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Fellowship & Residency Calendar

Open calls for fiction and nonfiction writers — memoir, essay, and creative nonfiction included — by month. Tap any name to go straight to its application page.

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October 2026

  • Oct 15 Maison Dora Maar All genres Residency · Ménerbes, France. Last day to apply. Mid-career writers. No cost to attend; $1,500 stipend + travel award; $25 fee. Reference letters due a week later.
  • Oct 15 Kenyon Review Fellowship All genres Fellowship · Gambier, OH. Last day to apply. Two years, $50k/yr + health benefits, teaching. MFA/PhD completed Jan 2021–Sep 2026. No fee.
  • Oct 16 Friends of IFCC Artist Grant All genres Oregon Grant + residency · Portland, OR. $5,000 + workspace at the IFCC building. Portland-based artists; writing eligible.
  • Oct 27 Mass Cultural Council Grants for Creative Individuals All genres Grant · $5,000 unrestricted; hundreds awarded. Massachusetts residents only. No full-time undergrads or arts grad students. 11:59pm ET.
  • Oct 28 RACC Portland Arts Project Grants All genres Oregon Grant · $1,000–$5,000 (General Fund) for a project with a public-sharing component; literature eligible. Portland city residents only. City grants cap at $5,000 combined (incl. IFCC). 11:59pm.
  • Oct 31 Moondancer Fellowship · Dairy Hollow All genres Residency · Eureka Springs, AR. Free 2 weeks with dinners, for nature & environmental writing in any genre. Some community outreach. $35 fee.

November 2026

  • Nov 1 Hypatia-in-the-Woods All genres Retreat · Shelton, WA. Women in the arts. Pay-what-you-can housing; residents cover travel & food (car needed). $20 fee. For Jul–Sep 2027; next deadline Feb 15.
  • Nov 1 MASS MoCA Studios All genres Residency · North Adams, MA. Jul–Dec 2027. Free to apply; financial aid and full fellowships available (check the fellowship box on the application). 11:59pm ET.
  • Nov 1 John Updike Tucson Casitas Fellowship All genres Residency · Tucson, AZ. Two weeks in late May + $1,000. Free. Send one PDF (proposal, short bio & a 5-page sample) by email; details on the page.
  • Nov 1 Olson Fellowship · Write On, Door County All genres Residency · Juddville, WI. Sep 5–19, 2027. $700 stipend + travel & groceries. For work engaging equal protection under the law. $40 fee.
  • Nov 1 Rome Prize in Literature All genres Fellowship · American Academy in Rome. $30k full term or $16k half term + housing. US citizens with a published trade book. $50 fee; late deadline Nov 15 ($80).
  • Nov 2 Stegner Fellowship Fiction & poetry Fellowship · Stanford. $75k/yr for two years + tuition & health insurance. No degree required. 11:59pm PT. $55 fee (waivers available).
  • Nov 2 Volland Foundation All genres Residency · Flint Hills, KS. Free housing & studio + $500 (2 wks) or $1,000 (4 wks). No meals; car needed. $25 fee.
  • Nov 2 Artist Trust Fellowship All genres Grant · $10,000 unrestricted. Washington residents only. No students. 11:59pm.
  • Nov 4 Trillium Arts Residencies All genres Residency · Mars Hill, NC (near Asheville). One-week solo residency (7 nights) + $700 honorarium. No fee. Ages 21+.
  • Nov 6 The Writing Hours Free · The Fountain Our monthly 2-hour write-along on Zoom, 12–2pm PT. Opens with a Clearing.
  • Nov 16 Nebraska Arts Council Fellowship All genres Grant · up to $5,000; this is the literary arts cycle. Nebraska residents (2+ years) only.
  • Nov 19 “Miss Sarah” Fellowship · Trillium Arts Nonfiction Residency · Mars Hill, NC. For Black women writers; nonfiction this year. 10 days (ideally Jul 10–20, 2027) + $1,000, rental car & travel. No fee.
  • Nov 23 Byrdcliffe Summer Residency All genres Residency · Woodstock, NY. Communal residency, monthly sessions May–Sep 2027. $850 per session + $30 application fee; separate need-based grants and named fellowships (incl. one for LGBTQIA+ artists that covers the full fee). Priority deadline Nov 16.
  • Nov 30 McCormack Writing Center Residency All genres Oregon Residency · Northwest Portland. Summer 2027 tracks incl. First Book, Next Book, YA & Without Borders. Studio apartment + $1,200 stipend. Fee waivers available. Opens Nov 1.
  • ~Nov 30 Gulliver Travel Grant Fiction & nonfiction Grant · $1,000 for research travel, for speculative fiction & nonfiction. Window usually Nov 1–30. Expected.

