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The author of Clutch (Tin House, February 2026) reflects on poetic time, dialogue, and writing effective scenes.
Millay House Rockland offers two monthlong residencies, one in October and one in July, to poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers in the duplex where the late poet Edna St. Vincent Millay was born in Rockland, Maine. Residents receive a $1,200 stipend from the Ellis-Beauregard Foundation and are provided with a private bedroom, a private bathroom, a study, a porch, and a fully equipped kitchen. Residents are responsible for their meals. During their residency, residents are asked to offer one public event.
Millay House Rockland Writing Residency, P.O. Box 831, Rockland, ME 04841. (619) 840-7201. Melissa McKinstry, Board Member and Writing Residency Coordinator.
The 2026 Himalayan Literature Festival and Writers Workshop, sponsored by White Lotus Book Shop, will be held from May 29 to June 5 at the Malla Hotel in Kathmandu, Nepal. The writers workshop, which takes place from May 29 to June 3, includes two workshops held in temples and Buddhist monasteries, two workshops led by Himalayan shamans, and excursions to historical and cultural sites. The festival, which takes place from June 4 to June 5, features craft talks, reading events, and book launches for poets, fiction writers, nonfiction writers, and translators.
Himalayan Literature Festival & Writers Workshop, White Lotus Book Shop, Hanumanthan, Kupondole, Kathmandu, Nepal. (981) 379-8573. Shreejana Bhandari, Director.
ART | WORK Retreat, sponsored by the 32M Center for Creative Work, offers one- to two-week residencies to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers from mid-May through mid-September in a nineteenth-century mill building on the banks of the Ashuelot river in New Hampshire. Writers have the option of scheduling critique or mentoring sessions with a partnering artist. The residency accommodates two visitors at a time. Each resident is provided with a private studio and bathroom, and a shared kitchen.
Art | Work Retreat, P.O. Box 111, Ashuelot, NH 03441. (603) 239 6830. Julia Ferrari, Director.
On again and off again, breaking up and making up, will they or won’t they—romances are oftentimes full of ups and downs. Write a short story that revolves around a phase of fluctuations in a romantic relationship between two characters. You might choose to have the events of the narrative unfold in just the span of a day or two, or, if the story takes place over the course of months or years, you could spotlight vignettes of intense emotion when the characters are splitting up or getting back together. Whose point of view works most effectively for the tale you wish to tell? Are there elements of comedy, tragedy, horror, or suspense?
