The Newberry, one of Chicago’s most revered cultural institutions, encourages applications relating to a wide range of historical fiction including novels, short stories, plays and theatrical works, or poetry, for The Historical Fiction Writing Artist-in-Residence Fellowship. This prestigious award offers one month of support, enabling recipients to delve into the Newberry’s vast collection and advance their artistic practice. Preference is given to individuals working in the area of historical fiction. 

About the Newberry

Founded in 1887, the Newberry is a hub for curious individuals seeking knowledge, inspiration, and creative exploration. With over 27.5 miles of shelving in its library stacks, the Newberry’s collection continues to grow, encompassing a diverse range of perspectives and experiences. The institution is committed to acquiring and preserving materials that represent historically marginalized, misrepresented, or silenced voices.

The Newberry Collection

The Newberry’s extensive collection provides a rich resource for artists, researchers, and learners. With materials spanning centuries, genres, and formats, the collection offers endless opportunities for discovery and creative exploration.

Eligibility For The Historical Fiction Writing Artist-in-Residence Fellowship

• Who can apply: Writers of historical fiction.

• Newberry Artist-in-Residence fellowships are open to artists of any nationality.

• The Newberry sponsors international scholars under the J-1 visa.

• If you’ve received an artist-in-residence or short-term fellowship before, you cannot apply for another short-term fellowship to work on the same project.

Requirements 

• A project abstract (300 words) describing the significance of your project.
• A 1,000 word project description elaborating on the abstract and plan of work. 
• 500 words explaining why the Newberry’s collection is relevant to complete your project.
• Current Resume
• Two letters of reference 
• Written works (play and video scripts; prose and poetry; works of non-fictions, etc.) cannot exceed 25 pages in length. 
• Images and audio-visual materials. 
• If your samples can be viewed on the web, please include all relevant web addresses. 
• Also, include any relevant reviews of your work by professional critics. 

Benefits of The Historical Fiction Writing Artist-in-Residence Fellowship 

This fellowship provides a unique opportunity for artists to:

• Stipend of $3000
• Spend one month exploring the Newberry’s collection
• Advance their artistic practice through research and experimentation
• Engage with the Newberry’s community of scholars, artists, and learners

Deadline: December 15, 2024 11:59 pm (CT). 

Learn more

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The Newberry, one of Chicago’s most revered cultural institutions, invites artists working in the visual and performing arts to apply for the Jan and Frank Cicero Artist-in-Residence Fellowship. This prestigious award offers one month of support, enabling recipients to delve into the Newberry’s vast collection and advance their artistic practice.

About the Newberry

Founded in 1887, the Newberry is a hub for curious individuals seeking knowledge, inspiration, and creative exploration. With over 27.5 miles of shelving in its library stacks, the Newberry’s collection continues to grow, encompassing a diverse range of perspectives and experiences. The institution is committed to acquiring and preserving materials that represent historically marginalized, misrepresented, or silenced voices.

The Newberry Collection

The Newberry’s extensive collection provides a rich resource for artists, researchers, and learners. With materials spanning centuries, genres, and formats, the collection offers endless opportunities for discovery and creative exploration.

Eligibility For The Jan and Frank Cicero Artist-in-Residence Fellowship 

• Who can apply: Artists and performers including (but not limited to) painters, sculptors, choreographers, dramaturgs, creative writers, composers, and others in artistic fields.

• Newberry Artist-in-Residence fellowships are open to artists of any nationality.

• The Newberry sponsors international scholars under the J-1 visa.

• If you’ve received an artist-in-residence or short-term fellowship before, you cannot apply for another short-term fellowship to work on the same project.

Requirements 

• A project abstract (300 words) describing the significance of your project.
• A 1,000 word project description elaborating on the abstract and plan of work. 
• 500 words explaining why the Newberry’s collection is relevant to complete your project.
• Current Resume
• Two letters of reference 
• Written works (play and video scripts; prose and poetry; works of non-fictions, etc.) cannot exceed 25 pages in length. 
• Images and audio-visual materials. 
• If your samples can be viewed on the web, please include all relevant web addresses. 
• Also, include any relevant reviews of your work by professional critics. 

