Conferences & Residencies
Retreats—from Big Sur, California, to Lisbon, Portugal.
A.I.R. Studio Paducah
A.I.R. Studio Paducah offers residencies of two weeks to three months to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers in the Lower Town Arts District of Paducah, Kentucky. Residents are provided with a private apartment and studio space. The cost of the residency is $550 for two weeks and $875 for a month. For residencies in 2021, submit up to five poems of any length or up to 10 pages of prose, a résumé, a writer’s statement, and contact information for three references with a $25 application fee by February 15. Visit the website for more information.
Accessibility accommodations include an accessible front sidewalk and entrance; accessible studio doorways; and a walker-accessible bathroom with handrails. A.I.R. Studio Paducah, 4410 Oglethorpe Street #609, Hyattsville, MD 20781. (301) 454-0433. Kay Lindsey, Communications Coordinator. airstudiopaducah@gmail.com
www.airstudiopaducah.com
Anderson Center Artist Residency
The Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies offers residencies of two to four weeks from May through October to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators at Tower View, a 350-acre historic estate in Red Wing, Minnesota. Residents are provided with lodging, meals, and studio space. The center also features a Deaf Artists Residency program in June for writers whose primary language is ASL. Using only the online application system, submit a writing sample of up to 10 pages; a résumé, curriculum vitae, or biographical statement; a work plan; and a $20 application fee by February 15. There is no fee for Deaf Artists Residency program applicants. Visit the website for more information.
Accessibility accommodations include elevators or ramp access to all event spaces; accessible parking; and ASL interpretation for events upon request. Contact Stephanie Rogers, executive director, at (651) 388-2009, ext. 1, or stephanie @andersoncenter.org, for additional accessibility details. Anderson Center Artist Residency, 163 Tower View Drive, P.O. Box 406, Red Wing, MN 55066. (651) 388-2009. info@andersoncenter.org
www.andersoncenter.org
Aspen Summer Words Writing Conference and Literary Festival
The 44th annual Aspen Summer Words Writing Conference and Literary Festival will be held from June 21 to June 26 at the Gant, a resort in the mountains of Aspen, Colorado. The conference features workshops, panels, and readings, as well as opportunities to meet with agents and editors. The faculty includes poet Yolanda Wisher; fiction writers Christopher Castellani, Lan Samantha Chang, Christina Baker Kline, Scott Lasser, and Rebecca Stead; and nonfiction writers Steve Almond, Sarah M. Broom, Aran Shetterly, and Claire Bidwell Smith. Tuition is $1,525, which includes some meals. A limited number of scholarships are available. Lodging is available at the Gant for discounted rates. To apply for a workshop in poetry, fiction, personal essay, memoir, or book editing, submit a writing sample of up to 10 pages with a $30 application fee by February 27. Registration for a non-juried, generative writing workshop and a three-day readers retreat are first come, first served. Visit the website for more information.
Accessibility accommodations include public transportation near the venue; elevator access to all event spaces, including a service elevator for entry to the building; accessible doorways, pathways, and ramps in all conference center spaces; accessible bathrooms with handrails; accessible parking; and signage in Braille in the conference center rooms, bathrooms, and fitness centers. Contact Whitney Hart, Gant representative, at whitney.hart@destinationhotels.com for additional accessibility details. Aspen Summer Words Writing Conference and Literary Festival, 110 East Hallam Street, Suite 116, Aspen, CO 81611. (970) 925-3122, ext. 5. Ellie Scott, Program Coordinator. aspenwords@aspeninstitute.org
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Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference and Book Fair
The 2020 AWP Conference and Book Fair will be held from March 4 to March 7 at the Henry B. González Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas.
The conference features more than 550 events, panel discussions, and readings;
and a book fair. The keynote speaker is fiction writer Helena María Viramontes. The cost of the conference is $320 for nonmembers, $220 for members, and $70 for students. Lodging is available at the conference hotel for discounted rates. Registration is first come, first served. Visit the website for more information.
