Summer 2025 Schedule

April 19 - Deposit Deadline

May 2 - Return Code of Conduct and Media Release Form

May 10 - Send in headshot and bio for Summer Promo

May 16 - First Tuition Installment Due

May 31 - Last day to cancel registration and receive full refund (minus deposit)

June 13 - Tuition paid in full

June 22 - 2025 Summer Workshops Begin!!

Here is our current schedule for workshop week; download by clicking the link. The biggest change is on Sunday, where our start time has shifted a few hours later in the day. You can use this agenda to plan your time (if there are any changes they will be very minor). The dropdown on the right lists eastern times only.

Workshop Week

    • 4:00 pm - Welcome and Orientation

    • 5:45 pm - Brief check-in with your workshop/residency cohort

    • 7:00 pm - Keynote Address from Matthew Salesses

    • 12:30 pm - Student Lounge

    • 1:00 - 4:00 pm - Workshops

    • Note that residency schedules are more fluid, but you should expect to schedule one-on-ones with your instructor and time to get together with your cohort throughout the week. More details will come from your instructor.

    • 12:30 pm - Student Lounge

    • 1:00 - 4:00 pm - Workshops

    • 5:00 - 6:30 pm - Faculty Panel on Art and Politics

    • 7:00 pm - Open Mic

    • 12:30 pm - Student Lounge

    • 1:00 - 4:00 pm - Workshops

    • 5:00 - 6:30 pm - Faculty Panel on Oral Narratives & Documenting Our Own Histories

    • 7:00 pm - Open Mic pm

    • 12:30 pm - Student Lounge

    • 1:00 - 4:00 pm - Workshops

    • 5:00 pm - Cohort Presentation Planning for Graduation

    • 7:00 pm - Faculty Reading

    • 12:30 pm - Student Lounge

    • 1:00 - 4:00 pm - Workshops

    • 5:30 pm - Graduation Celebration

    • 1:00 pm - Closing Ceremony

Code of Conduct

VONA strives to create a supportive and nurturing creative community for writers of color. Each year we ask participants to read and sign our Code of Conduct. It outlines our core principles and what is expected from everyone in the VONA family.

Click the button to open the PDF in your browser.

Once you've read it, type your name in the first field and the date in the last field.

To sign, you can either type your name in the Signature field or click the "Add Signature" button in the upper right to add your name in a handwritten font. Then download the form and email it to programming@vonavoices.org by May 2.

Media Release

VONA will be posting images and video from the week to celebrate the summer and everyone participating. Images may be used online or in print materials.

Please review and sign the Media Release Form (click the button to open in your browser) and return by May 2.

Headshots & Bios

Every Summer is another opportunity to celebrate a group of exceptional writers. We'll be posting the full cohort here on the site and on social media and would like headshots and bios to fully promote and honor your accomplishment. Click the button to download guidelines. Files should be sent to programming@vonavoices.org by Saturday, May 10.