My Time Fellowship - A Fellowship for Parent Writers
The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow is pleased to announce the 2024 "My Time" fellowship funded by James Dean. Writers who are parents of dependent children under the age of 18 are invited to apply. Work may be any literary genre: poetry, fiction, plays, memoirs, screenplays, or nonfiction. The successful application will demonstrate literary merit and the likelihood of publication. Prior publication is not a requirement.
Four fellowship winners will receive a one-week residency to allow the recipient to focus completely on their work. A $500 stipend will be provided to cover childcare and/or travel costs to each recipient.
Each writer’s suite has a bedroom, private bathroom, separate writing space, and wireless internet. We provide uninterrupted writing time, a European-style gourmet dinner prepared five nights a week, and served in our community dining room, the camaraderie of other professional writers when you want it, and a community kitchen stocked with the basics for other meals.
Fellowship applications must be accompanied by a writing sample and a non-refundable $35 application fee. There is a limit of one submission per application. The submission period opens on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. The deadline is midnight CST on Monday, August 5, 2024. The winner will be announced no later than September 9, 2024. Residencies may be completed anytime before December 2025. For an application form, visit https://www.writerscolony.org/fellowships.
The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow would like to thank James Dean for generously funding this fellowship. James Dean is the best-selling author of the "Pete the Cat" series. For more information about sponsoring a fellowship supporting a genre and/or area of interest you are passionate about, visit www.writerscolony.org/sponsor-a-fellowship.
The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow is a 501(c)3 nonprofit whose mission is to nurture writers of all backgrounds, genres, and levels of experience in a supportive environment that builds community, stimulates new thinking, energizes creative expression, and optimizes productivity. Since opening its doors to writers in 2000, the Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow has made a lasting impact on the arts and literary communities hosting over 1,700 writers from 48 states and 13 countries.
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Please remember to save your changes as you complete your application, or complete the information offline and then copy and paste into this application. Any application received that does not follow the instructions will immediately be disqualified.
Each application requires an application fee of $35.00. Submit your application before making a payment. Payment can be submitted here: writerscolony.org/product-page/application-fee
If you have questions about the application or application process, please contact us at 479-253-7444 or coordinator@writerscolony.org .
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Thank you and best wishes!