Benefits of The Jan and Frank Cicero Artist-in-Residence Fellowship

This fellowship provides a unique opportunity for artists to:

• Stipend of $3000
• Spend one month exploring the Newberry’s collection
• Advance their artistic practice through research and experimentation
• Engage with the Newberry’s community of scholars, artists, and learners

Deadline: December 15, 2024 11:59 pm (CT). 

Learn more

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The 2025 Gate 27 Residency Program is now open for applications! In honor of the centennial of James Baldwin’s birthday, Gate 27 is proud to collaborate with La Maison Baldwin (LMB) to empower Black writers through a unique residency program. This collaboration will provide two Black writers with a one-month residency at Gate 27’s Istanbul premises, offering resources and support to foster their creative work. The residency offers a unique opportunity to reflect on Baldwin’s time in Istanbul, perhaps weaving in personal experiences or historical insights. 

Eligibility For The Gate 27 Residency Program.

They are seeking writers that are:

• Black writers who are eager to follow the traces of James Baldwin in Istanbul
• Have an interest in sustainability and willingness to integrate writing practice with Sustainable Development Goals #11, 12, 13, or 16.
• Able to travel to Istanbul before July 2025 and is willing to produce a body of work to be included in the Gate 27 Collection
• Working interdisciplinary, incorporating different mediums and disciplines into one’s practice. 
• Artists, researchers, and professionals in visual arts, curation, literature, music, architecture, and design are welcome to apply. 

Requirements for The Gate 27 Residency Program

• A short description of your research/project
• A statement of your practice and interests through your past, present or on-going projects. 

Find out how to write personal statements for residencies. 

• 2 References
• A summary of your project and include its relevancy of UN Sustainable Development Goals’ Article 11, 12, 13, or 16. 
• CV and Portfolio 
• State the phase and components of your project that you will be working on. (Max. 150 words) 

Benefits 

• 4 weeks residency opportunity at Gate 27 Istanbul. 
• LMB will provide economy round-trip air travel tickets. 
• LMB will daily stipend (for details please inquire from LMB directly)
• Use of research facilities, art workshops, and laboratories at the Sabancı University
• Gate 27 will provide weekly public transport support equivalent to 300 TL
• Gate 27 will provide weekly essential kitchen shopping
• A small workshop for the production in the Gate 27 Istanbul premises included welding machine, metal, and woodworks
• Exquisite support from Gate 27’s Artistic Advisor and Advisory Board
• Press meeting at the end of residency
• Extensive networking opportunities in the arts and culture scene in Istanbul. 

Deadline: Apply for the Program by 4 October, 2024. For more information visit: info@gate-27.com 

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The Casa Uno Residency 2025, is now open for applications from writers, visual artists, photographers, filmmakers, storytellers, poets, composers, performers or dancers/choreographers. Located in the Central Valley of Costa Rica, the residency takes place on a beautiful property that provides an opportunity for one to three artists simultaneously to have meaningful interactions and stimulating discussions while pursuing their own individual projects in an inspiring natural setting.

Eligibility for the Casa Uno Residency 

The Casa Uno Residency is seeking artists that are able to devote time to a project for 3 weeks in a beautiful nurturing environment in Costa Rica. Participants may be a writer, visual artist, photographer, filmmaker, storyteller, poet, composer, performer or dancer/choreographer. To make the best out of your stay upon acceptance, it’s important to work on your productivity rate as a writer. 

Requirements for the Casa Uno Residency 

• They are more inclined to accept a writer with well-written responses to the questions on the application form. 

• Artists should bring all supplies and materials needed for their creative project. 

• Health insurance. 

• Two professional references. Applicants are to provide the names and email addresses of two people who are familiar with their work and/or have worked with them on a basis related to their artistic work and work ethic. 

