Baltic Writing Residency

Accepting applications for the 2012 Baltic Writing Residency through December 15th, 2011. Applications can be sent via submishmash or through the post.

The BWR is a funded month-long, annual summer residency in Riga, Latvia for poets, playwrights, and writers of fiction working in English. Though, neither the writer nor their project need be connected with Latvia.

Both emerging and established writers are encouraged to apply. Recent finalists and winners range from those who have yet to conceive of their first manuscripts, to writers who have been finalists for the National Book Award and numbered in the New Yorker's "20 Under 40".

Joshua Cohen, last year's resident, is author of the trio of novellas, Emission, which will be published by Graywolf in 2012. He is the author of the 800-page story of the Last Jew, Witz, named one of the 10 best books of 2010 by the Village Voice. Previous winners include Salvatore Scibona, Emma Jones, and Amity Gaige.

Spouses and partners are welcome to accompany the winning writer on the residency. Details about the residency, about Riga, and about the application process can be found on the website.

Poetry and Prose at the Jersey Shore!

Several scholarships are being offered for first-time participants of the 19th Annual WINTER POETRY & PROSE GETAWAY, January 13-16, 2012, at the Jersey Shore.

+ The Toni Brown Memorial Scholarship, sponsored by the Getaway faculty and staff, is for a poet or writer age 31 or over. Deadline: Nov. 7, 2011.

+ The Jan-ai Scholarship will sponsor two poets, writers or song writers between the ages of 18 - 30 who are residents of NJ, NY or PA. Deadline: December 1, 2011.

Winners may choose from workshops in poetry, including a special advanced section with Stephen Dunn, Beginning Your Novel, Children's Market, Writing and Publishing Your Fiction, Memoir, Creative Nonfiction and more.

The conference also includes talks, receptions, open mics, optional tutorials, a bookstore café, sunrise yoga and dancing at the Getaway Disco. Learn more about the Getaway at www.wintergetaway.com Questions? Email Peter Murphy at peter(at)murphywriting.com (replace (at) with @)

ABOUT THE WINTER POETRY & PROSE GETAWAY
Not your typical writers’ conference. Join us at the 19th Annual Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway, January 13-16, 2012 at the Jersey Shore. Energize your writing with challenging and supportive workshops that focus on starting new material. Advance your craft with feedback from our award-winning faculty.

Residencies!

Baltic Writers Residency
Applications for the 2011 Baltic Writers Residency, a funded month-long annual summer residency in Riga, Latvia for poets, playwrights, and writers of fiction working in English are now invited. Though, neither the writer nor their project need be connected with Latvia. Both emerging and established writers are encouraged to apply. Recent finalists and winners range from those who have yet to conceive of their first manuscripts, to writers who have extensive publication records, and have been finalists for the National Book Award and numbered in the New Yorker¹s ³20 Under 40². Emma Jones, author of one volume of verse, The Striped World (Faber & Faber, 2009), winner of the Forward Poetry Prize, is this year¹s resident, and we strongly encourage other young and emerging writers to apply. Previous winners include Salvatore Scibona and Amity Gaige. The deadline is December 15th, and we are accepting applications now. Details about the residency, about Riga, and about the application process can be found on the website. Mail: The Baltic Writing Residency in Latvia, PO Box 17184, Louisville, KY 40217 E-mail: balticresidency@gmail.com.

Writers in the Heartland Writer's Residency

Writers in the Heartland is now taking applications for its 2011 season. Writers in the Heartland is a writing colony for creative writers in all genres. The colony is located in Gilman, Illinois, approximately 90 miles south of Chicago. It is located on a beautiful 32-acre wooded site with lakes and walking paths. A limited number of one-week residencies are available for September 2-9 and September 30-October 7, 2011. All lodging and food is included. Writers must reside in the Midwest region or have some Midwest connection. Applications must be postmarked no later than February 28, 2011, to be considered. Decisions will be announced on or around June 1st. Poets should submit 10 pages of work; fiction and non-fiction writers may submit up to and no more than 15 pages. All submissions are peer reviewed by a three person panel and are blind readings. Please staple the writings samples together and place your name on the top sheet only.

Send submissions to Dr. P. B. Erens; 180 East Pearson Street, #3802; Chicago, IL, 60611. For further information about apply to Writers in the Heartland, see our website or contact us at writersintheheartland@gmail.com.

