Genre: Fiction

All So Different

The Time Is Now
6.25.25

“It was all so different than he expected. / For years he’d been agnostic; now he meditated. / For years he’d dreamed of being an artist living abroad; / now he reread Baudelaire, Emerson, Bishop. / He’d never considered marriage … / Still, a force through the green fuse did drive.” So begins Henri Cole’s poem “At Sixty-Five,” which appears in The Other Love, forthcoming in July from Farrar, Straus and Giroux, a collection in which Cole reflects on the shifting observations of a person as they age and gain new perspective on the passing of time and the accumulation of memories. Write a short story from the point of view of someone older than you, which begins with the sentence “It was all so different than I expected.” Is your inclination to plot out key milestones in your character’s life before you begin writing or to simply see where the character’s meditations take you?

City Lights Live: Jon Hickey

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In this virtual City Lights Live event, Jon Hickey reads from and talks about his debut novel, Big Chief (Simon & Schuster, 2025), in a conversation with author Tomas Moniz. Hickey is featured in “First Fiction 2025” in the July/August issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.

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City Lights Live
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First Fiction 2025
July/August 2025

Kyung-Ran Jo on Her Writing Process

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In this Literature Translation Institute of Korea interview, Kyung-Ran Jo talks about how writing helps her preserve a sense of herself and shares her process of starting with a voice before subject matter. Jo’s novel Blowfish (Astra House, 2025), translated from the Korean by Chi-Young Kim, is featured in Page One in the July/August issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.

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Fiction
Translation
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Kyung-Ran Jo
Blowfish
Astra House
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Page One
July/August 2025

MacDowell

July/August 2026

MacDowell offers residencies of up to eight weeks year-round to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators on 450 acres near Mt. Monadnock in Peterborough, New Hampshire. Residents are provided with a private studio and work space, as well as three daily chef-prepared meals and access to the James Baldwin Library. Stipends and travel reimbursement grants are available based on financial need.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
June 19, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
September 10, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
September 10, 2026
Free Admission: 
yes
Contact Information: 

MacDowell, 100 High Street, Peterborough, NH 03458. (603) 924-3886, ext. 113. David Macy, Resident Director.

Julie David Macy
Resident Director
Contact City: 
Peterborough
Contact State: 
NH
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
03458
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Translation

Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference

July/August 2026

The Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, sponsored by the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing at Arizona State University (ASU), will be held on October 16 and October 17 on the university’s campus in Tempe, Arizona. The theme for the 2026 conference is “Pushing the Envelope: Risk and Vulnerability.” Programming includes craft talks, classes, generative workshops, panels, readings, and events focused on the business of writing for poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
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no
Event Date: 
October 16, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
July 15, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
August 1, 2026
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, c/o Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing, P.O. Box 875002, Tempe, AZ 85287. (210) 294-3669. Sheila Black, Assistant Director. 

Sheila Black
Assistant Director
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Tempe
Contact State: 
AZ
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
85281
Country: 
US
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Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Translation

Storyknife Writers Retreat

July/August 2026

Storyknife offers two- to four-week residencies from April through October to women poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers on ten acres of wilderness overlooking the Aleutian Range outside of Homer, Alaska. Each resident is provided with meals and a private cabin equipped with a bathroom and a living room that includes a desk and work space. Residents are responsible for their own travel expenses; travel cost stipends may be requested via the application form.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
June 19, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
August 31, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
June 19, 2026
Free Admission: 
yes
Contact Information: 

Storyknife Writers Retreat, P.O. Box 75, Homer, AK 99603. (907) 302-6032. Erin Coughlin Hollowell, Executive Director. 

Erin Coughlin Hollowell
Executive Director
Contact City: 
Homer
Contact State: 
AK
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
99603
Country: 
US
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Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Willapa Bay AiR

July/August 2025

Willapa Bay AiR offers monthlong residencies from April through October to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers on 20 wooded acres near Oysterville, Washington. Residents are provided with a private cottage with living and work space, a bathroom, and all meals. The residency is free to attend. To apply, writers submitted up to 10 pages of poetry or no more than 20 pages of prose with a $30 application fee by August 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
April 1, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
June 19, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
June 19, 2026
Free Admission: 
yes
Contact Information: 

Willapa Bay AiR, P.O. Box 209, 32101 Douglas Drive, Oysterville, WA 98641. (360) 665-6782.

Contact City: 
Oysterville
Contact State: 
WA
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
98641
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Cape Cod Writers Center Conference

July/August 2025

The 2025 Cape Cod Writers Center Conference was held from July 31 to August 3 at the Emerald Resort/Cape Cod Irish Village hotel in Hyannis, Massachusetts. The conference featured workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction; an agent panel; and manuscript consultations with faculty. The faculty included poet Sam Cha; fiction writers Tim Horvath and Kayleigh Shoen; fiction and creative nonfiction writers Angie Chatman and Javed Rezayee; and creative nonfiction writer Jennifer Crystal. Radio host Mindy Todd delivered the keynote address.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
June 19, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
June 19, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
June 19, 2026
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Cape Cod Writers Center Conference, P.O. Box 408, Osterville, MA 02655. (508) 420-0200. Nancy Rubin Stuart, Executive Director.

Nancy Rubin Stuart
Executive Director
Contact City: 
Hyannis
Contact State: 
MA
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
02655
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Jan Michalski Foundation Residency

July/August 2026

The Jan Michalski Foundation offers residencies of two weeks to three months year-round to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators at the foot of the Swiss Jura Mountains in Montricher, Vaud, Switzerland, one hour from Geneva and overlooking the Alps. Residents are provided lodging in private cabins, each with a kitchenette, desk, and full bathroom; breakfasts and communal lunches; and access to a research library.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
June 19, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
August 31, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
June 19, 2026
Free Admission: 
yes
Contact Information: 

Jan Michalski Foundation Residency, Jan Michalski Foundation, En Bois Désert 10, Montricher, Switzerland 1147. Thomas Roberge, Head of Writing Residencies Program. 

Thomas Roberge
Head of Writing Residencies Program
Contact City: 
Montricher
Country: 
CH
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Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Translation

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