Franconia Sculpture Park offers eight residencies of two weeks in January and October to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers at an outdoor sculpture park located in the St. Croix River Valley, in Shafer, Minnesota. Residents are provided with a private bedroom within a communal farmhouse, a shared office space, access to walking trails, airport pickup and drop-off, and a $1,000 stipend. For residencies from January 10, 2024, to January 24, 2024, or October 9, 2024, to October 23, 2024, using only the online application system, writers submitted up to five pages of poetry (no more than two poems) or prose, a 150-word biography, a 250-word work plan and one-sentence summary, two references, and a curriculum vitae with a $25 application fee by September 1. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
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Contact Information
Franconia Sculpture Park Writers Residency, 29836 St. Croix Trail, Shafer, MN 55074. (651) 257-6668.