn, New York 11216
(Click HERE for the Postal Mailing Address)

Main Phone: (718) 804-8884
Main Office: info@centerforblackliterature.org

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