Artsmith Artist Residency

The fifth annual Artsmith Artist Residency is open for applications until November 1, 2010, for the upcoming residency the week of February 25 to March 4, 2011. The residency includes lodging and continental breakfast on Orcas Island in Washington State. To learn more about the residency and to apply, please visit: http://www.orcasartsmith.org/residencies.html.

Fellowship, Residency, Award

Vermont Studio Center - Upcoming Fellowship Deadline - Applications. Due by: October 1st, 2010. The Studio Center provides 4-12 week studio residencies on an historic30-building campus along the Gihon River in Johnson, Vermont, a villagein the heart of the northern Green Mountains. VSC awards a number of Fellowships for 4-week residencies throughout the year. Open to all artists and writers. In addition to VSC Fellowships,a variety of special fellowships are also available for full or partialfunding. Please visit our website for more information and to download an application.

Lynchburg College. Thornton Writer Residency. A fourteen-week residency at Lynchburg College, including a stipend, is awarded annually to a fiction writer for the fall term & a poet or creative nonfiction writer for the spring term. The residency also includes housing, some meals, & roundtrip travel expenses. The writer-in-residence will teach a weekly creative writing workshop, visit classes, & give a public reading. Submit a copy of a previously published book, a curriculum vitae, a cover letter outlining evidence of successful teaching experience, & contact information for three references by October 15, 2010. There is no entry fee. If you would like your book(s) returned, please submit a SASE with sufficient postage. Visit the website for more information. Lynchburg College, Thornton Writer Residency, c/o Julie Williams, School of Humanities & Social Sciences, 1501 Lakeside Dr., Lynchburg, VA 24501. (434) 544-8820. Allison Wilkins, Contact.

ANNOUNCING THE 2010 AMANDA DAVIS HIGHWIRE FICTION AWARD.
When Amanda was writing the stories that would become her firstcollection, Circling the Drain, she worked a number of ridiculous jobs to make ends meet. (At one point she was writing copy for television ads for newspaper tabloids.) Her second published story, "Fat Ladies Floated in the Sky Like Balloons," appeared in the second issue of McSweeney's and was everything we were looking for in fiction—it was bold, funny, experimental, lyrical, and ended without any conventional sort of resolution. She was at her best when she was at her most brave.Her first novel, Wonder When You'll Miss Me, concerned a teenage girl who leaves high school under cloudy circumstances and joins the circus. This memorial award is intended to aid a young woman writer of 32 yearsor younger who both embodies Amanda's personal strengths—warmth,generosity, a passion for community—and who needs some time to finish abook in progress. The book in progress needn't be thematically orstylistically close to Amanda's work, but we would be lying if we saidwe weren't looking to support another writer of Amanda's outrageouslyricism and heart. Applicants should send a work in progress, between 5,000 and 40,000words, and a statement of their financial situation. You may list anyand all ridiculous jobs performed to facilitate your writing, and youmay include two other short pieces, published or otherwise, which willbe read if you feel they would help in the understanding of your workgenerally. The reading group will consist of McSweeney's editors and ahandful of writers and readers close to Amanda. The award of $2,500 will be given in one lump-sum grant, with no strings attached. The deadline is December 1, 2010. Winners will benotified by March 1, 2011. Send materials, with SASE, to: The Amanda Davis Highwire Fiction Award / 849 Valencia St., San Francisco, CA 94110.

Jobs! and Residencies!

English Department and Creative Writing Program of Bowling Green State University seek strong applicants for a tenure-track assistant professor in Poetry Writing and Literature. The successful candidate will teach graduate and undergraduate poetry workshops and literature courses, work with students on BFA and MFA theses, and advise BFA and MFA majors. He/she will be expected to engage in creative/scholarly writing and publishing, to serve on program and department committees, to serve as program director on a rotating basis with the other program faculty, and to participate actively in the life and governance of the program including its efforts to recruit, advise, and retain students. Qualifications: PhD in English or MFA in Creative Writing by start date of employment; Specialization in poetry writing; Strong record of publication of poetry, including at least one book of poetry; Strong commitment to excellence in both undergraduate and graduate teaching, including the teaching of literature. Desirable attributes: secondary specialization in creative nonfiction; experience editing a national literary journal; and interest in form/theory of poetry. Salary: Competitive. The starting date of employment is August 2011. See our website, www.bgsu.edu/departments/english/index.html for a fuller description of position. Submit application materials to: Kristine Blair, Chair, English Department, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403. Complete application files should include: 1) letter outlining qualifications relevant to this position; 2) a CV which includes a brief description of courses taught; 3) at least three current original letters of reference; 4) transcripts; 5) writing samples. Application Deadline: Postmarked by 11/15/10. BGSU is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and encourages applications from women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities. Postal Address: Dr. Kristine L. Blair / English Department / Bowling Green State University / 1001 E. Wooster Street / Bowling Green, OH 43403 / Phone: 419-372-7543

