Genre: Creative Nonfiction

Storyknife Writers Retreat

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 12, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
August 31, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
June 12, 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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Storyknife
Genre: 
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 12, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
June 12, 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 12, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
June 12, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
June 12, 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

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 12, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
August 31, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
June 12, 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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Treehouse
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Translation

Yaddo

May/June 2026

Yaddo offers two- to eight-week residencies year-round to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers on a 400-acre estate in Saratoga Springs, New York. Residents are provided with a private bedroom, work space, and meals. To apply for residencies from November 2026 through June 2027, submit up to 10 one-page poems or an excerpt of a longer poem totaling no more than 10 pages, or up to 20 pages of prose with a $35 application fee (which includes the SlideRoom portal fees) by July 1. A two-page preview of the work sample is also required. Limited financial aid is available.

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

Yaddo, 312 Union Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. (518) 584-0746. Christin Williams, Program Director.

Christin Williams
Program Director
Contact City: 
Saratoga Springs
Contact State: 
NY
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
12866
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

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 Burr 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.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
January 4, 2027
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
September 1, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
June 12, 2026
Free Admission: 
yes
Contact Information: 

Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, 801 Third Corso, Nebraska City, NE 68410. (402) 874-9600.

Contact City: 
Nebraska City
Contact State: 
NE
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
68410
Country: 
US
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Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Under the Volcano Master Classes and Guided Residency

The 25th annual Under the Volcano Master Classes and Guided Residency will be held from January 9, 2027, to January 22, 2027, in Tepoztlán, Mexico, a village located one hour south of Mexico City. The program features master classes in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as individual meetings with instructors, weekly open mics, readings, and conversations with guest writers, reporters, and scientists. Master classes in all genres are offered both in Spanish and English.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
January 9, 2027
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
June 12, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
August 15, 2026
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Under the Volcano Master Classes and Guided Residency, c/o Magda Bogin, 425 Riverside Drive, 14H, New York, NY 10025.

Magda Bogin
Contact City: 
Tepoztlán
Country: 
MX
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Under the Volcano
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Hambidge Creative Residency Program

The Hambidge Creative Residency Program offers residencies of two to eight weeks from mid-February to mid-December to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers on 600 forested acres in the Blue Ridge Mountains of northern Georgia. Residents are provided with a private cottage that features a kitchen, a bathroom, and studio space. The cost of the residency is $300 per week, which includes meals. Several Distinguished Fellowships that cover a two-week residency and offer a $700 stipend are available.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
June 12, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
September 15, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
June 12, 2026
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Hambidge Creative Residency Program, P.O. Box 339, Rabun Gap, GA 30568. (706) 746-7324. Beth Loveland, Office and Residency Manager. 

Beth Loveland
Office and Residency Manager
Contact City: 
Rabun Gap
Contact State: 
GA
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
30568
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Spring Story Contest

Narrative
Entry Fee: 
$27
Deadline: 
July 31, 2025
A prize of $2,500 is given annually for a work of flash fiction, a short story, a graphic story, an essay, a memoir, or an excerpt from a work of fiction or creative nonfiction. A second-place prize of $1,000 is also awarded. The editors will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit up to 15,000 words of prose with a $27 entry fee by July 31. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Tags: 
essays | short stories | short-shorts

Literary Awards

Santa Fe Writers Project
Entry Fee: 
$30
Deadline: 
September 15, 2025
A prize of $1,500 and publication by the Santa Fe Writers Project is given biennially for a book of fiction or creative nonfiction. Deesha Philyaw will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a story collection, a novel, an essay collection, or a memoir of any length with a $30 entry fee by September 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

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