• Resume and a well edited work sample of not more than five pages. 

• Statement of purpose, a maximum of 250 words

• A brief artist statement describing your work and why you make it, 250 words max. 

• A detailed description of your proposed project for your Residency, a maximum of 500 words. 

Benefits

• Free Workspace in Costa Rica. 

Deadline: 

Application is open until September 15, 2024. 

If you have further questions about The Casa Uno Residency, direct them to:  joannetuckerart@gmail.com. 

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The Leon Levy Center for Biography 2024 offers four resident fellowships at the Graduate Center for the academic year beginning each September. 

Fellows devote their time to their projects and participate in monthly seminars. Furthermore, the public events of the Leon Levy Center for Biography, including the annual lecture and conference must be attended. Also, they are encouraged to join in the dynamic intellectual community of the Graduate Center.

Application Deadline 

January 4, 2025

Eligibility for The Leon Levy Center for Biography Fellowship 2024

• Writers who have not yet published a biography or received fellowships for the writing of a biography
• Also, publisge and accomplished writers who are undertaking their first biography are encouraged to submit
• Applications are particularly welcome from CUNY faculty. More so, fellows may not teach or partake in other full-time employment during their academic year-in-residence. The Leon Levy Center for Biography does not award fellowships for;

1. Memoirs
2. Essays
3. Plays
4. Films
5. Fiction.

Application Guidelines for The Leon Levy Center for Biography Fellowship 2021

• Applicants should include;
• A brief CV or resume (3 pages max)
• A narrative account of the applicant’s career (250 words)
• A project description (750 words)
• In addition, a sample of the proposed biography (maximum 2,500 words), and
• Two letters of reference
• More so, applicants are discouraged from seeking letters from their agents, editors, or publishers
• Also, only online/digital applications will be accepted
• Applications can be submitted via submittable
• More so, please note that application opens in June and closes in January (dates will be announced)

Awards

• A stipend of $72,000
• Writing space
• In addition, applicants will have  access to research facilities
• Research assistance

Further more, do contact Thad Ziolkowski, Associate Director, with any questions at tziolkowski@gc.cuny.edu

You might also want to check out how to write biographies to increase your chances of acceptance and knowing the best point of view to write from is a great advantage.

Good Luck!

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If you seek a prestigious opportunity to advance your research, creativity, or critical thought in the Arts and Humanities? The Camargo Foundation’s flagship program, the Camargo Fellowship, has been supporting groundbreaking projects and interdisciplinary approaches since 1971.

With nearly 1,500 individuals awarded residencies, it’s a platform dedicated to fostering diversity and innovation in creative endeavors worldwide.

Eligibility for the Camargo Fellowship

When it comes to eligibility, diversity is key at the Camargo Foundation.

• Applicants from all countries and backgrounds are encouraged to apply, representing a wide spectrum of creative thought and practice.
• Here’s a breakdown of the three main categories available
• Scholars: For those connected to Arts and Humanities focusing on French and Francophone cultures or cross-cultural studies in the Mediterranean region. Applicants should hold a PhD or be in the final stages of their doctoral research.
• Thinkers: Open to professionals in cultural and creative fields engaged in critical thought, including curators, journalists, critics, and more.
• Artists (all disciplines): Primary creators of new works/projects with a track record of accomplishments. Artists engaged in critical thought and research-oriented projects are welcome to apply under various subcategories.      

Submission Guidelines

• Entrants must submit a proposal outlining their intended work during the residency. This could range from specific projects to open-ended exploration or focused research relevant to their field.
• More so, during the residency, Fellows participate in regular discussions for interdisciplinary exchange, presenting their work to the group.
• Opportunities to engage with the local community and collaborate with educational organizations are also encouraged.
• Apply using the approved application link 

Stipend and Reward

• Fellows receive a 10-week residency, either in the Fall or Spring.
  The stipend of EUR 350 per week, along with funding for basic transportation, supports their stay in Cassis.
• This includes coverage for basic coach class airfare booked in advance, ensuring accessibility for all selected candidates.

