Conferences & Residencies
POETS & WRITERS MAGAZINE ANNOUNCES application information for writers conferences, literary festivals, residencies, and colonies of interest to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers. Applications for the following events are due shortly. Conferences and festivals with rolling, first-come, first-served admission are listed well in advance. Some accept registration on the date of the event. Contact the sponsoring organization for an application and complete guidelines. When requesting information by mail, enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE).
Anderson Center Artist Residency
The Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies offers monthlong residencies from May 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 lodging, meals, and studio space. Using the online application system, submit 10 pages of poetry or prose; a résumé, curriculum vitae, or biographical statement; a work plan; and a $20 application fee by February 15. Visit the website for an application and complete guidelines.
Anderson Center Artist Residency, 163 Tower View Drive, P.O. Box 406, Red Wing, MN 55066. (651) 388-2009.
Art Farm
Art Farm offers residencies of one week to five months from June 1 to November 1 to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers on a working farm in Marquette, Nebraska, approximately 80 miles west of Lincoln. Residents are provided with a private room and work space. Families and collaborators are also welcome. Each resident is asked to contribute 12 hours of work on the farm per week. Submit up to 10 poems or a short story, a novel chapter, or up to three essays of any length; a curriculum vitae; and contact information for three references with a $20 application fee by March 1. Visit the website for more information.
Art Farm, Writers Residency, 1306 West 21 Road, Marquette, NE 68854.
Aspen Summer Words Writing Conference and Literary Festival
The 43rd annual Aspen Summer Words Writing Conference and Literary Festival will be held from June 16 to June 21 at the Gant, a resort in the mountains of Aspen, Colorado. The conference features workshops, panels, and readings, as well as opportunities to meet with agents and editors. The faculty includes poet Tina Chang; fiction writers Rumaan Alam, Tom Barbash, Susan Minot, and Samrat Upadhyay; and nonfiction writers Nick Flynn, Laura Fraser, and Heather Harpham. Tuition is $1,525, which includes some meals. A limited number of scholarships are available. Lodging is available at the Gant for discounted rates. To apply for a workshop in poetry, fiction, memoir, or book editing, submit a writing sample of up to 10 pages with a $30 application fee by February 28. Registration for a nonjuried, generative writing workshop and a three-day readers retreat are first come, first served. Visit the website for more information.
Aspen Summer Words Writing Conference and Literary Festival, 110 East
