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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.

Confirmed deadline Expected — confirm on the site ◆ The Writing Hours (free, monthly)

September 2026

  • Sep 1 Kimmel Harding Nelson All genres Residency · Nebraska City, NE. 2–8 weeks, $175/wk + housing & studio. $35 fee.
  • Sep 4 The Writing Hours Free · The Fountain Our monthly 2-hour write-along on Zoom, New hours, 12-2 PT. Opens with a Clearing.
  • Sep 10 Harvard Radcliffe Institute All genres Fellowship · Cambridge, MA. 9-month residential, $78k. Fiction, poetry & nonfiction/journalism.
  • Sep 10 MacDowell All genres Residency · NH. Spring/Summer 2027. Open now.
  • Sep 15 Guggenheim Fellowship All genres Fellowship · the big one. 2027 competition now open; mid-career US & Canada writers, 11:59pm ET. Work samples due two weeks after close (Sep 29). No fee; 3–4 references required.
  • Sep 25 Berlin Prize Fiction & nonfiction Fellowship · American Academy in Berlin. Semester, $5k/mo + airfare. US-based; scholarly-leaning.
  • Sep 25 Cullman Center (NYPL) All genres Fellowship · $90k, 9 months at NYPL. Research-based projects (incl. memoir, narrative nonfiction); creative writers welcome.
  • Sep 28 Winter Online Workshop · Tin House / MWC All genres Workshop · online, Jan–Feb 2027. Small workshops, craft lectures, agent meetings. $900; broad scholarships (incl. BIPOC, trans, parent & international writers). Opens Sep 2.
  • Sep 30 George Bennett Fellowship All genres Writer-in-residence · Phillips Exeter, NH. ~$18.9k + housing/meals. Not-yet-established writers (fiction preferred). Opens Sep 1.
  • Sep 30 Vermont Studio Center All genres Residency · VT. Window open now.

October 2026

  • Oct 1 Millay Arts All genres Residency · Austerlitz, NY. Fully-funded (Core); fiction, nonfiction & poetry. For Apr–Jul 2027. $45 fee.
  • Oct 2 The Writing Hours Free · The Fountain Our monthly 2-hour write-along on Zoom, now 12–2pm PT — note the new time! Opens with a Clearing.
  • ~Oct 15 Lighthouse Works All genres Residency · Fishers Island, NY. Fully funded, 6 weeks, $1,750. Portal typically open Sep 15–Oct 15; US-based, no current BFA/MFA students. Expected.
  • Oct 15 VCCA All genres Residency · Amherst, VA (+ Moulin à Nef, France). Rotating fully-funded fellowships at each of three annual deadlines (Jan 15, May 15, Oct 15) — check which are on offer this cycle.
  • Oct 15 Maison Dora Maar All genres Residency · Ménerbes, France. Mid-career (fiction, nonfiction, poetry). No cost; stipend + travel award; $25 fee.

November 2026

  • Nov 1 Hypatia-in-the-Woods All genres Retreat · Shelton, WA. Women only; donation-based (pay what you can). Quarterly deadlines.
  • Nov 6 The Writing Hours Free · The Fountain Our monthly 2-hour write-along on Zoom, now 12–2pm PT — note the new time! Opens with a Clearing.

December 2026

  • ~Dec 1 Stegner Fellowship Fiction & poetry Fellowship · Stanford. $75k/yr for two years. Portal opens Sep 1; deadline usually Dec 1 — confirm once posted. $55 fee.
  • Dec 4 The Writing Hours Free · The Fountain Our monthly 2-hour write-along on Zoom, 12–2pm PT. Opens with a Clearing.
  • ~Dec 15 Fine Arts Work Center Fiction & poetry Fellowship · Provincetown. 7-month residency, $1,250/mo + exit stipend. Emerging writers only (memoir judged with fiction). App usually opens early Sep; last cycle closed Dec 15. Expected.
  • ~mid-Dec Kenyon Review Fellowship All genres Fellowship · Gambier, OH. Two-year, $42k/yr, teaching. Recent MFA/PhD. Applications for the 2027–29 cohort accepted fall 2026; last cycle closed Dec 16. Expected.
  • Dec 20 Yaddo All genres Residency · Saratoga Springs, NY. Winter cycle (for May–March residencies).

