The mission of The GCLS Writing Academy is to provide real-world experience to writers through a nine-month program that includes live meetings with full-time and part-time faculty, Live critique sessions and workshops, asynchronous discussion boards, and a strong mentorship component that places each Writing Academy (WA) student with an established author of sapphic or women-loving-women fiction for three months of one-on-one writing review and feedback.

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While we assume many of those who apply will be graduates of our Writing Academy 1 (WA1) program, application in our Writing Academy 2 (WA2) program is open to anyone who considers themselves an author who understands the basics of novel creation and who has completed a manuscript (published or unpublished).  

 

Applications will be received on a rolling basis. Each year's academy accepts fifteen students. Capping our programs allows us to provide a more personalized experience for our students. After fifteen students have been accepted, additional students who are accepted into the program will be placed on a waitlist for the following year.

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Live class sessions are led by authors, marketers, writing instructors, and others who are experts in their field and are held on Saturdays between September and July at 11:00 AM PST; 12:00 PM MST; 1:00 PM CST; 2:00 PM EST; 7:00 PM BST; 8:00 PM CTST. 

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The cost of the program is $1,500.00 US. There is a payment plan. Please reach out to Tammy Bird @ tammy.bird@goldencrown.org for more information. 

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This link leads to a world time zone map. It is helpful for those not in the timezone listed. 

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Members of the academy must adhere to the GCLS Code of Conduct.

Click this link to read the code of conduct in its entirety.

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Follow the links below to learn more about our program.

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