This is a full-time, nine-month, tenure-track faculty position responsible for contributing significantly to Stephen F. Austin State University's undergraduate and/or graduate programs through teaching, scholarship/creative accomplishment and service. Works under minimal supervision, with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. This is a security-sensitive position. Reports to the chair. Essential Job Functions: 1. Performs an equivalent of eight teaching units of work during the regular academic year; reduction of teaching load through reassignment of duties is possible under certain circumstances. 2. Engages in research/scholarly/creative and service activities at levels that are appropriate to faculty rank and departmental tenure/merit criteria. 3. Provides services to the university and the profession. 4. Participates in promotion review of lower-ranked faculty within the department. 5. When tenured, participates in tenure review of candidates for tenure.
6. May conduct supplemental instructional activities such as independent studies, internships, advising, and thesis/dissertation supervision. More here. Special Instructions: Candidates must apply via the SFASU online application system. Please submit letter of application and CV at: https://careers.sfasu.edu.

Oklahoma City University seeks applications for part-time faculty to teach in a new low-residency MFA in Creative Writing program, scheduled to begin in Summer 2011. We seek faculty committed to creative and professional writing, writing pedagogy, and teaching online as well as in workshop formats during twice-a-year residencies. Genres of interest include fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and screenwriting, although writers who cross genres, or write in a secondary, specialized genre, are also welcome to apply. Qualifications: Terminal degree (or demonstrated equivalent) and extensive creative publication required; college-level teaching experience and knowledge of genre-specific practices and theory preferred; knowledge of writing theory and pedagogy, and a history of professional writing employment and/or knowledge, and ability to teach online appreciated. Successful candidates must be available to attend on-campus residencies, faculty meetings, and orientations at our Oklahoma City campus. Residencies will take place in summer and winter, at times TBD. Application deadline: To be considered for the spring/summer 2011 semester start date; submit materials by June 31, 2010. Applications received after this date will be kept on file for review as additional positions become available. Application instructions: Please complete our online application by clicking on the application link below. Should the link fail to work you can find the posting on our website at http://ocucareers.silkroad.com click on Employment Listings to search and apply for the position. You will be able to upload the required application materials during the online application process. More here.

The Frost Place in Franconia, New Hampshire, invites applications for a six- to eight-week residency in poet Robert Frost's former farmhouse, which sits on a quiet north-country lane with a spectacular view of the White Mountains, and which serves as a museum and conference center. The residency begins July 1st and ends August 31st, and includes an award of $1,000. The Resident Poet will have an opportunity to give a series of public readings across the region, including at Dartmouth College, for which the Resident Poet will receive a $1,000 honorarium, and at the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum. There are no other specific obligations. Accommodations are spartan but comfortable. The Frost Place Museum is open to the public during afternoon hours, but the resident poet will have sole use of non-public rooms of the house. Previous recipients of this residency include Katha Pollitt, Robert Hass, William Matthews, Cleopatra Mathis, Mark Halliday, Mary Ruefle, Mark Cox, and Laura Kasischke. The 2010 Resident Poet will be Adam Halbur. The aim of The Frost Place Trustees has been to select a poet who is at an artistic and personal crossroads, comparable to that faced by Robert Frost when he moved to Franconia in 1915, when he was not yet known to a broad public. To be eligible, applicants will have published at least one book of poems. Applications will be judged by members of The Frost Place Board of Trustees. Applications are received March 1 through July 2, 2010. Poets can apply directly or be nominated by someone else. Please submit to The Frost Place, P.O. Box 74, Franconia, NH 03580: a check for $25 (reading fee) and four copies of the following: 5 poems from a most recent book, a letter explaining why the candidate would be a good choice for a residency at The Frost Place, a current resume, and contact information for two references. More here.

