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In this Institute of Politics Policy and History video, A. B. Spellman joins a panel of poets, historians, and critics for a discussion of his contributions to literature, music, and the Black Arts Movement, and then reads a selection of poems from his new collection, Between the Night and Its Music: New and Selected Poems (Wesleyan University Press, 2024), which is featured in Page One in the November/December issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
The 2025 DISQUIET International Literary Program, sponsored by Dzanc Books and Centro Nacional de Cultura, was held from June 22 to July 4 at the Centro Nacional de Cultura in Lisbon, Portugal. The conference featured workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as a multi-genre Writing the Luso Experience workshop, lectures, craft talks, and literary walks. The faculty included poets Erica Dawson, Diana Khoi Nguyen, and Terri Witek; fiction writer Gabriel Bump; and fiction writer and translator Bruna Dantas Lobato.
DISQUIET International Literary Program, 610 South Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01002.
Studio Faire offers two- or four-week residencies year-round to artists and writers, including poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators, at an early 19th-century house in Nérac, France. The residency accommodates up to six visitors at a time. Four of the residents are provided with a private workspace and bedroom in the main house, with two shared bathrooms, as well as access to a common kitchen, dining room, and garden area.
Studio Faire, 58 Avenue Georges Clemenceau, 47600 Nérac, France. Julia Douglas, Cofounder and Residency Coordinator.
The Essere Writer & Artist Residency, which was held from May 10, 2025, to May 24, 2025, and again from September 13, 2025, to September 27, 2025, offers two-week residencies at the medieval Camporsevoli estate in the Cetona province of Tuscany, Italy. The residency features programming for poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators, including craft talks by poet John Roedel, fiction and nonfiction writer Danielle Trussoni, and nonfiction writer Jennie Lee, as well as individual mentorship meetings with the guest artists in residence.
Essere Writer & Artist Residency, P.O. Box 39, Kailua, HI 96734. (978) 771-4000. Jennie Lee, Residency Director.
The 32nd annual Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway, sponsored by Murphy Writing of Stockton University, was held from January 16, 2026, to January 19, 2026, at the Seaview Hotel near Atlantic City. The program offered small intensive workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as one-on-one tutorials, sunrise yoga, a book signing mixer, and open mic sessions. The faculty included poets Jan Beatty, Jiordan Castle, R.G. Evans, Roberto Carlos Garcia, Luray Gross, Le Hinton, Jason Mitchell, Peter E. Murphy, Christine E. Salvatore, J. C.
Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway, Murphy Writing of Stockton University, 2200 Fairmount Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ 08401. (609) 626-3594. Taylor Conti, Program Coordinator.
The Rockvale Writers’ Colony offers three-day themed retreats, one- to three-night mini-residencies, and one- to four-week residencies between January and November to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators on 65 acres of farmland in College Grove, Tennessee, approximately 40 miles south of Nashville. Residents are provided with a private room, bathroom, and writing desk, as well as access to a shared farmhouse kitchen, dining room, library, and outdoor swimming pool. The property also features common areas, including porches, gardens, and hiking trails.
Rockvale Writers’ Colony, 7020 Giles Hill Road, College Grove, TN 37046. Sandy Coomer, Founder and Director.
The 2026 Anderson Center Artist Residency Program offers residencies of two weeks or one month from June through October to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators at Tower View, a 350-acre historic estate in Red Wing, Minnesota. Residents are provided with a private room, studio space, and meals. To apply, writers submitted a writing sample of up to 10 pages, an artist statement, and a work plan with a $30 application fee by January 13, 2026.
Anderson Center Artist Residency Program, 163 Tower View Drive, P.O. Box 406, Red Wing, MN 55066. (651) 388-2009. Laurel Stinson, Advancement and Residency Director.
The Good Hart Artist Residency offers 10- to 21-day residencies year-round to artists and writers, including poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers, in the woods bordering the “Tunnel of Trees” Scenic Heritage Route in Good Hart, Michigan, a village located on Lake Michigan. One artist or writer attends the residency at a time. The resident is provided with a private bedroom, a living room, an open loft with a reading area, a patio, a kitchen, and a bathroom. Residents also receive a $500 stipend.
Good Hart Artist Residency, 910 N. Lamkin Road, Harbor Springs, MI 49740. (231) 412-0688. Sue Klco, Executive Director.
The 2026 Todos Santos Writers Workshop Winter Session will be held from January 31, 2026, to February 7, 2026, at La Posada del Molino in Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, Mexico. The workshop offers daily classes and craft seminars in poetry, fiction, memoir, and storytelling strategies; one-on-one consultations with faculty; an open mic; and a fiesta night featuring regional food and cocktails. The faculty includes poet Christopher Merrill, fiction writers Ann Hood and Karen Karbo, and nonfiction writers Jeanne McCulloch and Rex Weiner.
Todos Santos Writers Workshop Winter Session, C. Horizonte 10, Brisas del Pacífico, 23300 Todos Santos, B.C.S., Mexico. Jeanne McCulloch and Rex Weiner, Codirectors.
Event Horizon offers residencies of two weeks to three months year-round to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers in modern studios built from converted shipping containers on eight acres of olive groves in Crete, Greece. Residents are provided with lodging on the property’s campsite or in nearby affiliate housing, which includes a traditional Cretan house, a converted stone windmill, and a caravan. Residents have access to nearby beaches and towns, including Fourni Village, Mirabello Bay, and Neapolis.
Event Horizon, Fourni Village, Lasithi, 72400, Crete, Greece. Julienne Dolphin Wilding, Director.
