Conferences & Residencies
POETS & WRITERS MAGAZINE ANNOUNCES application information for writers conferences, literary festivals, residencies, and colonies of interest to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers. Applications for the following events are due shortly. Conferences and festivals with rolling, first-come, first-served admission are listed well in advance. Some accept registration on the date of the event. Contact the sponsoring organization for an application and complete guidelines. When requesting information by mail, enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE). All accessibility information has been provided by the sponsoring organizations.
A.I.R. Studio Paducah
A.I.R. Studio Paducah offers residencies of two weeks to three months 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 $550 for two weeks and $875 for a month. For residencies in 2021, submit up to five poems of any length or up to 10 pages of prose, a résumé, a writer’s statement, and contact information for three references with a $25 application fee by February 15. Visit the website for more information.
Accessibility accommodations include an accessible front sidewalk and entrance; accessible studio doorways; and a walker-accessible bathroom with handrails.
A.I.R. Studio Paducah, 4410 Oglethorpe Street #609, Hyattsville, MD 20781. (301) 454-0433. Kay Lindsey, Communications Coordinator.
Anderson Center Artist Residency
The Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies offers residencies of two to four weeks from May 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 lodging, meals, and studio space. The center also features a Deaf Artists Residency program in June for writers whose primary language is ASL. Using only the online application system, submit a writing sample of up to 10 pages; a résumé, curriculum vitae, or biographical statement; a work plan; and a $20 application fee by February 15. There is no fee for Deaf Artists Residency program applicants. Visit the website for more information.
Accessibility accommodations include elevators or ramp access to all event spaces; accessible parking; and ASL interpretation for events upon request. Contact Stephanie Rogers, executive director, at (651) 388-2009, ext. 1, or stephanie@andersoncenter.org, for additional accessibility details.
Anderson Center Artist Residency, 163 Tower View Drive, P.O. Box 406, Red Wing, MN 55066. (651) 388-2009.
Aspen Summer Words Writing Conference and Literary Festival
The 44th annual Aspen Summer Words Writing Conference and Literary Festival will be held from June 21 to June 26 at the Gant, a resort in the mountains of Aspen, Colorado. The conference features workshops, panels, and readings, as well as opportunities to meet with agents and editors. The faculty includes poet Yolanda Wisher; fiction writers Christopher Castellani, Lan Samantha Chang, Christina Baker Kline, Scott Lasser, and Rebecca Stead; and nonfiction writers Steve Almond, Sarah M. Broom, Aran Shetterly,
