FREE Writer's Residencies and Fellowships

The dream of each writer: a peaceful period of uninterrupted time, dedicated only to create the next novel, a room of one’s own, with maybe some meals thrown in and some pocket money.  Or even just a quiet room. So, what about a writer's residency? It is not impossible to get one of these rent-free, beautiful places in tranquil surroundings, just fill out their applications - and with a bit luck, you might be the winner of such a lovely spot.  After all: One proposal in three is typically funded!
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Can Serrat Residency 
A residency near Barcelona that is offering one writer a two-month residency including accommodation, workshop space, and food. The residency is open to all writers regardless of nationality or age. Applications: February 1 - March 1.
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Hosking Houses Trust
Located in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, Hosking Houses Trust residency program seeks to appoint women over the age of 40 who need time in which to start, continue or complete interesting or innovative work in English, dealing with any subject. Private accommodation is provided in Church Cottage and includes a bursary of up to £1000 per calendar month.
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Jack Kerouac Writer in Residence Project
The Kerouac Project provides four residencies a year to writers living anywhere in the world. Each residency consists of approximately a three-month stay in Orlando, Florida, in the cottage where Jack Kerouac wrote his novel Dharma Bums. Utilities and a food stipend of US$800 are included. The Project also offers opportunities for residents to participate in readings, workshops and to interact with the central Florida writing community. Applications close on 12 March and results will be announced in May.
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Hugo House
Seattle’s Hugo House aims to provide an inspiring and creative place where writers and readers of all levels share an appreciation for well-written words. Its writer-in-residence program offers private writing offices and a monthly stipend for a period of nine months. Applicants should have a specific artistic project they are working on during their residency (e.g., developing a manuscript for publication) and should have a special interest in helping writers become better writers and fostering an appreciation of the craft. Applications close March 31.
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Associates of the Boston Public Library’s Children’s Writer in Residence Fellowship
Boston Public Library was established in 1848 and is the oldest large municipal library in the United States. The Library’s Children’s Writer in Residence Program provides an emerging children’s writer with the financial support and space needed to complete one literary work for children or young adults. The writer in residence receives a $20,000 stipend and a private office in the Central Library. Fiction, non-fiction, poetry and script projects are all eligible. Applicants cannot have published more than three books to date. Applications are expected to open in March.
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Norman Mailer Center and Writers Colony
The Norman Mailer Center and Writers Colony offers Summer Fellowships for fiction, nonfiction and poetry writers at the Ucross Foundation located on a 20,000-acre ranch in northeastern Wyoming. Eleven applicants will be chosen and receive full tuition and housing for the entire three-week period of their stay. Applications are expected to close in April.
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Gladstone’s Library Writers in Residence
Built in 1902, Gladstone’s Library is the UK’s only residential library. The Library’s Writers in Residence program began in 2011. Four residencies are offered each year with each writer staying at the Library for a month. The Writers in Residence are asked to keep a blog about their stay, as well as running a creative writing workshop. Residents receive full room and board, reimbursement for travel expenses and a small stipend of £100 per week. Applications close on 31 May.
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New York Public Library’s Cullman Center Fellowships
The Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers is an international fellowship program open to people whose work will benefit from access to the New York Public Library’s collections housed at its main branch on Fifth Avenue. Novelists, playwrights, and poets are invited to apply, along with academics and independent researchers. Fellows can be from anywhere in the world. A stipend of up to $70,000 is granted to each fellow, along with an office, a computer and full access to the Library’s physical and electronic resources. Applications for 2017/18 fellowships will open in June.
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Writers Omi at Ledig House
Since it was founded in 1992 it has hosted hundreds of authors and translators, representing more than fifty countries, including Gary Shteyngart, Kiran Desai and Colum McCann. Ledig House located in Ghent, New York, two and a half hours from New York City and guests may select a residency of one week to two months. Application information for 2018 will be published on 15 August.
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More links to Writer’s Residencies in our upcoming book:
111 Tips on How to Make Money with Writing

or at this website, from which we showed random examples in today's article 
http://www.aerogrammestudio.com/2017/01/05/residencies-for-writers-2017/

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Grants for Writers – Get the Money / Residency - Apply!

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Among the country’s largest grant makers, in average one proposal in three is typically funded. Study the requirements carefully, ask for copies of grant proposals they have previously funded. Some samples can even be found on their websites or other resources available online.  Write your proposal in a positive manner and language and proof-read it carefully.  Explain how your project can benefit others.  
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How to Write a Grant Proposal
If you have never written a grant proposal before, do some research on the topic before you begin.  Numerous how-to listings and guidelines offer insights to novice grant writers, and even those with experience.  Understand the meanings of the vocabulary being used in grant guidelines or to access a glossary of common terms.  Some sponsor guidelines will even provide just such a glossary unique to the particular sponsor. 


Current Grant Offers:
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For Australian Writers
International Fellowships in Helsinki, Finland,  Berlin, Germany or Rome, Italy.
The International Residencies Program enables the artistic development of individual artists and groups by brokering and offering high quality residency experiences.  Residencies last between 6 months and one year.  See several case studies of residencies. 
Closing: midnight, 1 December 2015. 
http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/funding/new-grants-model/

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Rauschenberg Foundation 2016 Artist as Activist Fellowship
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation announced the 2016 Artist as Activist Fellowship, which provides independent artists and art collectives with a demonstrated commitment to applying their creative work to the public sphere up to $100,000 over two years along with access to opportunities for professional advancement. This years theme is racial justice with particular focus on mass incarceration. US-based artists and artist collectives seeking to work full-time on an ambitious creative work tackling this issue should apply. Fellowship period is May 1, 2016 – April 30, 2018. Applicants will be notified in Late April 2016. 
Deadline: December 7 at 5:00 pm (EST).  
http://www.rauschenbergfoundation.org/artist-activist-fellows

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Atlantic Center for the Arts Residency in New Smyrna, FL
In this beautiful, modern residency, close to New Smyrna, FL, artists participate in informal sessions with their group, interact/collaborate, and work independently on their own projects. The relaxed atmosphere, unstructured program and lush, unspoiled environment provide considerable time for artistic experimentation, exploration and creation. Full and partial scholarships are provided.
Open to all artists (US and International), a basic command of the English language is necessary.  Applicants must be at least 21 years old at the time of the residency
Deadlines: March 24 for Summer, May 19 for Fall residency.
http://www.atlanticcenterforthearts.org/master-artist-residence-program-details-0

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November 2015: Application for Amtrak Residency is Open!
The Amtrak Residency Program:  “An idea sparked by our customers, the residency offers a select group of writers the chance to traverse the country in trains and experience amazing scenery, an environment that fosters engaging connections and the unique opportunity to explore and be inspired by the diversity of landscapes America has to offer.  The 24 residents offer a diverse representation of the writing community and hail from across the country.”
http://blog.amtrak.com/2015-amtrak-residency-application/


For more Grants and Residencies do check out the websites below.  Most grants will be offered every year. So if you miss a deadline, mark your calendar for the next one. Read this article to get ten tips before applying.  There are hundreds of possibilities for writers, and statistically the odds you win are pretty high!


http://www.miraslist.com/2009/04/finding-money-for-your-dreams.html

http://www.miraslist.com/2009/03/italian-residencies.html

http://www.miraslist.com/2009/04/fubright-grants-inside-scoop.html

http://www.resartis.org/en/news/upcoming_deadlines/

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