Writing Residencies and Fellowships

Funded time and space to write: residencies and fellowships for fiction, poetry and nonfiction writers in the US and internationally. Every entry links to the program's own page. Facts marked to confirm are newly discovered and still being verified against the official source.

Free to apply Stipended Deadline in the next 90 days

Residency · Memoir, Literary Journalism, Creative Nonfiction

Literary Journalism: Memoir 2026

Rivet · Not specified (likely international; program hosted by Rivet)

Deadline5 Oct 2026

Duration12 days (Oct 5–16, 2026)

StipendNot specified

Application feeNone listed

details to confirm

Residency · Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction

Sitka Center Residencies

Sitka Center for Art and Ecology · Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, Oregon, United States

Deadline10 Oct 2026

DurationTwo to twelve weeks

StipendNone listed

Application feeTo confirm

details to confirm

Fellowship · Fiction, Poetry, Creative Nonfiction

Kenyon Review Fellowships

The Kenyon Review · Gambier, Ohio, United States

Deadline15 Oct 2026

DurationOne year

Stipend$50,000 yearly stipend, plus health benefits

Application feeTo confirm

Residency · Writing

Writer’s Residence

Château de Lavigny · Lavigny, Switzerland

Deadline15 Oct 2026

StipendNone listed

Application feeTo confirm

Residency · Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Philip Roth Residence in Creative Writing

Washington University in St. Louis (Literary Arts) · WashU, St. Louis, Missouri

Deadline1 Feb 2027

DurationUp to 4 months

StipendNone published (lodging/workspace provided)

Application feeFree

details to confirm

Residency · Creative Writing, Visual Art, Performance Art

Hudson Valley Writers Residency

Hudson Valley Writers · Coxsackie, New York

Deadline24 Feb 2027

DurationA few days to months

StipendNone published

Application feeFree

details to confirm

Residency · Fiction, Other Genres Accepted

Hemingway-Pfeiffer Writer-in-Residence

Arkansas State University, Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center · Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center, Piggott, Arkansas, United States

Deadline28 Feb 2027

DurationJune 2026

Stipend$1000; lodging included

Application feeTo confirm

details to confirm

Residency · All Genres

Hugo House Writer-in-Residence

Seattle City of Literature / Hugo House · Seattle, Washington

Deadline1 Mar 2027

Duration1 month

StipendNone published (lodging, meals, workspace provided)

Application feeFree

details to confirm

Fellowship · Fiction, Poetry, Creative Nonfiction

Visiting Fellowship

American Library in Paris · Paris, France (American Library)

Deadline1 Apr 2027

Duration1 month or longer

StipendNot published

Application feeNot published

details to confirm

Fellowship · All Genres

Fully-Funded Fellowships (VCCA)

Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA) · Virginia

Deadline1 Jun 2027

StipendNone published (fully funded)

Application feeFree

details to confirm

Residency · Poetry

University of Arizona Poetry Center Summer Residency Program

University of Arizona Poetry Center · Tucson, Arizona (University of Arizona Poetry Center)

Deadline15 Jun 2027

DurationSummer (dates vary)

StipendNot published

Application feeNot published

details to confirm

Residency · Poetry, Playwriting, Screenwriting

Tukums UNESCO City of Literature Writer-in-Residence Programme

National Centre for Writing (UK) · Jaunpils Castle, Tukums region, Latvia

Deadline30 Jun 2027

Duration2–4 weeks

StipendNot published

Application feeFree to apply

details to confirm

Residency · Fiction, Memoir, Poetry

Chapman House Writing Residency

Station Inn Pawling · Pawling, New York, United States (Chapman House at Station Inn)

Deadline30 Jun 2027

Duration5 days (Nov 15–20, 2026)

StipendNo-cost residency (free housing implied)

Application feeOpen now

details to confirm

Fellowship · Literary Writing, Fiction, Poetry

International Writers' Workshop (IWW) Writers-in-Residence Programme

Hong Kong Baptist University · Hong Kong

Deadline14 Aug 2027

Duration4 weeks

StipendRound-trip economy class airfare, accommodation on HKBU campus for 4 weeks, and a per diem

Application feeTo confirm

details to confirm

Residency · Writing, Literature

Civitella Ranieri Foundation Residency for Writers

Civitella Ranieri Foundation · Civitella Ranieri, Umbria, Italy

Deadline1 Sept 2027

DurationTypically 1 month

StipendNone listed

Application feeTo confirm

details to confirm

Residency · All Genres

MacDowell Fellowship

MacDowell · MacDowell, Peterborough, New Hampshire, USA

Deadline10 Sept 2027

Duration2–6 weeks (average ~30 days)

StipendFully funded (private studio, lodging, three daily meals); stipend for eligible writers

Application feeFree

details to confirm

Residency · Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

Hambidge Creative Residency

Hambidge · Rabun Gap, Georgia (Blue Ridge Mountains)

Deadline15 Sept 2027

Duration2 weeks–2 months

StipendNot published

CostNot published

Application feeNot published

details to confirm

Residency · Creative Writing, Visual Art, Music Composition

Jentel Artist Residency Program

Jentel Arts · Banner, Wyoming

Deadline15 Sept 2027

Duration1 month

StipendNone published

Application feeFree

details to confirm

Fellowship · Fiction, Poetry

Wallace Stegner Fellowship

Stanford University (Creative Writing Program) · Stanford, California, USA

Deadline30 Sept 2027

Duration2 years

StipendNot published (fully funded + salary)

Application feeNot published

details to confirm

Residency · Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction

The Sable Project

The Sable Project · Stockbridge, Vermont, USA

DeadlineTo confirm

Duration10 days

StipendNone listed

Cost$500 (with 6-hour work trade)

Application fee$10

details to confirm

Residency · Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Till Art & Garden Residency

Plants and Poetry · Till (location unspecified)

DeadlineTo confirm

DurationFlexible (affordable and flexible model)

StipendNo stipend specified

Application fee0

details to confirm

Residency · All Genres

Writers in Residence Program

Hedgebrook · Woods Hole, Washington, USA (48 acres facing Puget Sound, view of Mount Rainier)

DeadlineTo confirm

Duration2–4 weeks

StipendFully funded (room and board; no specific dollar amount published for stipend)

Application feeNot published

details to confirm

Residency · All Genres

Ucross Writer Residencies

Ucross Foundation · Ucross, Wyoming, USA

DeadlineTo confirm

Duration2–6 weeks (most stay ~1 month)

StipendFully funded

Application feeNot published

details to confirm

Residency · All Genres

Fine Arts Work Center Residency

Fine Arts Work Center · Provincetown, Massachusetts, USA

DeadlineTo confirm

Duration7 months (October 1–April 30)

StipendFully supported

Application feeNot published

details to confirm

Residency · All Genres

Bellagio Center Residency

Bellagio Center · Bellagio, Lake Como, Italy

DeadlineTo confirm

Duration4 weeks

StipendFully funded

Application feeNot published

details to confirm

Fellowship · Poetry

Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowships

Poetry Foundation · United States

DeadlineTo confirm

Application feeFree

details to confirm

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