December 2026

  • Dec 1 Bogliasco Foundation All genres Fellowship · Liguria, Italy. Fall 2027. Room, board & workspace; travel not covered. $30 fee ($45 in the final week). Next deadline Mar 11.
  • Dec 1 Fishtrap Fellowships All genres Oregon Fellowship · Wallowa Lake, OR. Free registration for the June 22–27 Gathering + lodging, meals & $150 travel. Early-career, no book from a literary press; Western US writers or Western themes. Opens Nov 1.
  • Dec 4 The Writing Hours Free · The Fountain Our monthly 2-hour write-along on Zoom, 12–2pm PT. Opens with a Clearing.
  • Dec 6 Saltonstall Foundation Fiction & poetry Residency · Ithaca, NY. Free, no fee: housing, meals, $100/wk + need-based aid. New York State residents only.
  • Dec 15 Fine Arts Work Center Fiction & poetry Fellowship · Provincetown. 7 months (Oct–Apr), $1,250/mo + $1,000 exit stipend (last cycle’s figures). Emerging writers; memoir judged with fiction. Fee is $40 through Nov 15, $55 through Dec 1, then $65.
  • Dec 20 Yaddo All genres Residency · Saratoga Springs, NY. Winter cycle, for May 2027–Mar 2028 residencies. Opens Nov 1. $35 fee. Not open to degree students; apply every other year.

January 2027

  • Jan 1 The Writing Hours Free · The Fountain Our monthly 2-hour write-along on Zoom, 12–2pm PT. Opens with a Clearing.
  • ~Jan 1 Wisconsin Institute Fiction & poetry Fellowship · Madison, WI. $42k+ & health benefits. MFA/PhD in creative writing, ≤1 book. $50 fee per genre. Opens Nov 1. Expected.
  • Jan 4 Steinbeck Fellowship Fiction & nonfiction Fellowship · San José, CA. $15k, one year; emerging welcome. No poetry; not for degree students. Must live in the Bay Area or nearby Central Coast/Central Valley counties. Open now.
  • ~Jan 5 Long-Term Ecological Reflections All genres Oregon Residency · HJ Andrews Experimental Forest, OR. $1,500 honorarium + up to 2 weeks’ lodging. For nature-focused writing; US-based. Opens Oct 30. Expected.
  • Jan 12 Anderson Center at Tower View All genres Residency · Red Wing, MN. Free 2–4 weeks with housing & studio; no stipend. $30 fee. Noon CT.
  • ~Jan 14 Oxbelly Fiction Retreat · Messinia, Greece. All expenses covered; emerging prose fiction writers worldwide (in English, 18+), unpublished welcome. No fee. 2027 call not yet posted. Expected.
  • Jan 15 VCCA All genres Residency · Amherst, VA. Fall 2027. Open now. This cycle’s fully-funded fellowships for writers include Alison Lurie (fiction), Petrow (LGBTQ+), Greater Opportunity (first-time fellows; preference for people of color) & Marian Treger (women fiction writers emerging in mid-life or later after chronic illness or disability). $30 fee, waivers available.
  • Jan 15 Ucross All genres Residency · Wyoming. Fall 2027. No residency fee; $1,500 stipend (travel not covered); $40 application fee. Opens Nov 1.
  • Jan 15 Jentel All genres Residency · Banner, WY. Summer/fall 2027. Free housing & studio + $300 stipend. $30 fee. Ages 25+, US-based. Open now.
  • Jan 15 Monson Arts All genres Residency · Monson, ME. Spring 2027 call, opens Dec 1. Housing, all meals & studio; $500 stipend (4 wks) or $250 (2 wks). $25 fee.
  • Jan 15 Dobie Paisano Fellowships All genres Fellowship · ranch near Austin, TX. $6k/month: $24k for Sep–Dec 2027 or $18k for Feb–Apr 2028, plus housing.
  • ~Jan 15 Hambidge All genres Residency · Rabun Gap, GA. Summer 2027; window Dec 1–Jan 15. Residents pay $300/wk (the Center covers the rest); Distinguished Fellowship waives two weeks + $700. $30 fee (waivable). Expected.
  • ~Jan 15 Kundiman Retreat Fiction & poetry Retreat · Brooklyn, NY. Asian American writers, 18+. $375 tuition incl. room & board; $25 fee. Last cycle opened Dec 15. Expected.
  • Jan 18 Helene Wurlitzer Foundation All genres Residency · Taos, NM. 2028 season. Rent-free casita for 10–12 weeks; no stipend. $30 fee + $300 deposit if accepted.
  • Jan 27 Oregon Summer Workshop · McCormack Writing Center All genres Oregon Workshop · Reed College, Portland. Jul 11–18, 2027 (formerly the Tin House Summer Workshop). $2,000 tuition; full scholarships cover tuition, room & board (incl. Debut 40, Own Path, BIPOC, Trans Writer & more). Fee waivers on request. Opens Jan 5.
  • ~Jan 31 PEN America Emerging Voices All genres Fellowship · virtual 5-month mentorship, $1,500. Writers from underrepresented communities; no CW graduate degree or book. $25 fee last cycle. Opens Jan 1. Expected.
  • ~Jan 31 VSC · Vermont Week All genres Short residency · VT. Fully funded. Vermont residents only. Opens Dec 15. Expected.

