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185 POETS & WRITERS
CONFERENCES & RESIDENCIES
a private room, studio space, and meals.
For residencies from April 2020 through
July 2020, using only the online applica-
tion system submit up to 10 poems total-
ing no more than 10 pages or up to 20
pages of prose, along with a brief bio, a
writer’s statement, and a $40 application
fee by October 1. Visit the website for an
application and complete guidelines.
Millay Colony for the Arts, 454 East
Hill Road, P.O. Box 3, Austerlitz, NY
- (518) 392-3103. Calliope Nicholas,
Residency Director.
[email protected]
http://www.millaycolony.org
Nimrod Conference for Readers
and Writers
The 2019 Nimrod Conference for
Readers and Writers will be held from
October 18 to October 19 at the Tulsa
Historical Society and the University
of Tulsa in Oklahoma. The conference
features workshops in poetry, fiction, and
creative nonfiction, as well as readings,
master classes, panel discussions, and
individual manuscript consultations with
faculty. Participants include poets Kim
Addonizio and Jeanetta Calhoun Mish;
fiction writers Rachel Hall, Margotwriters on a 450-acre estate near Mt.
Monadnock in Peterborough, New
Hampshire. Residents are provided with
a private room, studio space, and meals.
For residencies from February 2020
through May 2020, using only the online
application system submit 6 to 10 poems
totaling no more than 15 pages or 15
to 25 pages of prose, a project proposal,
and one letter of recommendation (sent
directly by the reference to MacDowell)
with a $30 application fee by Septem-
ber 15. Travel aid and personal expense
grants are available based on need. Visit
the website for an application and com-
plete guidelines.
MacDowell Colony, 100 High Street,
Peterborough, NH 03458.
(603) 924-3886.
[email protected]
http://www.macdowellcolony.org
Millay Colony for the Arts
The Millay Colony for the Arts offers
two-week and monthlong residencies
from April through November to poets,
fiction writers, and creative nonfiction
writers at Steepletop, the former estate
of Edna St. Vincent Millay in Austerlitz,
New York. Residents are provided witharts center in Tieton, Washington. The
workshop features readings, perfor-
mances, and meditation for poets. The
faculty includes poets Susan Blair, Thom
Caraway, Laura Da’, Natalie Diaz,
Christopher Howell, Claudia Castro
Luna, Finn Menzies, Saretta Morgan,
Cynthia Neely, Matthew Nienow, Dan
Peters, and Maya Jewell Zeller. The
registration fee, which includes weekend
classes and a banquet dinner on Saturday
night, is $220 until August 31 and $250
thereafter. Master classes are available for
an additional $50 to $120 each. Lodging
is available at the nearby Oxford Suites
for $119 to $129 per night; free camping
is available on site. Registration is first
come, first served; on-site registration
is available as space permits. Visit the
website for more information.
LiTFUSE Poets’ Workshop, Tieton Arts
& Humanities, P.O. Box 171, Tieton, WA
- (509) 979-5190. Emily Gwinn,
Director. [email protected]
http://www.litfuse.us
MacDowell Colony
MacDowell Colony offers residencies of
up to two months year-round to poets,
fiction writers, and creative nonfiction
ANNOUNCING THE 2020
BARNARD WOMEN POETS PRIZE
For an exceptional second collection of poems written
by an American who identifies as a woman and who has
already published one book of poetry.
A qualified applicant should submit three copies of her
book-length manuscript with a cover letter naming the
title and publisher of her first collection.Prize
$1,500 and publication by W.W. Norton & Co.Judge
Natalie DiazEntry fee
$20, payable in check to Women Poets at Barnard.
Women Poets at Barnard, English Department
Barnard College, 3009 Broadway, New York, NY 10027Submissions
Accepted from September 1 to October 15, 2019.For more information
Visit: http://english.barnard.edu/women-poets/contest