Accessibility accommodations include public transportation near the venue; elevator access to all conference center spaces; accessible doorways, pathways, and ramps in all conference center spaces; accessible bathrooms; reserved seats in event spaces for individuals with accessibility needs; accessible parking; ASL and Cued Speech Alliteration interpretation and Computer Assisted Real Time (CART) captioning; and Braille copies of the event program. Contact Colleen Cable, associate director of conferences, at colleen@awpwriter.org or (240) 696-7742 for additional accessibility details. Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference and Book Fair, 5700 Rivertech Court, Suite 225, Riverdale Park, MD 20737. (240) 696-8273. registration@awpwriter.org
www.awpwriter.org
Bread Loaf Conferences
The 2020 Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference will be held from August 12 to August 22 in the Green Mountains of Ripton, Vermont. The conference features workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as lectures, craft classes, meetings with editors and agents, and readings by faculty and guests. The faculty includes poets Reginald Dwayne Betts, Victoria Chang, and Ilya Kaminsky; fiction writers Garth Greenwell, Mat Johnson, Laura van den Berg, and Paul Yoon; and creative nonfiction writers Jane Brox, Jennifer Finney Boylan, and Luis Alberto Urrea. Participating publishing professionals include editor Steve Woodward (Graywolf Press) and agent Anjali Singh (Ayesha Pande Literary). Tuition is $3,631, which includes lodging and meals. Financial aid is available. Submit up to 10 pages of poetry or up to 6,000 words of prose with a $20 application fee by February 15. Visit the website for more information.
The 2020 Bread Loaf Environmental Writers’ Conference will be held from June 10 to June 16 in the Green Mountains of Ripton, Vermont. The conference, designed for poets and prose writers whose work deals with the environment and the natural world, features workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as lectures, craft classes, meetings with editors and agents, and readings by faculty and guests. The faculty includes poet Dan Chiasson, fiction writers Jennine Capó Crucet and Lauren Groff, and nonfiction writers Jennifer Ackerman, Kazim Ali, J. Drew Lanham, and Emily Raboteau. Participating publishing professionals include editor Amy Brady (Guernica) and agent Sarah Bowlin (Aevitas Creative Management). Tuition is $2,450, which includes lodging and meals. The fee for auditors who do not have a manuscript is $2,086. Financial aid is available. Submit up to eight pages of poetry or up to 4,000 words of prose with a $20 application fee by February 15. Space is limited; admissions are first come, first served. Visit the website for more information.
The 2020 Bread Loaf Translators’ Conference will be held from June 10 to June 16 in the Green Mountains of Ripton, Vermont. The conference, designed for both emerging and established translators, features translation workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as lectures, craft classes, meetings with editors and agents, and readings by faculty and guests. The faculty includes translators Jennifer Croft, David Hinton, and Achy Obejas. Participating publishing professionals include editor Tynan Kogane (New Directions) and agent Albert LaFarge (LaFarge Agency). Tuition is $2,450, which includes lodging and meals. The fee for auditors who do not have a manuscript is $2,086. Financial aid is available. Submit up to eight pages of translated poetry or up to 4,000 words of translated prose with the original works and a $20 application fee by February
15. Space is limited; admissions are first come, first served. Visit the website for more information.
For all three conferences, contact Jodi Litchfield, Middlebury College’s ADA coordinator, at litchfie@middlebury.edu for accessibility details. Bread Loaf Conferences, Middlebury College, 204 College Street, Middlebury, VT 05753. (802) 443-5286. Noreen Cargill, Administrative Director; Jason Lamb, Coordinator. blwc@middlebury.edu
www.middlebury.edu/blwc
Brown Foundation Fellows Program
The Museum of Fine Arts in Houston offers residencies of one to three months from July 1 to November 30 to midcareer poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers at the Dora Maar House in Ménerbes, France. Residents are provided with travel expenses, private lodging, work space, and a $50 daily stipend. Using only the online application system, submit two work samples of up to 20 pages each, a curriculum vitae, a project description, a proposal for a community event, and two letters of recommendation with a $20 application fee by February 15. Visit the website for more information. Brown Foundation Fellows Program, Dora Maar House, Museum of Fine Arts, P.O. Box 6826, Houston, TX 77265. (713) 639-7345. doramaarhouse@mfah.org
www.mfah.org/fellowships/doramaarhouse
Colrain Poetry Manuscript Retreat
A one-day Colrain Poetry Manuscript Retreat will be held on March 14 at the Barred Owl Retreat in Leicester, Massachusetts. The faculty includes poets and editors Joan Houlihan and Ellen Doré Watson. The cost of the retreat is $475, which includes tuition and meals. Submit a brief bio and statement of interest via e-mail. There is no application fee. Admissions are made on a rolling basis. Visit the website for more information.
