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The Sitka Center for Art and Ecology will offer two- to twelve-week residencies from October 2025 to April 2026 to poets, fiction writers, nonfiction writers, and translators at the center’s adjacent 80-acre property, located within the unique ecosystems of Cascade Head and the Salmon River Estuary in Otis, Oregon. Each resident is provided with a private room, bathroom, and kitchen in a house, as well as private studio space and access to the Hale Reference Library. Residents are responsible for travel and living costs.
Sitka Center for Art and Ecology Writing Residencies, 56605 Sitka Drive, Otis, OR 97368. (541) 994-5485. Maria Elting, Program Manager.
The Edward F. Albee Foundation offers monthlong residencies year-round to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators at the William Flanagan Memorial Creative Persons Center on the eastern terminus of Long Island in Montauk, New York. Residents are provided with en suite bedrooms in a converted horse stable and separate working studios, as well as shared access to a library, a kitchen, and the center’s grounds. There is no cost to attend, although residents are responsible for meals and travel expenses.
Edward F. Albee Foundation Residency, 192 Lexington Avenue, Suite 903, New York, NY 10016. (212) 226-2020. Jakob Holder, Executive Director.
The Rockland Residency will offer three-week residencies from October 8, 2025, to October 29, 2025, and from January 8, 2026, to January 29, 2026, to poets, fiction writers, nonfiction writers, and translators in the Rockland Woods, located on the Kitsap Peninsula across the Salish Sea from Seattle. Writers who are at least 25 years old and are not enrolled in a creative writing program are eligible.
Rockland Residency, 2615 E Pike Street, Seattle, WA 98122. (206) 799-8209. Jodi Rockwell, Cofounder.
The 38th annual A Rally of Writers conference was held on April 12 at the West Campus of Lansing Community College in Lansing, Michigan. The conference featured workshops, craft classes, panel discussions, and readings in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Participating writers included poets Dennis Hinrichsen and Ruelaine Stokes; fiction writers Caitlin Horrocks and Alex Kourvo; and nonfiction writer Robert M Weir. Fiction writer Erin Bartels gave the keynote address.
A Rally of Writers, P.O. Box 4253, East Lansing, MI 48823. Rob Edwards, President.
The Visual Arts Center of Richmond (VisArts) offers an 11-month residency from September 1, 2025, to July 31, 2026, to a poet, fiction writer, or nonfiction writer at the Virginia Dairy building in Richmond’s historic Fan District. The residency includes private studio space, an honorarium of $5,000, and a $500 budget for materials. The resident writer has the opportunity to teach up to two classes at VisArts on a paid contract basis, host regular studio visits with donors and open studio events, and give a public reading.
Visual Arts Center of Richmond, 1812 West Main Street, Richmond, VA 23220. Emily N., Exhibitions and Residencies Manager.
The 2025 Lab Creative Writing Retreat will be held from June 14 to June 21 at the Son Sion villa in the village of Porreres, located on a Mediterranean island 30 minutes south of Mallorca, Spain. Programming includes workshops, one-on-one meetings with authors and agents, and space and time to write for poets, fiction writers, nonfiction writers, and translators.
The Lab Creative Writing Retreat, 11 Martha Drive, Melville, NY 11747. Matthew Clark Davison, Codirector.
The 2025 Red Clay Writers Conference, sponsored by the Georgia Writers Association (GWA), was held on April 26 at Kennesaw State University. The conference featured writing workshops and panels on literary journals and publishing for poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers. Participating writers included poets Andrea Jurjević and Joshua L. Martin and novelist and memoirist Garrard Conley. Participating publishing professionals included Kurt Milberger (Kennesaw State University) and Anna Sandy-Elrod (Ghost Peach Press).
Red Clay Writers Conference, Kennesaw State University, 440 Bartow Avenue, MD 2701, Kennesaw, GA 30144. Gregory Emilio, Executive Director.
The Tremont Writers Conference will be held from October 22 to October 26 at the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont, located in the eponymous national park six miles southwest of Townsend, Tennessee. The conference features workshops, author readings, and craft talks for poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers, as well as outdoor activities, including hikes and campfires. The faculty includes poet Maurice Manning, fiction writers David Joy and Karen Spears Zacharias, and nonfiction writer Crystal Wilkinson.
Tremont Writers Conference, Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont, 9275 Tremont Road, Townsend, TN 37882. (865) 448-6709. Frances Figart and Jeremy Lloyd, Codirectors.
The spring 2025 Atlanta Writers Conference, sponsored by the Atlanta Writers Club, will be held on May 2 and May 3 at the Westin Atlanta Airport Hotel. The conference includes a book fair featuring attendees’ books; presentations on the craft and business of writing, including a workshop on intellectual property and legal protection for writers; agent and editor pitch sessions; query letter critiques; manuscript excerpt critiques; and Q&A panels for poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers.
Atlanta Writers Conference, 8080 Jett Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA 30350. (404) 632-3525. George Weinstein, Conference Director.
