For students who qualify, the Imagination Workshop and Conference may be taken for four semester hours of graduate or undergraduate credit. The cost of the workshop and conference without credit is $849.00. This is the same for all students, in-state or out-of-state.

Cost of Participation: Prices are being updated

• Full (non-credit) with manuscript; workshops plus conference classes, readings, and colloquium: $849.00
• 4 hours semester undergrad credit (in-state): $
• 4 hours semester undergrad credit (out-of-state): $*
• 4 semester hours grad. credit (in-state): $
• 4 semester hours grad. credit (out-of-state): $
• 3 semester hours NEOMFA credit: $

$150.00 Credit Surcharge: Credit-tuition purchases University credits and goes into general funds that do not support conference expenses; hence, the listed credit tuition includes an additional $150 workshop fee to support Imagination.

Credit Options

For students who qualify, Imagination may be taken for four semester hours of graduate or undergraduate credit. Admitted NEOMFA students may take Imagination for three hours of “elective” credit and should apply through the NEOMFA coordinator at their gateway universities. For information about qualifying, grant assistance, and/or course requirements, call (216) 687-3990.

For-credit applicants not enrolled at Cleveland State or in NEOMFA will have to fill out a formal student application. Visit www.csuohio.edu/admissions/, to print out the appropriate form or apply online.

* Non-resident undergraduate students with 30 or more hours of transfer credit may be subject to higher tuition.

NEOMFA

Creative Writing at Cleveland State University is now part of the North-East Ohio Master of Fine Arts consortium, a unique, new writing program spanning four universities, Cleveland State, Kent State, Youngstown State, and the University of Akron. With 21 distinguished faculty members and offering concentrations in, fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, and literary translation, this is Ohio’s newest, roomiest, and most genre-diverse graduate program in Creative Writing. For information on requirements, faculty, courses, or on how to apply, visit www.ysu.edu/neomfa/.

Housing

The Comfort Inn is located an easy five-minute walk from the conference site and offers a special rate of $75 a night with a reduced rate for parking. Call (216) 861-0001 before June 30 to reserve a room. Say that you will be taking part in the Imagination Conference. After the 30th we cannot guarantee availability. A number of other downtown hotels and a bed & breakfast are also located within walking distance.