Open Call

January 2020 Writers Residency

New Orleans Writers' Residency

With Funding
New Orleans, United States

Eligibility

Our call is open to writers from all backgrounds: published or unpublished, fêted or unknown, self-taught or MFA, and every walk of life. We make selections on the base of a writing sample of up to 4,000 words, and a 1:1 interview with all finalists.

Number of Participants

Six individual writers will be selected from our applicants.

Deadline

Selection Results (Announcement Dates)

Duration

January 12, 2020 - February 08, 2020

Funding

  • $350.00 travel budget
  • $200.00 stipend (weekly)

Costs

  • $25.00 application fee

Facilities

Co-Working, Desk Space

Housing

Guest House, Home-Stay, Kitchen, Live/Work, Shared Bathroom, Shared Room

Meals

Breakfast

Public Programs

Community Engagement , Critique, Group Dinners, Self-Directed

Disciplines

Fiction, Literature, Nonfiction, Playwriting, Poetry, Screenwriting

Languages

No languages listed

Program Description

In every culture, writers have played an important role in both society and revolution by voicing unspoken truths. This January, the NOLA Writers' Residency will offer a small group of writers a four-week writing retreat to focus on getting better at doing just that. Six writers will be chosen from the pool of applicants, and will receive: * Airfare paid for up to $350 (we welcome international applicants, but be aware that if your ticket costs more than $350, you’ll need to pay the difference) * Four weeks free lodging in our cozy three-person shared rooms. * A weekly stipend of $200 * A welcome dinner on the first night of the residency * Continental breakfast served Monday through Saturday from 9am to 11am * Laundry done every weekend, if you need it * A weekly excursion to interact with different groups of local writers * Weekly one-on-one meetings with the director

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