2012 Sandburg-Auden-Stein Residency
Intensive Learning Term poet-in-residence program, from 30 April to 18 May 2012. From the early 1930s to the mid 1940s, Olivet College hosted some of the best-known writers of the time: Sinclair Lewis, Sherwood Anderson, Katherine Ann Porter, Carl Sandburg, Ford Madox Ford, W.H. Auden, and Gertrude Stein. In that tradition, Olivet has established an annual residency program for poets who are establishing a name for themselves in this new millennium. Previous Sandburg-Auden-Stein poets-in-residence are John Rybicki (2007), Carol V. Davis (2008) and Rhoda Janzen (2010). During the 2012 Intensive Learning Term, the Olivet College Humanities Department will offer its sixth poet-in-residence position. The Sandburg-Auden-Stein poet will live on or near campus and teach ENG 247: Poetry Writing. The Sandburg-Auden-Stein poet will also host two public events: a public reading of his or her work and a stand-alone talk/discussion on a subject of his or her choice (publishing poetry, beat poets, def poetry, etc.). An award of $3,100 (plus room and board) will be given to the 2012 poet. The Humanities Department faculty will evaluate the submissions and choose the winner. Poets who have published at least one book of poetry are eligible. Submissions are due on Sept. 10, 2010, and should include the following: five poems from your most recent book, a single page personal statement regarding your poetics and teaching, a current résumé and two references. There is no entry fee. Please contact Kirk Hendershott-Kraetzer, Ph.D., Humanities Department chair, with your questions at (269) 749-7621 or mailto:khendershott-kraetzer@olivetcollege.edu. Electronic applications are strongly encouraged: .rtf, .doc, .docx formats accepted, .pdf preferred. Send to khendershott-kraetzer@olivetcollege.edu with "Residency application" indicated in the subject line. More here.

Fellowship, Residency, Grant

Position Summary: The Hodder Fellowship, Princeton University, Lewis Center for the Arts
The Hodder Fellowship will be given to writers of exceptional promise to pursue independent projects at Princeton University during the 2011-2012 academic year. Typically the fellows are poets, playwrights, novelists, creative nonfiction writers and translators who have published one highly acclaimed work and are undertaking a significant new project that might not be possible without the "studious leisure" afforded by the fellowship. Preference is given to applicants outside academia. Candidate for the Ph.D. are not eligible. Submit a resume, sample of previous work (10 pages maximum, not returnable), and a project proposal of 2-3 pages. Guidelines available on website:www.princeton.edu/arts/fellows. We strongly recommend that all interested candidates use the online application process. Deadline: November 1, 2010 (postmarked). Stipend: $63,900.

Lynchburg College. Thornton Writer Residency. A fourteen-week residency at Lynchburg College, including a stipend of $12,000, is awarded annually to a poet or creative nonfiction writer for the spring term. The residency also includes housing, some meals, & roundtrip travel expenses. The writer-in-residence will teach a weekly creative writing workshop, visit classes, & give a public reading. Submit a copy of a previously published book, a curriculum vitae, a cover letter outlining evidence of successful teaching experience, & contact information for three references by March 15. There is no entry fee. If you would like your book(s) returned, please submit a SASE with sufficient postage. Visit the Web Site for more information. Lynchburg College, Thornton Writer Residency, c/o Julie Williams, School of Humanities & Social Sciences, 1501 Lakeside Drive, Lynchburg, VA 24501. (434) 544-8820. Allison Wilkins, Contact.

The Sherwood Anderson Foundation has been helping developing writers since 1988 in order to honor, preserve, and celebrate the memory and literary work of Sherwood Anderson, American realist of the first half of the twentieth century. The amount of the award each year depends on a number of factors, including the investment market. The 2009 award was $15,000. Applications must arrive postmarked no later than April 1 of each year. The winner will be announced on or before the following September 1 on this Web site. If the applications are not deemed to have high literary merit, no award will be made in that year. Application requirements: You should have published no more than two books of fiction. These may be one novel and one book of short stories but not more than two altogether. These must have been published by respected literary journals and/or trade or university publishers. Send three of your best examples from these -- book chapters, entire published books or individual short stories. Send a resume that details your education and gives a complete bibliography of your publications. Include a cover letter that provides a detailed history of your writing experience and your plans for future writing projects. Include a valid, active email address. Self-published works of fiction or short stories do not qualify. Poetry is not accepted. Submissions must be in English. Include an application fee of $50 made payable to: Sherwood Anderson Foundation. This should be placed in a clearly labeled envelope and attached by a paper clip to the front of your application cover letter. Mail your complete application to: Sherwood Anderson Foundation/ C/O David M. Spear/ 264 Tobacco Road/ Madison, N.C. 27025