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The Marguerite and Lamar Smith Fellowship for Writers is now open!

The fellowship aims to afford writers uninterrupted time to focus on their work at an apartment in Carson McCuller’s childhood home in Columbus, Georgia, free from the distractions of daily life and other responsibilities.

The Marguerite and Lamar Fellowship for Writers is offered during fall semester. The fellowship begins the first of September and ends the first of December. During this time, the writing fellow will reside in a spacious private apartment inside Carson McCullers’s childhood home. The Smith-McCullers House.

The fellow is provided with a stipend of $5,000 to cover costs of transportation, food and other incidentals. Fellowship recipients are encouraged to take an active role in the community and to meet informally with students and local residents interested in writing.

How To Apply For The Marguerite and Lamar Fellowship for Writers

• Compile the following information for submission: Send via email to: mccullerscenter@columbusstate.edu
• A cover letter which explains why you would make a suitable fellow. Also, include the nature and extent of the work you intend to complete during the 3-month residency.
• Send in your latest curriculum vitae, making sure to include fellowships, scholarships, prizes, or other honors you have received;
• A writing sample of no more than 20 pages;
• Also, they require at least two letters of recommendation.
• All applications must be completed on or before April 1, 2024
• All applications will be acknowledged, and finalists will be chosen and scheduled for telephone interviews with the selection committee by May 15.
• After each finalist completes a telephone interview, a Fellow will be chosen by the selection committee, to be announced June 1. mccullerscenter@columbusstate.edu
• More so, announcement of the Winner will be done on June 1, 2024.
• All applicants will receive notification of the winner.
• Furthermore, more details can be found here.

Rewards

• Physical residency 
• $5000 stipend to be given to fellows.

Goodluck!

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Are you a creative artist looking for the perfect opportunity to showcase your projects?  Cove Park is open to receiving your applications and to assist you through its fully funded residency program.

Cove Park Residencies is a Scotland based residency looking to provide artists with the support they need to focus on their crafts. The agency is a UK based one, but they are open to both UK-based writers/creatives and international ones.

Eligibility Guidelines for the Cove Park Residency Program 2023.

• It is open to both UK-based writers and international creative artists.
• The opportunity can only be awarded through the application process, nomination or direct invitation.
• The opportunity is open to both individuals and collectives.

How To Apply Cove Park Residency Program 2023/2024.

• Name and contact details are required. For collections, only one lead applicant should be named.
• A statement of purpose is also required. This would be the perfect opportunity to talk about your current works and how this opportunity would be beneficial to you. Let them know the impact the program would have for you but make sure to say all these in 500 words or less.
• They also require submissions of biographies. Members of collectives will be required to submit individual biographies.
• Within the application form, they expect your CV and a list of documentations of work (That is images, videos, audio work, writings and any other form of proof of work).
• All submissions should be made via their application form.
• Deadline for submission is Monday 5 December 2022 (12pm GMT).

What Does Cove Park Residency Program 2023/2024 Offer Creative Artists?

• Cove Park Residencies offers travel allowances, but it varies depending on where applicants are located. For UK-based residents, they offer from £75 to £200, for EU-based residents, they offer £300 and artists from the rest of the world get £1000.
• During the course of the program, they offer services and host events to aid artist peer-to-peer meet up. This is to help everyone interact and be as creative as possible.
• And of course, you’ll get a chance to put this in your CV.

If you wish to apply for more contests, check out this contest out! Good luck! 

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The Ebedi International Writers Residency, Iseyin, has received three male Nigerian writers for her June batch residency program.

The three writers, Izunna Okafor, Isaiah Adepoju, and Hassan Muhammad, arrived the Residency, in Iseyin, Oyo State this June for a month-long residency stay, replacing the immediate-past fellows, who were all female.

