Dates: November 2023
Cost: TBA

The Tin House Autumn Workshop is a weekend intensive for fiction writers that consist of curated workshops with 6 participants per class, one-on-one meetings with faculty, craft lectures, generative exercises, and readings. There will be plenty of opportunities for mingling, sightseeing, and, of course, karaoke. 

Saturday is reserved for attending the Portland Book Festival. Admission to the festival is included in the tuition price. 

Once accepted and registered, workshop participants who have a completed manuscript may also apply for a mentorship (a full manuscript review) with select faculty for an additional fee.

The workshops will take place at our offices in NW Portland which are centrally located. Many housing and eating options are within walking distance.

Room & board are not included in this workshop. Enrolled applicants will be given the opportunity to connect for shared housing as well as provided with a list of nearby hotels.

We ask for one unpublished writing sample, novel or short fiction, 4,000 words or less.

If you have previously been accepted/attended, please do not apply with the same sample. A different excerpt from the same project is acceptable. Once admitted, you will have the opportunity to workshop a different manuscript or section from your project.

In addition to the writing sample, the application includes several questions about your project.

Applicants must be 21 years of age to apply.

International writers may apply, though our scholarship travel stipend only applies to those traveling in North America. 

Applications are read by a board composed of Tin House Workshop staff and previous Tin House attendees. At least two readers will read all applications, and acceptance is based on the strength and promise of the writing sample and how much the board feels an applicant might benefit from the Workshop and contribute to the community. All applications are evaluated through the lens of our Core Values.

We will award two general scholarships for our 2022 Autumn Workshop. Scholarships cover the conference’s tuition and North American air travel (purchased by Tin House). Scholarship recipients will need to provide for their own room/board. 

In addition to our General Scholarships, we will be offering the following award:

TBA

All scholarship applicants are considered for general admission (you do not need to submit a separate general application).

You may only receive a scholarship to attend a Tin House Workshop once. 

We announce the names of the Scholars after the conclusion of the workshop. Please reach out to workshop@tinhouse.com if you have any eligibility questions. 

Tin House offers a limited number of application fee waivers through our Pay It Forward program. We will distribute these waivers on a first-come, first-serve basis. As an applicant, you can help cover the cost of another writer’s application fee through this same program. All excess application funds will go towards additional 2023 scholarships. For inquiries, please email workshop@tinhouse.com with the subject line “Autumn Fee Waiver.”

Upon acceptance, everyone attending the 2022 Tin House Autumn Workshop will need to email proof of vaccination/boosters and provide documentation during in-person registration. For those participants with approved religious or medical vaccination exemptions, proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR test must be sent within 72 hours before the workshop. At this time, we are planning to require masks for all indoor workshop events.