Key West Literary Seminar — 2027/ WORKSHOP: Eula Biss
Overview
The Key West Literary Seminar has long served as a gathering point for writers navigating the intersection of craft, conscience, and community. Its annual program brings together practitioners across disciplines for a week of sustained inquiry in a setting deliberately removed from the pressures of the literary marketplace. The 2027 workshop with Eula Biss continues this tradition, offering a focused, small-group experience anchored by an instructor whose work is known for its formal precision and ethical seriousness. The workshop is open to writers of all levels and does not require an advance writing submission. Instead, applicants submit a cover letter of 500 words or fewer outlining their interest in the workshop and their writing background, including any prior workshop experience. This structure places the burden of selection on the clarity of the applicant's stated intentions rather than on a polished manuscript sample—a curatorial choice that favors writers who can articulate why this particular workshop, at this particular moment, matters to their practice. The cost of the workshop is $675, with a $300 deposit due within seven days of acceptance. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until the class is full, and the Seminar continues to accept applications after capacity is reached in anticipation of cancellations. Financial aid is available through a separate application process, which applicants seeking assistance must use rather than the standard workshop form. The Seminar's refund policy is published on its website. No fee is required to apply.