Genre: Creative Nonfiction

A.I.R. Studio Paducah

January/February 2025

A.I.R. Studio Paducah offers residencies of two weeks to three months year-round 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 $700 for two weeks or $1,000 for one month. To apply, submit up to five poems of any length or up to 10 pages of prose, a cover letter, a résumé, a writer’s statement, and contact information for three references with a $25 application fee.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
December 18, 2024
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
December 18, 2024
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
December 18, 2024
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

A.I.R. Studio Paducah, c/o Alonzo Davis, 4410 Oglethorpe Street, #609, Hyattsville, MD 20781. (202) 374-5650. Kay Lindsey, Communications Coordinator.

Kay Lindsey
Communications Coordinator
Contact City: 
Paducah
Contact State: 
KY
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Macondo Writers Workshop

January/February 2025

The 2025 Macondo Writers Workshop will be held from July 21 to July 27 at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. The program features writing workshops, seminars, and free public readings for poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers who also identify as social activists. The faculty includes poet Kevin Young; poet and fiction writer Benjamin Alire Sáenz; poet, fiction writer, and nonfiction writer Cristina Rivera Garza; and nonfiction writer Sarah Schulman. The cost of the program, which includes room and board, is $830.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
July 21, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
February 23, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
February 23, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Macondo Writers Workshop, Trinity University, One Trinity Place, Northrup Hall 244, San Antonio, TX 78212. Pat Alderete, Applications Administrator.

Pat Alderete
Applications Administrator
Contact City: 
San Antonio
Contact State: 
TX
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
78212
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Voices of the Wilderness Artist in Residence Program

January/February 2025

The U.S. Forest Service, the National Park Service, and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service offer one- to two-week residencies from June through August to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers who wish 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.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
June 1, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
March 1, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
December 18, 2024
Free Admission: 
yes
Contact Information: 

Voices of the Wilderness Artist in Residence Program, P.O. Box 129, Girdwood, AK 99587. Barbara Lydon, Program Coordinator. 

Barbara Lydon
Program Coordinator
Contact City: 
Girdwood
Contact State: 
AK
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
99587
Country: 
US
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Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Tinker Mountain Writers’ Workshop Summer Residential Program

January/February 2025

The annual Tinker Mountain Writers’ Workshop will be held from June 8 to June 12 at the Hollins University campus in Roanoke, Virginia. The conference features generative manuscript workshops and tutorials in poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and multigenre work, as well as craft talks, individual conferences with faculty members, readings, and social events. The faculty includes poet and nonfiction writer James McKean; fiction writers Amanda Cockrell, Dorothy Hassan, Fred G. Leebron, Daniel Mueller, and Rachele Salvini; and nonfiction writer Kristin Dombek.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
June 8, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
December 18, 2024
Financial Aid?: 
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
March 3, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Tinker Mountain Writers’ Workshop Summer Residential Program, Hollins University, 7916 Williamson Road, Roanoke, VA 24020. (540) 362-6225. Christine Powell, Program Director.

Christine Powell
Program Director
Contact City: 
Roanoke
Contact State: 
VA
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
24020
Country: 
US
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Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
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Bread Loaf Environmental Writers’ Conference

January/February 2025

The 2025 Bread Loaf Environmental Writers’ Conference will be held from June 15 to June 21 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, agents, and publishers; and readings by faculty and guests.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
June 15, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
February 1, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
February 1, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Bread Loaf Conferences, Bread Loaf Environmental Writers’ Conference, Middlebury College, 204 College Street, Middlebury, VT 05753. (802) 443-5286. Jason Lamb, Coordinator.

Jason Lamb
Coordinator
Contact City: 
Ripton
Contact State: 
VT
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
05753
Country: 
US
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Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Tin House Summer Workshop

January/February 2025

The Tin House Summer Workshop will be held from July 13 to July 20 at Reed College in Portland, Oregon. The program features workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction (8 to 10 participants per class), as well as one-on-one meetings with faculty, agents, and editors; craft lectures; author conversations; generative exercises; readings; and karaoke. The faculty includes poet, fiction writer, and nonfiction writer Billy-Ray Belcourt; fiction writer Danielle Evans; fiction and nonfiction writer Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah; and nonfiction writer T Kira Māhealani Madden.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
July 13, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
January 26, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
January 26, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Tin House Summer Workshop, 2601 NW Thurman Street, Portland, OR 97210. (503) 345-5123. Lance Cleland, Executive Workshop Director.

Lance Cleland
Executive Workshop Director
Contact City: 
Portland
Contact State: 
OR
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
97210
Country: 
US
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Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Juniper Summer Writing Institute

January/February 2025

The Juniper Summer Writing Institute will be held from June 15 to June 21 at 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 Tiana Clark, Safia Elhillo, and Sam Sax; fiction writers ’Pemi Aguda, Jessica Anthony, and Jeff Parker; and nonfiction writer Dur e Aziz Amna.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
June 15, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
February 5, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
December 18, 2024
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Juniper Summer Writing Institute, University of Massachusetts, English Department, E354 South College, Amherst, MA 01003. (413) 545-8988. Betsy Wheeler, Director.

Betsy Wheeler
Director
Contact City: 
Amherst
Contact State: 
MA
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
01003
Country: 
US
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Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Community of Writers

January/February 2025

The Community of Writers offers workshops in poetry from June 21 to June 27 and in fiction and nonfiction (including creative nonfiction) from July 7 to July 14 in Olympic Valley, near Lake Tahoe in California’s Sierra Nevada. The program features workshops, craft talks, publishing panels, readings, and one-on-one conferences with faculty. The faculty includes poets Anthony Cody, Forrest Gander, Brenda Hillman, Jane Miller, Gregory Pardlo, and Evie Shockley; fiction writers Lou Berney, Venita Blackburn, Kirstin Chen, Rickey Fayne, Jamie Ford, Katy Hays, Louis B.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
June 21, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
March 10, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
March 10, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Community of Writers, P.O. Box 1416, Nevada City, CA 95959. (530) 470-8440. Brett Hall Jones, Executive Director.

Brett Hall Jones
Executive Director
Contact City: 
Olympic Valley
Contact State: 
CA
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Jentel Artist Residency

January/February 2025

The Jentel Foundation offers three-week residencies from mid-January to mid-December to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers in the scenic foothills of the Bighorn Mountains, 20 miles southeast of Sheridan, Wyoming. Writers age 25 or older who reside in the United States (or are U.S. citizens living abroad) and who are not currently enrolled at an academic institution are eligible. Each resident is provided with a private room, a separate studio, a $300 stipend, and access to a shared library, recreation area, kitchen, and living area.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
May 15, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
January 15, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
December 18, 2024
Free Admission: 
yes
Contact Information: 

Jentel Artist Residency, 130 Lower Piney Road, Banner, WY 82832. (307) 737-2311. Lynn Reeves, Residency Program Manager.

Lynn Reeves
Residency Program Manager
Contact City: 
Sheridan
Contact State: 
WY
Country: 
US
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Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Millay Arts

January/February 2025

Millay Arts offers two- and four-week residencies from April through November, as well as weeklong group residencies in December, 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. Residents also have access to shared living spaces, a workstation, and the Alumni and Nancy Graves Memorial libraries.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
August 1, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
March 1, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
December 18, 2024
Free Admission: 
yes
Contact Information: 

Millay Arts, 454 East Hill Road, P.O. Box 3, Austerlitz, NY 12017. (518) 392-3103. Calliope Nicholas, Codirector.

Calliope Nicholas
Codirector
Contact City: 
Austerlitz
Contact State: 
NY
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
12017
Country: 
US
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Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

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