Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowships
Poetry Foundation
Entry Fee:
$0
Deadline:
March 3, 2025
Five fellowships of $27,000 each are given annually to U.S. poets between the ages of 21 and 31.
Genre: Poetry
Hyperlocal Lore
For nearly three decades, from the early 1980s until 2013, Dr. Jonathan Zizmor’s skincare ads for his dermatology practice were a mainstay in New York City subway cars, touting treatments for various skin problems and displaying the doctor’s own slightly smiling visage. A 2016 New York Times article noting his retirement stated: “To know Dr. Zizmor is to know the city’s secret handshake, to appreciate its quirkier, more pedestrian pleasures that natives claim as their own.” What’s hyperlocal to where you live? Brainstorm some ideas of things that might qualify as local lore, your city’s secret handshake—perhaps some idiosyncratic window displays or advertisements, a distinctive element of the urban landscape, a quirk of the natural environment, or public street art. Write an ode to one of these items, to commemorate and share its pedestrian pleasures.
The Wright Conversations: Nikki Giovanni
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In this video, Nikki Giovanni reads a selection of her poems and speaks about her life and career for the Wright Conversations series hosted by the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit and PBS Books. Giovanni died at the age of eighty-one on December 9, 2024.
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A.I.R. Studio Paducah
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
Macondo Writers Workshop
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
Voices of the Wilderness Artist in Residence Program
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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Tinker Mountain Writers’ Workshop Summer Residential Program
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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Bread Loaf Environmental Writers’ Conference
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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Tin House Summer Workshop
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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Juniper Summer Writing Institute
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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