February 2027

  • Feb 1 Blue Mountain Center Fiction & nonfiction Residency · Adirondacks, NY. Free room & board; need-based financial aid available. Social-justice orientation. $25 fee. Opens Dec 1.
  • Feb 1 Philip Roth Residence All genres Residency · Bucknell, Lewisburg, PA. $5k + up to 4 months’ housing. Writers working on a first or second book. Open now.
  • Feb 5 The Writing Hours Free · The Fountain Our monthly 2-hour write-along on Zoom, 12–2pm PT. Opens with a Clearing.
  • Feb 10 MacDowell All genres Residency · NH. Fall/Winter 2027–28. No residency fee ($30 application fee); need-based stipends & travel grants. Opens Jan 15.
  • Feb 15 Edward F. Albee Foundation All genres Residency · Montauk, NY. Summer/fall 2027. Free room & studio + $2,500 stipend. No fee. Emerging & mid-career. Opens Jan 11.
  • Feb 15 Hypatia-in-the-Woods All genres Retreat · Shelton, WA. Women in the arts. Pay-what-you-can housing. $20 fee. For Oct–Dec 2027.

March 2027

  • Mar 1 Kimmel Harding Nelson All genres Residency · Nebraska City, NE. Jul–Dec 2027. 2–8 weeks, $175/wk + housing & studio. $35 fee. Opens Nov 1.
  • Mar 1 Millay Arts All genres Residency · Austerlitz, NY. Fully funded (Core). For Aug–Nov 2027 + Dec group. $45 fee (late deadline Mar 8, $60).
  • ~early Mar Peter Bullough Foundation All genres Residency · Winchester, VA. Fall 2027. 4 weeks, $600 + free housing. Emerging writers; LGBTQIA2S+ emphasis. $20 fee. Opens mid-Jan; last year closed Mar 4. Expected.
  • ~early Mar Bellagio Center / Rockefeller All genres Residency · Lake Como, Italy. Funded 26-day residency for work with social impact. Short expressions-of-interest window; last year’s closed Mar 20. Expected.
  • Mar 5 The Writing Hours Free · The Fountain Our monthly 2-hour write-along on Zoom, 12–2pm PT. Opens with a Clearing.
  • ~Mar 10 Sitka Center for Art & Ecology All genres Oregon Residency · Otis, OR. Free private residence + studio, 2 weeks–3 months, for Oct 2027–May 2028. $25–30 fee. Opens December. Expected.
  • ~Mar 10 Community of Writers Fiction & nonfiction Workshop · Olympic Valley, CA. Jul 26–Aug 2, 2027. Partial tuition waivers by merit & need. Fiction, memoir, narrative nonfiction. Expected.
  • Mar 11 Bogliasco Foundation All genres Fellowship · Liguria, Italy. Spring 2028. Room, board & workspace; travel not covered. $30 fee.
  • Mar 15 James Jones First Novel Fiction Up to $12k for a first novel-in-progress (the site also lists $10k); US writers who’ve never published a novel. $30 + $3 fee.
  • Mar 31 Vermont Studio Center All genres Residency · VT. Every accepted resident gets at least a partial fellowship; roughly a third get full. Window opens Feb 15.
  • ~Mar 31 A Public Space All genres Fellowship · $1,000 + editorial support. No book published or under contract. No fee. Opens ~Mar 1. Expected.

