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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)

August 2026

  • Aug 1 Mineral Arts & Residencies All genres Residency · Mineral, WA (Mt. Rainier). Prose & poetry. Fall 2026 call; 6 fellowships (free) + Portland–Seattle travel help; else $475–950. $25 fee.
  • Aug 1 Granum Foundation Prize All genres $5k for a manuscript-in-progress. US-based, ≤5 books. Closes early at 1,000 entries.
  • Aug 7 Prague City of Literature All genres Residency · Prague, Czechia. Two months for foreign writers & translators; accommodation, travel & ~€600/mo. Needs ≥1 published work.
  • Aug 7 Oregon Literary Fellowships Oregon only Funds Oregon writers to develop a project. Fiction, literary nonfiction, poetry, drama & young readers.
  • Aug 7 The Writing Hours Free · The Fountain Our monthly 2-hour write-along on Zoom, 10am PT. Opens with a Clearing.
  • Aug 15 Hypatia-in-the-Woods All genres Retreat · Shelton, WA. Women only; donation-based (pay what you can). Quarterly deadlines (next Aug 15, then Nov 1).
  • Aug 26 Autumn Workshop · Tin House / MWC All genres Workshop · Portland, OR. Two long weekends: fiction Oct 29–Nov 2 (Fountain co-founder Kimberly King Parsons on faculty) and nonfiction & poetry Nov 12–16. $1,200; scholarships incl. writers in recovery & Portland residents. Opens Aug 7.
  • Aug 31 Jan Michalski Foundation All genres Residency · Montricher, Switzerland. Free; travel covered + CHF 400/wk. All writers, beginners welcome.
  • Aug 31 Hedgebrook All genres Retreat · Whidbey Island, WA. Women & gender-nonconforming writers. Fee-based ($4k–6k).
  • Aug 31 Storyknife All genres Residency · Homer, AK. Women writers. Food & lodging covered; travel stipends available. $45 fee.

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, 10am 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. Opens Aug 15.
  • 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 opens Aug 15.

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, 10am PT. Opens with a Clearing.
  • ~Oct 15 Lighthouse Works All genres Residency · Fishers Island, NY. Fully funded, 6 weeks, $1,750. Applications Sep–Oct. Expected.
  • Oct 15 Maison Dora Maar All genres Residency · Ménerbes, France. Mid-career (fiction, nonfiction, poetry). No cost; stipend + travel award; $25 fee.
  • ~Oct Kenyon Review Fellowship All genres Fellowship · Gambier, OH. Two-year, teaching. Recent MFA/PhD. Expected — opens fall 2026 (2027–29 cohort).

November 2026

  • Nov 6 The Writing Hours Free · The Fountain Our monthly 2-hour write-along on Zoom, 10am PT. Opens with a Clearing.

December 2026

  • ~Dec 1 Stegner Fellowship Fiction & poetry Fellowship · Stanford. Expected — opens Sep 1.
  • Dec 4 The Writing Hours Free · The Fountain Our monthly 2-hour write-along on Zoom, 10am PT. Opens with a Clearing.
  • ~Dec 15 Fine Arts Work Center Fiction & poetry Fellowship · Provincetown. Emerging writers only (memoir judged with fiction). Expected date.
  • 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, 10am PT. Opens with a Clearing.
  • ~early Jan Steinbeck Fellowship Fiction & nonfiction Fellowship · San José, CA. $15k, emerging. No poetry. 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, 10am 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, 10am 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.
  • 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, 10am PT. Opens with a Clearing.

May 2027

  • May 7 The Writing Hours Free · The Fountain Our monthly 2-hour write-along on Zoom, 10am PT. Opens with a Clearing.
  • ~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.

  • Guggenheim Fellowship All genres — 2027 competition opens late summer 2026; the timeline is being revised, so the deadline posts when the portal opens. gf.org
  • NEA Creative Writing Fellowships (Prose) Fiction & nonfiction — prose and poetry alternate years; the next prose cycle’s dates aren’t set yet. arts.gov
  • 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
  • Oxbelly (Greece) Fiction — fully funded retreat for emerging novel & short-story writers; the 2026 round has closed, so watch for the next call (~January). oxbelly.com
  • 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.

Do you have an opportunity for writers? Please email us at [email protected].