Accessibility accommodations include accessible pathways and doorways. Colrain Poetry Manuscript Retreat, 242 Parker Street, Acton, MA 01720. (978) 897-0054. Joan Houlihan, Director. conferences@colrainpoetry.com
www.colrainpoetry.com
Cuttyhunk Island Writers’ Residency
The Cuttyhunk Island Writers’ Residency for fiction writers will be held from September 16 to 23 and October
2 to 9 at the Avalon Inn on Cuttyhunk Island, seven nautical miles off the coast of southeastern Massachusetts. The residency offers workshops, readings, nightly salons, and time to write. The faculty includes fiction writer Karen Thompson Walker. The cost of the residency, which includes lodging, workshops, meals, and round-trip transportation on the ferry from New Bedford, Massachusetts, ranges from $950 to $1,900 depending
on lodging. Using only the online application system, submit a completed application form, a statement of purpose, and a sample of up to 20 pages of prose by March 1. There is no application fee. Eight full scholarships are available. Visit the website for more information. Cuttyhunk Island Writers’ Residency, 4 Cemetery Road, Cuttyhunk, MA 02713. Ben Shattuck, Director. cuttyhunkislandresidency@gmail.com
www.cuttyhunkislandresidency.com
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
The 2020 Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference will be held from February 21 to February 22 on the Arizona State University campus in Tempe. The conference features workshops in poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and publishing, as well as craft classes, lectures, panel discussions, and readings. The faculty includes poets Sherwin Bitsui, Natalie Scenters-Zapico, and Solmaz Sharif; fiction writers Ingrid Rojas Contreras, Cristina García, and Nafissa Thompson-Spires; and fiction and nonfiction writer Vanessa Hua. The cost of the conference is $300. Single-day passes are available for $150. Registration is first come, first served. Lodging is available at nearby hotels and inns. Visit the website for more information.
Accessibility accommodations include public transportation near the venue; elevators in all conference spaces; accessible sidewalks, pathways, and doorways; accessible bathrooms with handrails; reserved seats in event spaces for individuals with accessibility needs; accessible parking; ASL interpretation, assistive listening devices, and text copies of talks upon request; and closed captioning for media. Contact Ashley Wilkins, the Piper Center’s coordinator, at ashley .wilkins@asu.edu and (480) 965-7103 for additional accessibility details. Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Arizona State University, Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing, 450 East Tyler Mall, P.O. Box 875002, Tempe, AZ 85287.
piper.asu.edu/conference
DISQUIET International Literary Program
The 2020 DISQUIET International Literary Program, sponsored by Dzanc Books and Centro Nacional de Cultura, will be held from June 21 to July 3 in Lisbon, Portugal. The conference features workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as lectures, craft talks, and literary walks. The faculty includes poets Shayla Lawson and Terri Witek, fiction writers Tayari Jones and Maaza Mengiste, nonfiction writer T Kira Madden, and editors from the Common and Granta. Tuition is $1,950; transportation, lodging, and meals are not included. Lodging is available for discounted rates at area hotels and hostels. The annual DISQUIET Prize, which includes full tuition, airfare, and lodging, will be given to one poet, fiction writer, or creative nonfiction writer; submit up to six poems totaling no more than 10 pages or up to 25 pages of prose with a $15 entry fee by January 3. Four full scholarships, including tuition, lodging, and airfare, are also available for North American writers of Luso descent; submit up to 10 pages of poetry or prose and a personal statement by January 3. There is no application fee. For general conference applications, submit three poems or up to 10 pages of prose and a refundable $150 tuition deposit. Financial aid is available.
