Vermont Studio Center

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Type: 
Residency
Location: 
Johnson, VT, United States
Application Deadline: 
September 30, 2025
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
September 30, 2025
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Vermont Studio Center (VSC) offers two-, three-, and four-week residencies year-round to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators in Johnson, Vermont, a village located in the heart of the northern Green Mountains. VSC offers time and space to write, readings, craft talks, and individual consultations with invited visiting writers. Residents are provided with a private room, a private or shared bathroom, private studio space, and meals as well as shared access to a kitchen and communal spaces. The cost of the residency is $2,700 for two weeks, $3,825 for three weeks, and $4,950 for four weeks. Full and partial fellowships are available. To apply, submit up to eight pages of poetry or 10 pages of prose with a $25 application fee by September 30. Following these guidelines, translators may submit a writing sample of poetry or prose in English along with the matching selection in the original language. Visit the website for the application form and more information.

Accessibility accommodations include elevators in some multilevel event spaces; accessible sidewalks, pathways, and doorways; accessible rooms, studios, and bathrooms; accessible parking; and assistive listening devices and ASL interpretation (with advance request). Contact community engagement director Liz Kauffman via phone or e-mail at accessibility@vermontstudiocenter.org for additional accessibility details.

Contact Information

Vermont Studio Center, 80 Pearl Street, P.O. Box 613, Johnson, VT 05656. (802) 635-2727.

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