The Chippewa Valley Writers Guild is pleased to partner with Cirenaica for their second year of summer residencies! Nestled on 43 acres of hills, farmland, and forest near the quaint village of Fall Creek, Wisconsin, their residencies promise participants of all levels and genres an intensive yet rejuvenating experience amidst an inspiring backdrop. The first…Continue reading Summer Writing Residencies at Cirenaica
Category: Residencies/Study Abroad
Oxford American Jeff Baskin Writers Fellowship
The Oxford American is now offering a literary fellowship designed to support the writing of a debut book of creative nonfiction. the fellowship offers the winner a $10,000 living stipend, housing, and an editorial apprenticeship with the Oxford American toward a nine-month residency in the thriving creative community of Central Arkansas in Little Rock. Complete…Continue reading Oxford American Jeff Baskin Writers Fellowship
Tent Writing Workshop in Amherst, Mass
Tent: Creative Writing is a free week of workshops, literary seminars, and conversations for twenty writers of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for writers curious about connections between Jewishness and contemporary culture. The program runs July 16-23, and will be lead by Sam Lipsyte (ficiton), Lisa Olstein (poetry), and Eileen Pollack (nonfiction). Those interested must submit…Continue reading Tent Writing Workshop in Amherst, Mass
Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference
The deadline to apply for scholarships to the Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference is approaching! Official conference applications are due May 1, but scholarship applications are due February 20. The conference takes place this summer June 19-25, at Bemidji State University in small town northern Minnesota. The conference fee is $550, however, several $300 scholarships will be awarded based upon…Continue reading Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference
SLS Contests 2017
The Summer Literary Seminars (SLS) are now open for submissions to their 2017 contests in fiction and poetry. The contests offer writers and opportunity to win full funding for SLS programs in Georgia and Kenya as well as publication in Fence Magazine. The entry fee is $17 and the deadline is February 28. Find out more and apply…Continue reading SLS Contests 2017
Writing Program in Northern Ireland with ieiMedia
The Armagh Project from ieiMedia offers students to study creative writing in the beautiful town in Northern Ireland from July 2 to July 30. Students learn and practice skills in their chosen field while sharing with each other through travel, readings, class activities and guest speakers. Students have classes at the AmmA Centre, a technologically…Continue reading Writing Program in Northern Ireland with ieiMedia
TWP Science and Religion Fellowship
The Think-Write-Publish Science and Religion Project is currently offering twelve $10,000 two-year fellowships. Fellows participate in three intensive workshops focusing on developing, writing, marketing, and publishing their creative nonficiton stories about harmonies between science and religion. Applications are due Sunday, May 15th, find full details here.
Deadline Approaching: 2016 Mailer Poetry Fellowship
Applications are due on April 22 for the 2016 Mailer Poetry Fellowship. Hosted by The Norman Mailer Center and The Norman Mailer Writers Colony, the fellowship this year will take place July 9 to July 31 at the prestigious Pepperdine University campus in Malibu, California. To find out more, visit the fellowships website, and find full…Continue reading Deadline Approaching: 2016 Mailer Poetry Fellowship
Writing Workshop in Cork, Ireland with Miles Harvey
DePaul professor Miles Harvey will be one of the faculty at the University of New Orleans’ creative writing workshops in Cork, Ireland this summer. The program takes place June 17 – July 16. Find out more information on the flyer below, or visit the program’s website here.
Key West Flash Fiction Contest – Win a Residency in Hemingway’s Studio
Submissions are open until March 31 for the Florida Keys Flash Fiction Contest. The contest winner will receive $1,500 air travel card and accommodations in a residency cottage at The Studios of Key West between July 5 and July 31. A $500 stipend as well as passes and admission to various events during the Hemingway Days festival set for…Continue reading Key West Flash Fiction Contest – Win a Residency in Hemingway’s Studio
The Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing Summer Writing Program and 2016 Writing Contest
The Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing (MVICW) will be hosting their annual workshop and residency program on July 10-16 & 17. The program costs $1,500 to attend including cost of room and board. MVICW does offer multiple need and merit based scholarships for the program; find details here. MVICW is also holding a writing contest this…Continue reading The Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing Summer Writing Program and 2016 Writing Contest
Reminder: Tent Residency Deadline Approaching
Now in it its fourth year, Tent: Creative Writing welcomes aspiring and practicing writers to the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Massachusetts, to workshop, read, and talk about craft and literary history. Tent: Creative Writing is a free week of workshops, literary seminars, and conversations for twenty writers of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry, in their…Continue reading Reminder: Tent Residency Deadline Approaching