PERHAPS you’ve seen them: the photos shared across social media from a writer friend’s lavish residency at a New England mansion, or an acquaintance’s month living and writing in a Scottish castle. Perhaps you’ve lingered wistfully over the images of chef-prepared meals, the door-delivered lunches, the smiling faces of other artists and writers, all creating in solidarity. And while traditional artist residencies are wonderful places that offer things writers crave—uninterrupted writing time, scenic beauty, community with other writers, freedom from the daily grind—acceptance into them is almost always outside our control. All you can do is send in the application and hope.
But what if you’re tired of waiting and hoping? What if, say, you have just one week off in early June and are eager to use that time…
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Poets & Writers (Digital) - 1 Issue, March/April 2025