Hosting the new writers to a reception party, alongside other stakeholders from the Iseyin community; the founder and patron of Ebedi International Writers Residency Hon. Dr. Wale Okediran explained that the Residency affords writers comfortable and calm environment to focus on their writing without distraction and also at no cost on the writers.

Hon. Okediran, a former House of Reps member and current Secretary-General of Pan-African Writers Association (PAWA), said while concentrating on their individual works the writers are expected to also interact with selected students of some secondary schools in Iseyin town for about four hours weekly, during which they can teach the students any form of creative arts or writing, as they so desire.

He also revealed that since its inception 12 years ago, the Ebedi Writers Residency has hosted over three hundred writers from different countries of the world.

Below are short biographies of the three new writers for the May 30 — June 30 2022 residency program:

Izunna Okafor

Izunna Okafor is a Nigerian novelist, poet, journalist, essayist, and Igbo language activist who hails from Ebenator in Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State. He writes perfectly in Igbo and English languages, and has published widely in both languages, including some books — Ikem’s Adventure, The Curse of a Widow, The Faithful Children, Ajọ Enyi, among others.

A Public Adminstration graduate of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka; Okafor’s works have appeared in some print magazines, anthologies, journals, etc, both nationally and internationally; while he also has thousands of online published articles/essays, poems and short stories to his credit. He has also edited and co-edited over 25 books and anthologies (published nationally and internationally), as well as served as judge in some national and international literary contests.

Okafor has won and been nominated for some national and international awards which include: Nigerian Writers Award/Indigenous Writer of the Year 2015/2016; Pita Nwana Prize for Igbo Literature, 2015; Nigeria Heritage Icon Award/Young Writer of the Year, Federal Republic of Nigeria, 2016; Nigerian Writers Award/Young Writer of the Year 2015/2016; N.Y.S.C. Essay Competition, 2012; SLAM Hero Youth International Award/Innovative Youth of the Year 2016; First Prize Winner, NAPAS Essay Competition, 2016; The Future Award Africa, 2016; Anambra Exclusive Youth Choice Award/Youth Writer of the Year 2016; Award of Academic Excellence from National Association of Public Administration Students, 2016; Inspire Award/Outstanding Youth in Academics, 2017.

Others include: NAPAS Academic Icon of the Year, 2017; Anambra Campus Award/Campus Writer of the Year, 2017; Anambra Exclusive Youth Choice Award/Outstanding Youth of the Year, 2017; Starlett Entertainment Award/Creative Writer of the Year, 2016; Young Author Award, 2018; Creative Crew Africa/Young Talent of the Year, 2018; Campus Best Writer of the Year, 2018; Campus Best Journalist of the Year, 2018; Young Achievers Award/Best Young Writer of the Year 2019; National Light Newspaper Jounalist of the Year, 2019; Anambra Media Excellence Award/News Reporter of the Year, 2019; Anambra Through a Lens/Recognition Award, 2020; Amazon Publishing Masterclass Award/Most Resilient Male Student, 2021; Anambra Media Excellence Award/Best News Reporter of the Year, 2021; ACORA/Awka Diocese/Media Personality of the Week (November), 2021; among others.

He is a Fellow of the SprinNG Literary Movement/SprinNG Advancement Fellowship, 2020, and alumnus of some creative writing workshops, including the Naija Haiku Poetry Workshop, 2020, among others

In April, 2020, Okafor was appointed the Project Coordinator, Writers Against COVID-19 Movement. He also headed the editorial team of the first international anthology of poems and essays ever published on COVID-19 — Ripostes of Locked Down Voices. He also edited ‘The Malady and the Remedy’, an international essay anthology on human rights abuse in Africa.

A literary organizer, Okafor is the Coordinator of Society of Young Nigeria Writers (Anambra State Chapter), National Secretary of Society of Young Nigeria Writers, as well as the organizer of the Chinua Achebe Literary Festival (an annual international literary festival held in honour of Nigerian literary icon, Prof. Chinua Achebe). He is also the Editor-in-Chief of the Chinua Achebe Poetry/Essay Anthology.

