Genre: Creative Nonfiction

Sunlit Residency

May/June 2026

Sunlit Residency offers weekly residencies of one to three weeks and monthly residencies of up to three months year-round to poets, fiction writers, nonfiction writers, and translators at the Sue-Je Lee Gage Residency for Human Rights and Social Justice in Ithaca, New York. The residency offers time and space to write and one-on-one manuscript consultations by request. The faculty includes fiction writer Nick Kowalczyk, creative nonfiction writer Hannah Bae, and translator Annette Prekker Levine.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
May 24, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
May 24, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
May 24, 2026
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Sunlit Residency, 53 Whitted Road, Ithaca, NY 14850. (607) 229-2683. Annette Prekker Levine, Executive Director. 

Annette Prekker Levine
Executive Director
Contact City: 
Ithaca
Contact State: 
NY
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
14850
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Translation

Loghaven Artist Residency

May/June 2026

Loghaven offers residencies of two to six weeks year-round to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers in five refurbished historic log cabins and newly built facilities on ninety acres of woodland in Knoxville, Tennessee. The residency includes an $850 weekly stipend for supplies and expenses, a travel subsidy on a sliding scale from $400 to $800, and up to $200 in reimbursement for shipping materials.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
May 24, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
July 15, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
May 24, 2026
Free Admission: 
yes
Contact Information: 

Loghaven Artist Residency, 1001 Loghaven Drive, Knoxville, TN 37920. (865) 617-0353.

Contact City: 
Knoxville
Contact State: 
TN
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
37920
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference

May/June 2026

The 2026 Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference will be held from July 30 to August 1 on the Mendocino Coast in California. The conference features workshops for poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers, as well as craft seminars, panels, one-on-one manuscript consultations, and open mics. The faculty includes poet Michael “MJ” Jones; fiction writers Syr Hayati Beker, Susanna Kwan, Lisa Lee, Tara Sim, and Laura Warrell; and nonfiction writers Roberto Lovato and Lauren Markham.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
July 30, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
June 30, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
May 24, 2026
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference, P.O. Box 2087, Fort Bragg, CA 95437. Charity E. Yoro, Operations Manager.

Charity E. Yoro
Operations Manager
Contact City: 
Fort Bragg
Contact State: 
CA
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
95437
Country: 
US
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Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Taos Writers Conference

May/June 2026

The 10th annual Taos Writers Conference will be held from July 24 to July 26 at the headquarters of the Society of the Muse of the Southwest, a literary organization in Taos, New Mexico. The conference features in-person and online workshops for poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and writers working in hybrid genres, as well as critique sessions, faculty readings, and roundtable discussions on publishing. The faculty includes poets Sheila Carter-Jones, Kristina Marie Darling, Lise Goett, Renata Golden, Veronica Golos, Kyle Laws, Valerie Martinez, Juan J.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
July 24, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
June 1, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
May 24, 2026
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Taos Writers Conference, P.O. Box 3225, Taos, NM 87571. (575) 758-0081. Jan Smith, Executive Director.

Jan Smith
Executive Director
Contact City: 
Taos
Contact State: 
NM
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
87571
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Dyeing Potatoes

The Time Is Now
4.17.25

Considering the record-high cost of eggs due to shortages, a recent USA Today article suggests a list of alternatives for the traditional Easter activity of dyeing eggs. A few of the creative contenders include dyeing potatoes or marshmallows, and painting Easter rocks. Think back to a time when you’ve had to alter a long-held tradition because of circumstances outside of your control. Write a personal essay that recounts the emotional trajectory you experienced, beginning with the backstory and memories of your relationship to the tradition. Were you able to preserve the core importance of the tradition? What was lost or gained?

Vasto Arts Workshops

May/June 2026

The 2026 Vasto Arts Workshops will be held from May 31 to June 6 and June 8 to June 13 at the liberty-style Villa Monteferrante in the town of Vasto, Italy, overlooking the Adriatic Sea. Programming includes workshops, a guided tour of Vasto’s historic center, and visits to local artists’ studios for poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators. The faculty for the May 31 to June 6 session includes poet, fiction writer, and copublisher of Guernica Editions, Michael Mirolla.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
May 31, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
May 24, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
May 24, 2026
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Vasto Arts Workshops, Villa Monteferrante, Via Francesco Paolo Tosti 6, Vasto, Italy 66054. Luigi Monteferrante, Director.

Luigi Monteferrante
Director
Contact City: 
Vasto
Country: 
IT
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Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Translation

The Studios of Key West

May/June 2025

The Studios of Key West offers monthlong residencies to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers at the Old Town campus in Key West, Florida. Residents are provided with private lodging and work space. There is no cost to attend the residency, but residents are expected to participate in one community event during their stay. Residents are responsible for their own meals and transportation expenses.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
May 24, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
May 24, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
May 24, 2026
Free Admission: 
yes
Contact Information: 

Studios of Key West, 533 Eaton Street, Key West, FL 33040. (305) 296-0458. Elena Devers, Deputy Director.

Elena Devers
Deputy Director
Contact City: 
Key West
Contact State: 
FL
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
33040
Country: 
US
Add Image: 
Outdoor patio potluck at the Studios of Key West
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Virginia Center for the Creative Arts

May/June 2026

The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts offers residencies of varying lengths (up to six weeks) year-round to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers on the historic grounds of Mt. San Angelo in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Residents are provided with private lodging, studio space, and meals. The residency fee is $105 per day; full fellowships and need-based financial aid are available.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
May 24, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
May 15, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
May 10, 2026
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, 154 San Angelo Drive, Amherst, VA 24521. (434) 946-7236.

Contact City: 
Amherst
Contact State: 
VA
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
24521
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Tulsa Artist Fellowship

May/June 2025

The 2026–2028 Tulsa Artist Fellowship, sponsored by the George Kaiser Family Foundation, offers three-year residencies to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators at Archer Studios in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
May 24, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
May 24, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
May 24, 2026
Free Admission: 
yes
Contact Information: 

Tulsa Artist Fellowship, 109 M.L.K. Jr Boulevard, Tulsa, OK 74103. (539) 302-4855.

Contact City: 
Tulsa
Contact State: 
OK
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
74103
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Translation

Headlands Center for the Arts

May/June 2026

Headlands Center for the Arts offers four- to ten-week residencies from mid-March to mid-November to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and graphic novelists at its retreat center in the coastal wilderness of the Marin Headlands outside San Francisco. Residents are provided with a private bedroom and work space in a shared house, round-trip airfare, four meals per week, and a $1,000 monthly stipend. Writers not currently enrolled in an academic program are eligible.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
May 24, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
June 1, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
May 24, 2026
Free Admission: 
yes
Contact Information: 

Headlands Center for the Arts, 944 Fort Barry, Sausalito, CA 94965. (415) 472-9478. Holly Blake, Senior Residency Manager.

Holly Blake
Senior Residency Manager
Contact City: 
Sausalito
Contact State: 
CA
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
94965
Country: 
US
Add Image: 
A large white house nestled in trees and mountains.
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

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