Admissions are made on a rolling basis. Visit the website for more information.
Accessibility accommodations include reserved seating at events and text copies of talks upon request. DISQUIET International Literary Program, Dzanc Books, 610 South Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01002. disquietinternational@gmail.com
disquietinternational.org
Hambidge Creative Residency Program
Hambidge offers residencies of two weeks to two months to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers on 600 wooded acres in the Blue Ridge Mountains of northern Georgia. The residency includes a private cottage with a bedroom, studio space, kitchen, and bathroom. The cost of the residency is $250 per week, which includes some meals. Scholarships are available. For residencies from May through August, using only the online application system submit six to eight poems or up to 15 pages of prose, a 300-word biography, a project description, and a résumé with a $30 application fee by January 15. Visit the website for more information. Hambidge Creative Residency Program, P.O. Box 339, Rabun Gap, GA 30568. (706) 746-7324. Christine Jason, Operations Manager. center@hambidge.org
www.hambidge.org
Jentel Artist Residency Program
The Jentel Foundation offers four-week residencies from mid-January to midDecember to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers on a cattle ranch in the Lower Piney Creek Valley, 20 miles east of Sheridan, Wyoming. Each residency includes a private room, a separate work space, access to a common living area, and a $400 stipend. For residencies from May 15 to December 13, using only the online application system submit 10 pages of poetry or up to 20 pages of prose and contact information for three references with a $30 application fee by January 15. Visit the website for more information. Jentel Artist Residency Program, 130 Lower Piney Road, Banner, WY 82832. (307) 737-2311. Mary Jane Edwards, Executive Director. jentel@jentelarts.org
www.jentelarts.org
Juniper Summer Writing Institute
The Juniper Summer Writing Institute will be held from June 14 to June 20 on the University of Massachusetts campus in Amherst. The program features workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as craft seminars, manuscript consultations, and readings. The faculty includes poets CAConrad, Khadijah Queen, and Dara Wier; fiction writers Stephen Graham Jones, Noy Holland, and Maaza Mengiste; and nonfiction writer Paul Lisicky. Visiting writers include poet Peter Gizzi and nonfiction writer Jaquira Díaz. Tuition, which includes some meals, is $1,700. Manuscript consultations are available for an additional $300. Lodging ranges from $25 to $50 per night for a campus dorm room to $159 per night for a room at the campus hotel. Lodging at area hotels and inns is also available from
$75 to $205 per night. Scholarships are available. Using only the online application system, submit 5 pages of poetry or up to 10 pages of prose with a $40 application fee. General applications are accepted on a rolling basis; the deadline
for scholarship applications is January 15. Visit the website for more information.
Accessibility accommodations include elevator access to all program spaces; accessible sideways, pathways, and doorways; accessible bathrooms and all-gender, single-occupancy bathrooms; “scent-safer” rooms and seating areas; accessible parking; ASL interpretation by advance request; text copies of all talks; closed captioning for presented media; and signage in Braille throughout the space. Contact Betsy Wheeler, managing director, at ejwheele@umass.edu or (413) 545-5503 for additional accessibility details. Juniper Summer Writing Institute, University of Massachusetts, English Department, E354 South College, Amherst, MA 01003. (413) 545-5503. Betsy Wheeler, Managing Director. juniperinstitute@hfa.umass.edu
www.umass.edu/juniperinstitute
Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts
The Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts offers two- to eight-week residencies year-round to writers of all genres, including poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers in Nebraska City, Nebraska. Residents are provided with lodging, private studio space, and a $100 weekly stipend. For residencies from July 6 to December 18, using only the online application system submit 10 poems totaling no more than 30 pages or two stories, essays, or book chapters totaling no more than 7,500 words; a résumé; two artist statements; and contact information for two references with a $35 application fee by March 2. Visit the website for more information. Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, 801 Third Corso, Nebraska City, NE 68410. (402) 874-9600.
