Genre: Creative Nonfiction

Essere Writer & Artist Residency

November/December 2024

The Essere Writer & Artist Residency, which will be held from May 10, 2025, to May 24, 2025, and again from September 13, 2025, to September 27, 2025, offers two-week residencies at the medieval Camporsevoli estate in the Cetona province of Tuscany, Italy. The residency features programming for poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators, including craft talks by poet John Roedel, fiction and nonfiction writer Danielle Trussoni, and nonfiction writer Jennie Lee, as well as individual mentorship meetings with the guest artists in residence.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
May 10, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
November 20, 2024
Financial Aid?: 
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
November 20, 2024
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Essere Writer & Artist Residency, P.O. Box 39, Kailua, HI 96734. (978) 771-4000. Jennie Lee, Residency Director.

Jennie Lee
Residency Director
Contact City: 
Tuscany
Country: 
IT
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Translation

Yaddo

November/December 2024

Yaddo offers two- to eight-week residencies year-round to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers on a 400-acre estate in Saratoga Springs, New York. Residents are provided with a private bedroom, work space, and meals. To apply for residencies from May 2025 through March 2026, submit up to 10 short poems or an excerpt of a longer poem totaling no more than 10 pages, or up to 20 pages of prose with a $30 application fee (an added fee of $5 to $10 for media uploads may apply) by January 10, 2025. A two-page preview of the work sample is also required.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
May 1, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
January 10, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
January 10, 2025
Free Admission: 
yes
Contact Information: 

Yaddo, 312 Union Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. (518) 584-0746. Christin Williams, Program Director.

Christin Williams
Program Director
Contact City: 
Saratoga Springs
Contact State: 
NY
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
12866
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway

November/December 2024

The 31st annual Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway will be held from January 17, 2025, to January 20, 2025, at the Seaview Hotel near Atlantic City. The program, sponsored by Murphy Writing of Stockton University, offers small intensive workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as one-on-one tutorials, sunrise yoga, and open mic sessions. The faculty includes poets Jan Beatty, Nicole Callihan, celeste doaks, R.G. Evans, Luray Gross, Lois Marie Harrod, Le Hinton, Peter E. Murphy, Sham-e-Ali Nayeem, Christine E.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
January 17, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
December 19, 2024
Financial Aid?: 
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
January 17, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway, Murphy Writing of Stockton University, 2200 Fairmount Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ 08401. (609) 626-3594. Taylor Coyle, Program Coordinator.

Taylor Cole
Program Coordinator
Contact City: 
Galloway
Contact State: 
NJ
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
08205
Country: 
US
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Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Rockvale Writers’ Colony

November/December 2024

The Rockvale Writers’ Colony offers one- to three-day retreats and one- to four-week residencies between January and October to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators on 65 acres of farmland in College Grove, Tennessee, approximately 35 miles south of Nashville. Residents are provided with a private room, bathroom, and writing desk, as well as access to a shared farmhouse kitchen, dining room, library, and outdoor swimming pool. The property also features common areas, including porches, gardens, and hiking trails.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
December 19, 2024
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
December 19, 2024
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
December 19, 2024
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Rockvale Writers’ Colony, 6994 Giles Hill Road, College Grove, TN 37046. Sandy Coomer, Founder and Director.

Sandy Coomer
Founder and Director
Contact City: 
College Grove
Contact State: 
TN
Country: 
US
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Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Anderson Center Artist Residency Program

November/December 2024

The 2024 Anderson Center Artist Residency Program offers residencies of two weeks or one month from August 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 a private room, studio space, and meals. To apply, submit a writing sample of up to 10 pages, artist and community engagement statements, and a work plan with a $30 application fee by January 14, 2025.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
August 1, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
January 14, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
December 19, 2024
Free Admission: 
yes
Contact Information: 

Anderson Center Artist Residency Program, 163 Tower View Drive, P.O. Box 406, Red Wing, MN 55066. (651) 388-2009. Laurel Stinson, Advancement and Residency Director.

Laurel Stinson
Advancement and Residency Director
Contact City: 
Red Wing
Contact State: 
MN
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
55066
Country: 
US
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Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Translation

Good Hart Artist Residency

November/December 2024

The Good Hart Artist Residency offers two- to three-week residencies year-round to artists and writers, including poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers, in the woods bordering the “Tunnel of Trees” Scenic Heritage Route in Good Hart, Michigan, a village located on Lake Michigan. One artist or writer attends the residency at a time. The resident is provided with a private bedroom, a living room, an open loft with a reading area, a patio, a kitchen, and a bathroom.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
December 19, 2024
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
January 8, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
December 19, 2024
Free Admission: 
yes
Contact Information: 

Good Hart Artist Residency, 910 N. Lamkin Road, Harbor Springs, MI 49740. (231) 412-0688. Carrie Tebeau, Executive Director.

Carrie Tebeau
Executive Director
Contact City: 
Good Hart
Contact State: 
MI
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
49740
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Todos Santos Writers Workshop Winter Session

November/December 2024

The 2025 Todos Santos Writers Workshop Winter Session will be held from February 1, 2025, to February 8, 2025, in Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, Mexico. The workshop offers daily classes and craft seminars in poetry, fiction, and memoir; one-on-one consultations with faculty; an open mic; a fiesta featuring regional food and cocktails; and beach hikes. The faculty includes poet and nonfiction writer Christopher Merrill, fiction and nonfiction writers Gina Frangello and Karen Karbo, nonfiction writer Rex Weiner, and memoirist Jeanne McCulloch. The cost of tuition is $2,200.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
February 1, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
December 1, 2024
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
December 19, 2024
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Todos Santos Writers Workshop Winter Session, C. Horizonte 10, Brisas del Pacífico, 23300 Todos Santos. B.C.S., Mexico. Jeanne McCulloch and Rex Weiner, Codirectors.

Jeanne McCulloch and Rex Weiner
Codirectors
Contact City: 
Todos Santos, Baja California Sur
Country: 
MX
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Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Event Horizon

November/December 2024

Event Horizon offers residencies of two weeks to three months year-round to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers on eight acres of olive groves in Crete, Greece. Residents are provided with lodging on site or in nearby affiliate housing, which includes a traditional Cretan house, a converted stone windmill, and two caravans, as well as work space in modern studios built from converted shipping containers. Residents will have access to nearby beaches and towns, including Fourní Village, Mirabello Bay, and Neapolis.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
December 19, 2024
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
December 19, 2024
Financial Aid?: 
yes
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Event Horizon, Fourní Village, Lasithi, 72400, Crete, Greece. Julienne Dolphin Wilding, Director. 

Julienne Dolphin Wilding
Director
Contact City: 
Crete
Country: 
GR
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Event Horizon Amphitheatre
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Prose Prize

Georgia Review
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
January 15, 2025
A prize of $1,500 and publication in Georgia Review will be given annually for a short story or an essay. Allegra Hyde will judge. Submit a story or essay of up to 9,000 words with a $25 entry fee by January 15, 2025; mailed submissions must also include a cover page with contact information and a brief bio, a self-addressed envelope, and a check for the $25. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Prose & Poetry Chapbook Contest

Action, Spectacle
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
December 31, 2024
A prize of $1,000, publication by Action, Spectacle, and 25 author copies will be given annually for a chapbook of poetry, prose, or hybrid-genre work. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 20 to 32 pages with a $23 entry fee by December 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

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