Conferences, Residencies, Scholarships: Oh My!

Writers Conferences & Centers is conducting its annual competition to provide scholarships for writers who wish to attend a writers conference, center, retreat, or residency. The scholarships will be applied to fees to attend any of the over 100 members of WC&C, an association of outstanding conferences, centers, retreats, and festivals for writers. The deadline for the WC&C Competition is March 30, 2010. Two scholarships of $500 will be awarded. To enter the competition, please follow the guidelines listed on our web site.

The 16th Annual Southern Writers/Southern Writing Conference, a University of Mississippi Graduate Student event held in conjunction with the university’s Annual Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference, will take place July 15-17, 2010. In addition to critical abstracts exploring Southern literature and writers, conference directors invite creative writers CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN GRADUATE PROGRAMS to submit poetry, short stories, or novel excerpts that deal with Southern themes or settings. Accepted creative entries will be featured on several panels. There will also be a nighttime reading and reception at Off-Square Books in downtown Oxford. The conference reading limit is 15 minutes. Please send entire creative works to: swswgradconference(at)gmail.com. Please send your submissions as Word attachments and include your university affiliation, mailing address, and e-mail address. The deadline for submissions is 5:00pm on Monday, March 8, 2010. For more information, contact Corinna McClanahan Schroeder (Creative Chair) or William Boyle (Conference Chair) at swswgradconference(at)gmail.com (replace (at) with @)

THE NORMAN MAILER WRITERS COLONY
The Norman Mailer Writers Colony is pleased to announce its call for applications for the Second Annual Norman Mailer Writers Colony Fellowships at Provincetown, MA. The Mailer Fellows have been created to honor Norman Mailer’s contributions to American culture and letters and to nurture future generations of writers. In 2009 seven Fellows spent four weeks in Provincetown, Massachusetts where they wrote, discussed their work, and were visited by writers such as Don DeLillo; editors and writers from leading publications such as the New York Review of Books and Vanity Fair. In 2010 Gay Talese will visit the colony as well as other leading writers to be named. Fiction and non-fiction writers can apply for a 28-day residency in Provincetown, Massachusetts, near Mailer’s home beginning July 5, 2010. Once again, seven Fellows will be selected. In addition, as many as 66 applicants will be offered scholarships to one week writing workshops in Provincetown during May, June, August and September, 2010. Information about the Fellowships, including an application, can be found here. Applications must be received by March 13, 2009.

ART FACTORY BIALYSTOK WRITER’S RESIDENCE DEADLINE: MARCH 1,2010
Art Factory Bialystok is an international artist/writer’s residence program in the beautiful town of Białystok, located in the northeast of Poland. The Art Factory Białystok Writer’s Residence is open to all writers– published and beginning writers seriously committed to their craft – from any countries, writing in English. The residence will take place June 1-30, 2010. The aim of the residence is to provide the time to develop a body of work, hone that work during workshop-style meetings with the other participants, as well as public readings. Moreover, the program will be enriched by several inspiring day trips to nearby towns, showcasing the cultural and gastronomical diversity of the region. More information here.