January 2027

  • Jan 1 Wisconsin Institute Fiction & poetry Fellowship · Madison, WI. ~$42k. MFA/PhD, ≤1 book. Opens Nov 15.
  • Jan 1 The Writing Hours Free · The Fountain Our monthly 2-hour write-along on Zoom, 12–2pm PT. Opens with a Clearing.
  • Jan 4 Steinbeck Fellowship Fiction & nonfiction Fellowship · San José, CA. $15k, one year; emerging welcome. No poetry. No fee; references due Jan 31.
  • ~Jan 14 Oxbelly Fiction Retreat · Messinia, Greece. Fully funded incl. flights; emerging novel & short-story writers worldwide, unpublished welcome. Applications usually open ~Dec 2. Expected.
  • Jan 15 Ucross All genres Residency · Wyoming. Fall 2027 session; $1,500 travel stipend. Opens Nov 1.
  • Jan 31 PEN America Emerging Voices All genres Fellowship · virtual 5-month mentorship, $1,500. Emerging writers from underrepresented communities; US-based. Opens Jan 1.
  • Jan 31 VSC · Vermont Week All genres Short residency · VT. Opens Dec 15.

February 2027

  • 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. Opens Jan 15.
  • ~late Feb Peter Bullough Foundation All genres Residency · Winchester, VA. 4 weeks, $600 + free housing. Emerging writers; LGBTQIA2S+ emphasis. Applications open mid-Jan for Fall 2027.

March 2027

  • Mar 1 Millay Arts All genres Residency · Austerlitz, NY. Fully-funded (Core). For Aug–Nov 2027 + Dec group. $45 fee.
  • 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 Residency · Otis, OR (Cascade Head & Salmon River Estuary). Free private cabin + studio, 2 weeks–3 months, for the Oct 2027–Apr 2028 season; some stipends. $30 fee. Expected.
  • ~mid-Mar NEA Creative Writing Fellowships Fiction & nonfiction Grant · up to $50k. Prose & poetry alternate years; the next prose cycle (FY 2028) should post guidelines ~Jan 2027 with a March deadline, following the usual pattern. Publication requirements apply; no fee. Expected.
  • Mar 15 James Jones First Novel Fiction $12k for a first novel-in-progress; US writers who’ve never published a novel.
  • Mar 31 Vermont Studio Center All genres Residency · VT. Window opens Feb 15.
  • ~Mar 31 A Public Space All genres Fellowship · emerging (no book contract). Expected — opens Mar 1.
  • ~Mar 31 Silvers Foundation Grants Nonfiction Grants for works-in-progress — criticism, essays, arts & cultural writing. No contract needed. 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.

May 2027

  • May 7 The Writing Hours Free · The Fountain Our monthly 2-hour write-along on Zoom, 12–2pm PT. Opens with a Clearing.
  • May 15 VCCA All genres Residency · Amherst, VA. Second of three annual deadlines; rotating fully-funded fellowships each cycle.
  • ~May 31 Whiting Nonfiction Grant Nonfiction $40k for a book-in-progress (memoir, essay, biography, reportage, more). Requires a book under contract. 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 — disciplines rotate: the September 2026 cycle is dance, music & theater only, and the next creative writing cycle is expected fall 2027 ($93k/yr, two-year teaching post, early-career). arts.princeton.edu
  • Bogliasco Foundation (Italy) All genres — funded month-long fellowship (literature among the disciplines) for established writers; travel not covered. Next cycle usually opens for an early-year deadline. bfny.org
  • Bellagio Center / Rockefeller (Italy) All genres — funded four-week residency, but for projects advancing human well-being or social impact — a narrower fit. Annual early-year call. rockefellerfoundation.org

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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