www.khncenterforthearts.org/residency
Lit Camp
The 2020 Lit Camp will be held from May 10 to May 15 at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California. The conference features workshops, panels, and yoga for fiction writers and creative nonfiction writers. The faculty includes fiction writers Rebecca Makkai, Dana Spiotta, and Claire Vaye Watkins; agent Brettne Bloom (The Book Group); and editor Ethan Nosowsky (Graywolf Press). The cost of the conference, including lodging and meals, ranges from $995 to $2,295, depending on lodging. Registration is limited to 40 participants. Using only the online application system, submit a writing sample of up to 4,000 words of fiction or creative nonfiction with a $30 application fee by January 31. Visit the website for more information.
Accessibility accommodations include accessible lodging (available with advance booking) and accessible parking. Lit Camp, c/o 379 Laidley Street, San Francisco, CA 94131. Janis Cooke Newman, Founder. info@litcampwriters.org
litcampwriters.org
MacDowell Colony
The MacDowell Colony offers residencies of up to two months year-round to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers on a 450-acre estate in Peterborough, New Hampshire. Writers are provided with lodging, meals, and studio space. Travel aid and personal expense grants are available based on need. Students enrolled in a degreegranting program at the time of application are ineligible. For residencies from June through September, using only
the online application system submit 6 to 10 poems totaling no more than 15 pages or 15 to 25 pages of prose, a project proposal, and a letter of recommendation with a $30 application fee by January 15. Visit the website for more information.
Accessibility accommodations include elevator access to meeting space, dining space, kitchen, and laundry facilities and to some dormitories; accessible showers and bathrooms with handrails; and unmarked accessible parking. Contact David Macy, resident director, at dmacy@macdowellcolony.org or (603) 924-3886, ext. 103, for additional accessibility details. MacDowell Colony, 100 High Street, Peterborough, NH 03458.
(603) 924-3886. admissions@macdowellcolony.org
www.macdowellcolony.org
Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing Summer Writers’ Conference
The 2020 Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing Summer Writers’ Conference will be held from June 7 to June 13 and from June 14 to June 20 at the Vineyard Arts Project (VAP) campus in downtown Edgartown on the island of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. The conference features weeklong seminars with daily workshops in poetry and fiction, as well as manuscript consultations, panel discussions, and readings. The faculty includes poets Amelia Martens, Adrian Matejka, Elizabeth Schmuhl, Britton Shurley, and Keith Taylor; and fiction writers Tia Clark, John T. Howard, Wendy Rawlings, Samrat Upadhyay, and Alexander Weinstein. Tuition is $1,075 per week. Lodging is available at the VAP campus for $625 to $975. General registration is first come, first served. To apply for financial aid, submit three poems or 10 pages of prose and a letter of interest with a $25 application fee by May 1.
The conference also offers full fellowships (valued at $1,700 each), which include full tuition and lodging, and partial fellowships, which include a $500 tuition waiver, to educators, writers with children who are 16 or younger, writers of color, and queer writers; the application deadline is January 10 for educators, January 31 for parents, February 14 for writers of color, and February 28 for queer writers. Two full and two partial fellowships will be given to poets and prose writers as part of the MVICW annual writing contest; the submission deadline is March 20. For all fellowships, submit a letter of interest and a poem of up to three pages or a story, essay, or excerpt of a novel or memoir of up to 3,000 words with a $25 application fee. For the annual writing contest, submit a poem of up to three pages or a story, essay, or excerpt of a novel or memoir of up to 3,000 words with a $25 entry fee. Visit the website for more information. Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing Summer Writers’ Conference, 7 East Pasture Road, Aquinnah, MA 02535. (954) 242-2903. Alexander Weinstein, Director. mvicwinfo@gmail.com
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Millay Colony
The Millay Colony offers two- and fourweek residencies from April through November to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers at Steepletop, the former estate of Edna St. Vincent Millay in Austerlitz, New York. Each residency includes a private room, studio, and meals. For residencies from August through November, using only the
online application system submit up to 10 poems totaling no more than 15 pages or up to 30 pages of prose, along with a brief bio, a personal statement, and a $40 application fee by March 1. Visit the website for more information. Millay Colony, 454 East Hill Road,
P.O. Box 3, Austerlitz, NY 12017. (518) 392-3103. Calliope Nicholas, Codirector. apply@millaycolony.org
www.millaycolony.org
Mineral School
The Mineral School offers one- and twoweek residencies from mid-June to late September to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers in Mineral, Washington, overlooking Mineral
Lake and Mount Rainier. Residents are provided with lodging, studio space, and meals. The fee is $250 for a residency of one week or $425 for two weeks. Ten fellowships are available, including full fellowships for one-week residencies for parents. Using only the online application system, submit up to 20 pages of poetry or up to 10,000 words of prose, a project statement, and an author bio with a $25 application fee by February 15.