Independent Day School seeks both visual and non-visual Artists in Residence. Enthusiastic working artists (authors, musicians, actors, directors,etc.) sought for creative position working with students half time andproducing own work half time during 5 week on-campus residency. Flexiblepersonality, able and willing to provide K-12 students access to his/her ownartistic thoughts and processes, as well as ability to help students with theirown artistic growth required. Stipend, housing, travel and public workspace provided. Application Deadline March 1, 2010. Send: letter of interest/intent, resume, list of references and phonenumbers, examples of one's own work (images, manuscripts, CD's,DVD's, etc.) andSASE for return of examples to: Todd Johnson, c/o WebbSchool, 9800 WebbSchool Drive, Knoxville, TN 37923 Further questions, e-mail Todd_Johnson(at)webbschool.org (replace (at) with @)

Wichita State University. Distinguished Writer-in-Residence for Fall 2010. Temporary one-month position for a writer of fiction to teach a tutorial course to approximately 15 graduate & advanced undergraduate fiction writing students. Appointment for the fall 2010 semester. Qualifications: extensive high quality publications in national or regional periodicals; high quality novels or collections of short stories; awards & fellowships. Salary $9000 for the month. Previous applicants must re-apply in order to be considered. Send letters of application, professional vita, & writing sample to: Donald Wineke, Chair, Department of English, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS 67260-0014. Telephone: (316) 978-6763. Deadline for receipt of applications is February 22, 2010. AA/EOE.

Wichita State University. Distinguished Poet-in-Residence for Spring 2011. Temporary one-month position for a writer of poetry to teach a tutorial course to approximately 15 graduate & advanced undergraduate poetry writing students. Appointment for the spring 2011 semester. Qualifications: extensive high quality publications in national or regional periodicals; high quality collections of poems; awards & fellowships. Salary $9000 for the month. Previous applicants must re-apply in order to be considered. Send letters of application, professional vita, & writing sample to: Donald Wineke, Chair, Department of English, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS 67260-0014. Telephone: (316) 978-6763. Deadline for receipt of applications is February 22, 2010. AA/EOE.

Residencies

Stadler Center for Poetry Philip Roth Residence: Application Guidelines
To be eligible, an applicant must be more than 21 years of age, must reside in the United States, and must not be enrolled as a student in a college or university. (Persons enrolled in a college or university at the time of application are eligible). Some record of publication is desirable. Please note that the 2010-11 Roth Residence will be awarded to a poet. The term of the Residence is late August through mid-December 2009. Prose writers (fiction and/or creative nonfiction) may apply in spring 2011 for the 2011-12 Residence. To apply, submit the following items by postal mail to the address shown below: 1. A letter of application. 2. A curriculum vitae. 3. Three letters of recommendation. 4. A writing sample of no more than 10 typed pages of poetry. No materials will be returned; please do not send originals. We strongly recommend that you include letters of recommendation with your other application materials. It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that letters of recommendation are sent by the postmark deadline. Applications for the 2010-2011 Philip Roth Residence in Creative Writing must be postmarked by Saturday, February 20, 2010. Notification will be in late spring 2010. Send application materials to: Philip Roth Residence in Creative Writing / The Stadler Center for Poetry / Bucknell Hall / Bucknell University / Lewisburg PA 17837. More here.

Writers’ Residency
Writers in The Heartland is now taking applications for its 2010 season. Writers in the Heartland is a writing colony for creative writers in all genres. The colony is located in Gilman, Illinois, approximately 90 miles south of Chicago. It is located on a beautiful 32-acre wooded site with lakes and walking paths. A limited number of one-week residencies are available for September 3-10 and October 1-8. All lodging and food is included. Writers must reside in the Midwest region or have some Midwest connection. Applications must be postmarked no later than March 31, 2010, to be considered. Decisions will be announced on or around July 1st. All submissions are peer reviewed by three person panel. For further information about applying to Writers in the Heartland, see our website www.writersintheheartland.org. or contact us at writersintheheartland(at)gmail.com (replace (at) with @)

The Brown International Writers Project is currently seeking nominations and applications for its one-year fellowship with residency. The Fellowship, supported by a grant from the William H. Donner Foundation, is designed to provide sanctuary and support for established creative writers - fiction writers, playwrights, and poets - who are persecuted in their home countries or are actively prevented from pursuing free expression in their literary art. The Fellow will be a member of a supportive community that includes faculty members and graduate students in Brown's Program in Literary Arts and the Watson Institute for International Studies, co-sponsors of the Project. The fellowship will be accompanied by a series of lectures, readings and other events that highlight the national artistic and political culture of the writer and address the global issues of human rights and free expression. It will include a stipend, relocation funds, and health benefits. Brown will aid the writer in the visa and relocation process and provide administrative support, office space on the Brown campus in Providence, Rhode Island, and equipment. To apply, send a letter, providing publishing history and explaining need, together with a resume, to Literary Arts, Box 1923, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, or by email to iwp(at)brown.edu (replace (at) with @). Supporting letters from others would be helpful. The application/nomination deadline for the next Fellowship is February 15, 2010. More here.