April 2027

  • Apr 2 The Writing Hours Free · The Fountain Our monthly 2-hour write-along on Zoom, 12–2pm PT. Opens with a Clearing.
  • ~early Apr Creative Capital Fiction & nonfiction Grant · $15k–$50k unrestricted. US-based, 25+, 5+ years of practice. Last call ran Mar 2–Apr 2. Expected.
  • ~Apr 15 Hambidge All genres Residency · Rabun Gap, GA. Fall 2027; window Mar 1–Apr 15. $300/wk unless you receive a fellowship (offerings vary by session). $30 fee. Expected.
  • ~mid-Apr Hedgebrook All genres Residency · Whidbey Island, WA. 2028 season. Free cottage & meals. Women-identified writers new to Hedgebrook. Window ~Feb–Apr. Expected.
  • ~mid-Apr Kerouac Project All genres Residency · Orlando, FL. 2027–28. Free housing for 4 or 7 weeks + $300/$600 grocery stipend. Expected.

May 2027

  • Opens May Granum Foundation Prize All genres Grant · $5,000 to finish or launch a book (novel, stories, essays, memoir, poetry); up to three finalists get $500+. US residents 18+ with no more than five published books. No fee listed. Separate $1,500 prize for translators. 2027 window opens in May; closing date not yet posted. Expected.
  • May 7 The Writing Hours Free · The Fountain Our monthly 2-hour write-along on Zoom, 12–2pm PT. Opens with a Clearing.
  • ~May 14 Ragdale Fellowships All genres Residency · Lake Forest, IL. 2028 cycle. Merit-based fellowships waive the fee for an 18-day residency + a stipend of $1,000 or more. $35 fee (waivable). Portal opens Feb. Expected.
  • May 15 VCCA All genres Residency · Amherst, VA. Spring 2028; rotating fully-funded fellowships. Opens Feb 1.
  • May 15 Monson Arts All genres Residency · Monson, ME. Fall call. Housing, meals, studio + stipend. $25 fee.
  • May 15 Hypatia-in-the-Woods All genres Retreat · Shelton, WA. Women in the arts. Pay-what-you-can housing. $20 fee.
  • ~May 31 Whiting Nonfiction Grant Nonfiction $40k for a book-in-progress (memoir, essay, biography, reportage). Requires a book under contract. Expected.

June 2027

  • ~Jun 1 Headlands Center for the Arts All genres Residency · Sausalito, CA. 2028. Fully funded: housing, meals, airfare + up to $1,000/mo. $35–45 fee. Expected.
  • Jun 4 The Writing Hours Free · The Fountain Our monthly 2-hour write-along on Zoom, 12–2pm PT. Opens with a Clearing.
  • ~mid-Jun Marble House Project All genres Residency · Dorset, VT. 2028. Free housing, meals & studio; a few sponsored residencies $300–$1,000 (incl. one for artist-mothers). $35 fee. Expected.
  • ~Jun 30 PLAYA Art/Sci Awarded Residency All genres Oregon Residency · Summer Lake, OR. For work engaging art & science; writers eligible. Free cabin + weekly group meal. $40 fee (waivers granted). Expected.

Dates not yet announced

On the radar, but the programs haven’t posted their next dates. Check back when their portals open.

  • Princeton Arts Fellowship All genres — creative writing sat out the 2026 cycle and is expected back in the next one, likely due around Sep 2027 ($93k/yr, two-year teaching post, early-career). arts.princeton.edu
  • Silvers Foundation Grants Nonfiction — up to $10k for long-form literary criticism, arts writing, political analysis & social reportage. Requires a publishing agreement; no fiction or translation. Next call announced Feb 2027. silversfoundation.org
  • Lambda Literary Writers Retreat All genres — emerging LGBTQ writers, Aug 2027 in Philadelphia; scholarships available. Last deadline was Jan 15. lambdaliterary.org
  • Hawthornden (Scotland) All genres — four weeks of room & board near Edinburgh + a stipend ($2,500 for writers from outside Europe). Next call not yet posted; the 2027 round closed May 29, 2026. hawthornden.org
  • Jan Michalski Foundation (Switzerland) All genres — CHF 400/week + travel, breakfast & lunch, 2 weeks–3 months; window usually Jun–Aug for the following year. fondation-janmichalski.com
  • Mineral Arts & Residencies (formerly Mineral School, WA) Oregon — fee-based, but its June Dodge fellowship (Northwest writers, incl. Oregon) and Erin Donovan fellowship (women 40+ in OR, WA, NY or MA) cover the fee plus some travel. 2027 dates not posted. welcometomars.submittable.com

By nomination only

Major awards you can’t apply to directly — they come by confidential nomination. Worth knowing they exist.

  • Whiting Award — $50,000 for emerging writers across genres, including nonfiction.
  • United States Artists Fellowships — $50,000 unrestricted, across disciplines.

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