Residencies/Study Abroad

by Ex Libris on January 23, 2018

Study Abroad Opportunity in Berlin!

“Law & Critical Social Justice” Study Abroad in Berlin The program is an American Bar Association approved program, but invites select undergraduate and graduate students outside of the College of Law to participate. Students will take two courses on Intersectionality & Human Rights and History, Memory & Law for 8 LAS credits. You are invited to a special information session on DePaul law school’s Berlin Study Abroad program, “Law & Critical Social Justice.” Each summer, this American Bar Association approved program invites select undergraduate and graduate students outside of the College of Law to join this… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on January 3, 2018

Alicante Poetry and Translation Summer Institute

Sign up for a three-week intensive seminar in writing and translating poetry! The instructors are Janet Holmes and Clyde Moneyhun, from the MFA program at Boise State University. Jane is a prolific poet and editor of the award-winning Ahsahta Press. Clyde is a translator of contemporary Catalan and Spanish poetry. The seminar will be taught in Alicante, Spain, and they have worked with the Escuela Elcano there to keep expenses to a minimum. The experience will be transformative for the participants, taking them forward in their own original poetry as well as their translations. Note… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on April 13, 2017

Summer Writing Residencies at Cirenaica

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 program being offered at Cirenaica is Stranger Than Fiction: On Writing and Narrative Nonfiction and Memoir featuring Goldin Loomis. Join the acclaimed writer and professor for three lively days of practicing the art and craft of telling true stories that are engaging… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on February 23, 2017

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 applications will include 300-500 word book proposal, a 300-500 word statement of interest in magazine editorial work, a creative nonfiction writing sample of no more than 12,000 words excerpted from the proposed project, and a curriculum vitae. Applications are due March… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on February 21, 2017

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 an application online here. Applications are due March 13.

by Ex Libris on February 6, 2017

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 need and literary merit. Apply for scholarships online here. The scholarship includes intimate daily workshops, craft talks, publishing and editor Q&A’s, afternoon events, five meals, and multiple recreational opportunities in the beautiful scenic area. Elizabeth Bradfield and Janice N. Harrington… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on January 13, 2017

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 online.

by Ex Libris on January 11, 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 enhanced multimedia center. Students will also spend a week at Glebe House in County Down and visit Belfast, with an optional trip to Dublin. They present their work at the John Hewitt International Summer School, an international festival of writing… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on May 9, 2016

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.

by Ex Libris on April 15, 2016

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 applications here.

by Ex Libris on February 25, 2016

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.

by Ex Libris on February 18, 2016

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 July 19-25. Ten of the residency days include an opportunity to write in the colonial estate that Hemingway lived and worked in throughout most of the 1930’s. Full details, rules, and submission forms can be found on the contest website.

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