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What Region are you applying for:

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Are you a Minnesota Resident. (You must be a MN resident to apply).

This residency centers storytelling rooted in a place, community connection, natural spaces and stewardship. How does your work engage with these themes, and what draws you to writing about the people and natural spaces that shape your region’s identity?

Describe your interest in exploring and documenting the unique voices, landscapes, and community caretakers of East St. Paul, Fergus Falls, and the Iron Range. Why do these regional stories matter within your writing practice?

In what ways would participating in this residency deepen your connection to place, community, natural spaces and stewardship, and how might that shape the work you create during the residency?

Work sample 1. Please upload a PDF of a writing sample that is 1-4 pages.

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Work Sample 2. Please upload a PDF of a writing sample that is 1-4 pages.

As part of the residency experience, each resident artist will have the opportunity to present, read, exhibit, or share work developed during the residency at the Unsung Caretakers Awards celebrations taking place in East Side St. Paul, Fergus Falls, and the Iron Range in October 2026. These gatherings will celebrate the stories, stewardship, histories, and community stewards that shape each region while creating meaningful opportunities for public engagement and connection through storytelling and the arts. We are interested in supporting artists/writers who are excited to engage with community members and share reflections, writings, journalism, poetry, essays, interviews, or creative literature works inspired by their residency experience and the people and natural spaces they encounter along the way.Would you be interested in publicly sharing your work during the Unsung Caretakers Awards events in October?

Thank you for taking the time to complete the Creative Writers/Journalism Residency Application. We sincerely appreciate your interest in this meaningful residency opportunity and your dedication to storytelling, community, and place-based writing.

Applicants will be contacted with selection decisions by July 27, 2026. We are grateful for your time, thoughtful responses, and interest in being part of this project.

Creative Writer/Journalism Residency