Visit the website for more information.
Accessibility accommodations include a ramp for entrance to the residency building, which is one story; accessible pathways and doorways; an accessible dining room; and accessible parking. Contact Jane Hodges, program director, at mineraschoolarts@gmail.com for additional accessibility details. Mineral School, P.O. Box 214, Mineral, WA 98355. (360) 496-0368.
www.mineral-school.org
Orion in the Wilderness
The Orion in the Wilderness retreat, cosponsored by the Omega Institute, will be held from March 8 to March 14 at the American Museum of Natural History’s Southwestern Research Station in Cave Creek Canyon in Portal, Arizona, surrounded by the Chiricahua Mountains, known for its abundant bird life and hiking trails. The retreat includes workshops, readings, lectures, manuscript consultations with faculty, presentations on local ecology and lore, and optional birding and hikes for poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers. The faculty includes poet Sherwin Bitsui and fiction and nonfiction writers Joe Wilkins and Joy Williams. The cost of the conference, which includes tuition, lodging, and meals, ranges from $1,100 to $1,900, depending on lodging. Using only the online application system, submit up to six poems or up to 1,500 words of prose by February 1. There is no application fee. Visit the website for more information. Orion in the Wilderness, Orion Magazine,
187 Main Street, Great Barrington, MA 01230. kyale@orionmagazine.org
orionmagazine.org/workshops
UCLA Extension Writers Studio
The Writers Studio, sponsored by the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program, will be held from February 27 to March 1 on the UCLA campus in Los Angeles. The conference features workshops in fiction, creative nonfiction, and marketing and publicity for writers and agents. The faculty includes fiction writers Noel Alumit, Natashia Deon, Jeanne De Vita, and Erin Entrada Kelly; nonfiction writers Antonia Crane and Amy Friedman; and publishing professional Katie Dunham. The cost of the conference is $936 with use of the early enrollment discount code “EARLY” through January 27 and $985 thereafter. Registration is first come,
first served. Visit the website for more information.
Accessibility accommodations include public transportation near the venue; elevator access to all conference spaces; accessible sidewalks, pathways, and doorways; accessible bathrooms with handrails; and accessible parking; additional accessibility requests, such as requests for text copies of talks or ASL interpretation, may be made through the UCLA Office of Disability Services. Contact the UCLA Office of Disability Services at (310) 8259355 for additional accessibility details. UCLA Extension Writers Studio, 1010 Westwood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90024. (310) 825-9415. Nutschell Anne Windsor, Program Coordinator. writers@uclaextension.edu writers.uclaextension.edu/programs-services /writers-studio
Ucross Foundation Residency Program
The Ucross Foundation offers two- to six-week residencies from March through early June and from mid-August through early December to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers on a working ranch in Ucross, Wyoming, located 27 miles southeast of Sheridan. Residents are provided with lodging, private studio space, and meals. For residencies from mid-August through early December, using only the online application system submit 10 pages of poetry or 20 pages of prose, a project description, and two letters of recommendation sent directly to Ucross with a $40 application fee by March 1. Visit the website for more information.