Residency & Fellowship

The HUB-BUB residency, based out of Spartanburg, South Carolina, is an 11-month opportunity for emerging young visual artists and creative writers between the ages of 20 and 35; the program allows three visual artists and one writer to "live free and create" for a year while working for a grassroots community arts movement. Residents receive a beautiful, rent-free apartment and bi-monthly stipend in exchange for 10-20 hours/week work for the program. The writer is given ample time to create, the opportunity to interact with other creative people, and a community eager and willing to support his or her work. To learn more about the HUB-BUB Artists-in-Residence Program and to download an application, please visit the website. The application deadline is February 15, 2010 with the next residency beginning June 15, 2010 and ending May 15, 2011. To see AiR live/work spaces, visit here. For any questions or to learn more, feel free to contact: Alix Refshauge/ AiR Program Coordinator/ 864.582.0056 ext. 3.

For the last forty years, the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, MA, has run the largest and longest residency Fellowship in the United States for emerging visual artists and writers. Artists who have not had significant recognition for their work and writers who have not yet published a book with significant distribution are welcome to apply. Fellows receive a seven month stay (October 1-May 1) at the Work Center and a $650 monthly stipend. Fellows do not pay or work in exchange for their fellowships in any way. Fellows are chosen based on the strength and promise of their work. Former Visual Arts Fellows include Ellen Gallagher, Jack Pierson, Lisa Yuskavage, Angela Dufresne, Geoffrey Chadsey, and Lamar Peterson. Former Writing Fellows have won every major national award in writing including the National Book Award and six Pulitzer Prizes. The list of former Fellows includes Denis Johnson, Louise Glück, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Yusef Komunyakaa. The postmark deadline for the 2010-11 Writing Fellowships is December 1, 2009. 2010-2011 Visual Arts Fellowship applicants may apply online beginning December 1, 2009. Online submissions must be received by midnight February 1, 2010. FAWC will accept slide applications for one more year. Applicants submitting slides, must have their applications postmarked by February 1, 2010. For details, please visit the website.

Carl Sandburg Writing Residency

Mrs. Paula Sandburg first generated the idea of a writer-in-resident at Connemara when her family's North Carolina home became a unit of the National Park Service shortly after her husband's death in 1968. Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site is pleased to host its first Writer-in-Residence Program in March 2010.

This program offers poets an opportunity to live and work at Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site. The three-week residency is scheduled for March 2010. Housing is offered in an historic cottage near the Sandburg Home, with a studio and stipend provided.

As part of the program, writers will be required to do two public programs, the first a short fifteen-minute presentation describing their work during a welcome reception. The second will be an outreach program to an audience of the writer's choice. Writers must also donate one original piece of their work to the park’s permanent museum collection, copyrights will remain with the writer.

The deadline for submissions is October 15,2009. Selection for the 2010 residency will be announced during the second week of December 2009. This program is made possible through support from the Friends of Carl Sandburg at Connemara. Interested writers should review the application packet (Download application packet here). For more information, contact the Education Coordinator at 828-693-4178.

Two Residencies

2011 Sandburg-Auden-Stein Residency
Intensive Learning Term poet-in-residence program, late April to mid May 15, 2011. From the early 1930s to the mid 1940s, Olivet College hosted some of the best-known writers of the time: Sinclair Lewis, Sherwood Anderson, Katherine Ann Porter, Carl Sandburg, Ford Madox Ford, W.H. Auden, and Gertrude Stein. In that tradition, Olivet has established an annual residency program for poets who are establishing a name for themselves in this new millennium. Previous Sandburg-Auden-Stein poets-in-residence are John Rybicki (2007) and Carol V. Davis (2008).

