Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts

The Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts offers two- to eight-week residencies year-round to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers in the bur oak forests of Nebraska City, Nebraska. Residents are provided with lodging, private studio space, and a $175 weekly stipend, as well as access to a shared living room, kitchen, and balcony. To apply for residencies from January 5, 2026, to June 19, 2026, submit up to 10 poems totaling no more than 30 pages or two stories, essays, or book chapters totaling no more than 7,500 words (include a 100- to 200-word synopsis for prose excerpts from a longer work); a résumé; a statement of submitted work; a statement of intent; and contact information for two references with a $35 application fee by September 1. Visit the website for complete guidelines.