Contact Cyndi Reed, program associate, at creed@ucross.org or Tracey Y. Kikut, program director, at tkikut @ucross.org for accessibility details. Ucross Foundation Residency Program, 30 Big Red Lane, Clearmont, WY 82835. (307) 737-2291. info@ucross.org
www.ucrossfoundation.org/residency-program
Vermont Studio Center
The Vermont Studio Center offers 2to 12-week residencies year-round to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators in Johnson, Vermont, a village located in the heart of the northern Green Mountains. The center provides time and space to write, as well as readings, craft talks, and conferences with two visiting writers each month. The fee for a four-week residency is $4,250, which includes a private room, private studio space, and meals. Fellowships are available, as well as service exchange for reduction of the fee. Using only the online application system, submit up to 10 pages of poetry or 15 pages of prose or translation (including the original text), a curriculum vitae, contact information for two references, and a $25 application fee. The deadline for full fellowships is February 15. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Visit the website for more information. Vermont Studio Center, P.O. Box 613, Johnson, VT, 05656. (802) 635-2727. writing@vermontstudiocenter.org
www.vermontstudiocenter.org/fellowships
Voices of the Wilderness Artist in Residence Program
The U.S. Forest Service, the National Park Service, and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service offer residencies of one to two weeks from June through August to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers to take part in stewardship projects in the wilderness of Alaska. Residents are paired with a wilderness ranger, with whom they explore the
national forests, parks, or refuges, while assisting with research, fieldwork, and other light ranger duties. Residents are provided with camping equipment, most food, and travel to and from the field, but are responsible for their own transportation to and from Alaska. Residents are expected to donate one piece of creative work to the hosting federal agency, and to give one public presentation, such as a reading or a workshop, within six months of the residency that in some way connects a community to its public lands. Submit six pages of poetry or prose, a statement of purpose, a project description, and a résumé by March 1. There is no application fee. Visit the website for more information. Voices of the Wilderness Artist in Residence Program, P.O. Box 129, Girdwood, AK 99587. Barbara Lydon, Program Coordinator. blydon@fs.fed.us
www.fs.usda.gov/goto/votw
Wellspring House Retreat
Wellspring House offers residencies of one week to three months year-round to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers, on five acres of land in Ashfield, Massachusetts. The retreat accommodates five residents at a time in a converted carriage house and provides private working and living quarters, as well as a large communal space that features a kitchen, living room with fireplace, enclosed sunroom, patio, and gardens. The cost of the residency ranges from $310 to $360 per week, depending on residency room and season. Using only the online application system, submit up to three poems or one story or essay, a cover letter, and a resumé. There is no application fee. Admissions are made on a rolling basis. Visit the website for more information.
Contact Aubry Crosby or John T. Howard, writers-in-residence, for accessibility details. Wellspring House Retreat, P.O. Box 2006, Ashfield, MA 01330. (413) 628-3276. John T. Howard and Aubrey Crosby, Writers-inResidence. wellspringhouseretreat@gmail.com
www.wellspringhouseretreat.com
Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway
The 26th annual Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway will be held from January 17 to January 20 at Seaview Hotel, a resort near Atlantic City, New Jersey. The program, sponsored by Murphy Writing of Stockton University, offers workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as one-on-one tutorials, featured readings, and open mics. The faculty includes poets Renée Ashley, Denise Duhamel, Yusef Komunyakaa, Laura McCullough, and Peter E. Murphy; fiction writers Judith Lindbergh and Paul Lisicky; and creative nonfiction writers Tom McAllister and Mimi Schwartz. Tuition, which includes some meals, is $525; lodging is not included. The cost for room and meal packages is $325 for a shared room, $535 for a private room, or $735 for a shared room package with a non-participating guest. Registration is first come, first served. Visit the website for more information. Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway, Murphy Writing of Stockton University, 30 Front Street, Hammonton, NJ 08037. (609) 626-3594. Peter Murphy, Founder, and Taylor Coyle, Coordinator. info@wintergetaway.com
stockton.edu/wintergetaway