During the 2011 Intensive Learning Term, the Olivet College Humanities Department will offer its fifth poet-in-residence position. The Sandburg-Auden-Stein poet will live on or near campus and teach ENG 247: Poetry Writing. The Sandburg-Auden-Stein poet will also host two public events: a public reading of his or her work and a stand-alone talk/discussion on a subject of his or her choice (publishing poetry, beat poets, def poetry, etc.). An award of $3,100 (plus room and board) will be given to the 2011 poet. The Humanities Department faculty will evaluate the submissions and choose the winner. Poets who have published at least one book of poetry are eligible. Submissions are due on Sept. 10, 2009, and should include the following: five poems from your most recent book, a single page personal statement regarding, your poetics and teaching, a current résumé and two references. There is no entry fee. Please contact Kirk Hendershott-Kraetzer, Ph.D., Humanities Department chair, with your questions at (269) 749-7621 or khendershott-kraetzer@olivetcollege.edu. Electronic applications are strongly encouraged: .rtf, .doc, .docx formats accepted, .pdf preferred. Send to khendershott-kraetzer@olivetcollege.edu with “Residency application” indicated in the subject line. Application materials may be sent by regular mail to: Sandburg-Auden-Stein Residency / Humanities Department / Olivet College / 320 S. Main St. / Olivet, MI 49076. More here.

COCC Barber Library Seeks Scholar-in-Residence Applicants
Bend, Oregon. July 7, 2009. The Central Oregon Community College (COCC) Barber Library seeks applications for the fifth year of the Library Scholar-in-Residence Program. The appointment will continue the focus on creative writing with a Writer in Residence. The appointment begins September 1 and offers the selected scholar a shared office in the library, a computer and network use, and faculty level research access for up to one year. The library provides a stipend of $250 to the Scholar at the end of the spring term. The college and the library see this as an opportunity to support Central Oregon's vibrant cultural community on and off campus and help connect students, faculty and staff to these cultural opportunities. It's hoped that the provision of professional work space and research access will help the Scholar advance his or her creative project(s). Application Procedure: Submit the four items below to Mary Beth Hamilton, Library Administrative Assistant, College Library, COCC, 2600 NW College Way, Bend, OR 97701. Electronic submission is encouraged. Send to (replace (at) with @) and include "Scholar in Residence" in the subject line. Deadline is July 31. 1. Current resume including a list of publications and/or work in the writing/publishing field. 2. Brief biography. 3. Statement about a proposed work or sample of a work in pr ogress that the use of the office in the library and access to20resear ch resources would assist you in completing. 4. Statement of interest in encouraging creative writing by students and staff with a short sample of a few ideas you may have to offer opportunities and exposure to writing and literature. Additional information here. Additional details about the Library Scholar in Residence here.

Summer Writing Residencies

Writers in The Heartland is now taking applications for its inaugural season. Writers in the Heartland is a writing colony for creative writers in all genres. The colony is located in Gilman, Illinois, approximately 2 hours south of Chicago. It is located on a beautiful 30-acre wooded site with lakes and walking paths. A limited number of one-week residencies are available for September 4-11 and October 2-9. All lodging and food is included. For the inaugural year, we are only accepting applications from writers living in the Midwest region of the United States.

Applications must be received by April 15, 2009, to be considered. Decisions will be announced by July 1st. For further information about applying to Writers in the Heartland, see our website www.writersintheheartland.orgor contact us at (replace (at) with @)

Edgewood Arts, a non-profit organization located in Savannah, GA is offering a summer residency program for young writers and we want to let students across the country know about this unique opportunity. Our program invites two writers to live in the Edgewood house, a spacious home across from one of Savannah's famous parks. Together with our program directors, these writers hold weekly group critiques, supporting and inspiring one another.

We also ask our Residents to participate as teachers in our Storyboard program, an arts education initiative aimed at Savannah middle school students. Edgewood Arts provides teacher training and tested curricula, so no teaching experience is necessary. The goal of our organization is to encourage young writers to involve themselves in their communities. Our Residents become part of the Edgewood collective and they also hone their craft by teaching it to the next generation.

Our Summer Session runs from May 8th to August 21st. We welcome applications in poetry, fiction, screenwriting, playwriting, and creative nonfiction. Our application deadline is March 15th, 2009. More information and application materials are available on our website at www.edgewoodarts.org.

HERBERT HOOVER NATIONAL HISTORICAL SITE, Iowa
Residencies open to: American writers, composers, and visual and visual performing artists. Application deadline: February 28. Residency period: May 1 through September 30. Number & length of residencies: Two (2) of two to four weeks each. Contact: Adam Prato at 319-643-7855 CST. Go here for additional information and how to apply.