Okafor said during his stay at the Ebedi Residency, he would be working on an Igbo novel and three others books, and would also be teaching the Ebedi students Igbo language, creative writing, poetry and others.

Isaiah Adepoju

Isaiah Adepoju, who hails from Osun State, studies Literature in English at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. He writes for Literature Voices Journal, Nigeria; reads for Adroit Journal, UK, and reads for the James Currey Prize for Literature, UK.

He has works in Aster Lit mag, Sterling Notes, Poetica Review, Institute of African Studies Journal Nsukka, and elsewhere. He’s the recipient of the 2022 HIASFEST Star Prize, the 2021 Chima Ugokwe Prize for Essay, the 2021 Pengician Chapbook Prize for Poetry; and longlisted for the 2020 Africa Writers Award.

Isaiah said he’ll be working on a fiction, and teaching the students poetry during his 4-week stay.

Hassan Muhammad

Hassan Muhammad is a children’s author, short story writer, and poet. He has a degree in Estate Management from the Federal University of Technology, Minna where he co-founded the Arts Club. He was a two-term Secretary and Chairman of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), Niger State chapter. An active member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), he’s the recipient of multiple scholarships including Highlights Foundation, Authors Publish, SCBWI and GrubStreet. His children’s books are Biribiri Saves Us (2008) and The Empty Cage (2015) which was shortlisted for the ANA/Lantern Prize.

His works have appeared in ANA Review, Kalahari Review, Authors Publish Magazine, The Writers and Readers’ Magazine, Weekly Trust Newspaper, New Nigerian Newspaper, and the anthologies: Pyramids, Fireflies, Shadows and Dance Steps at Dawn. Other credits include NYSC Merit Award, Northern Nigeria Writers’ Summit Merit Award, Corpers’ Welfare Association Billiri Merit Award, and shortlist for the ANA/Funtime Prize.

He is an alumnus of British Council’s Writing Workshop, ANA/Atiku Abubakar National Workshop on Children’s Literature, The Writing Barn’s Poetry Class, among others. He enjoys reading picture books, chess, comedy, and combat sports for inspiration and leisure. He writes as NmaHassan Muhammad and resides in Minna.

He will be completing the revision of three children’s manuscripts which were workshopped recently during the GrubStreet’s Picture Book Revision course with Holly Thompson. He dedicates these stories and the residency to the memory of his son Abdullateef Hamood who died in a tragic fire accident on November 3, 2021.

To give back to the host community, he will be facilitating workshops on the craft and business of writing children’s books for the students in Iseyin community. In addition, he would love to form a chess club for the students in the community.

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The Steinbeck Fellowship named in honor of author John Steinbeck offers one-year fellowships in Steinbeck scholarship and in creative writing, including fiction, drama, creative nonfiction, and biography.

The Steinbeck Fellowship is held at San José State University. Up to six Fellows are chosen every year. Selected Fellows are expected to give one public reading from their work and must reside in the Bay Area during the academic year.

Application Deadline for the Steinbeck Fellowship Application 2021

 January 2, 2021

Awards will be announced in April.

Eligibility for the Steinbeck Fellowship Application 2021

• Applicants can be from anywhere in the world
• Applicants may not be enrolled in an academic degree program during the fellowship period.
• Poetry submission is not accepted
• No entry fee
• No age restrictions

Submission Guidelines for the Steinbeck Fellowship Application 2021

• Applicants are required to submit
• A project proposal
• Resume/CV
• Writing sample(up to 25 pages)
• The email address of three references
• The application system will prompt your references to upload their letters of recommendation by January 31
• The above documents should be submitted via submittable

Prizes for the Steinbeck Fellowship 2021

• $15,000
• Residence at San Jose State University

For Questions

Contact Nicholas P. Taylor,

Director of the Center for Steinbeck Studies.

nicholas.taylor@sjsu.edu.

 You can check out tips on writing a biography, fiction, creative nonfiction before submitting to increase your chances of wining.

Good Luck!

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