Exciting Writing Residencies to Apply for in 2025
When there is so much to do and not enough time in the day, writing your book might become a lower priority on your checklist. If you do reach that point, you can give writing residencies a try. These programs are like writing boot camps, where you can focus solely on your book without all the distractions of everyday life. When you become a resident, you’ll get a dedicated workspace, usually in a peaceful and inspiring setting. You’ll also be surrounded by other writers, so you can bounce ideas off each other, get feedback, and learn from their experiences.
Residencies usually offer perks like access to libraries, research materials, workshops, and mentorship programs. And some even provide meals, accommodations, and money to help you cover your living expenses, so you can concentrate on your writing without worrying about anything else.
GlogauAIR Residency
€300-€1,500 per month
Artists in GlogauAIR’s on-site Residency Program live and work in one of thirteen studios. They receive curatorial and technical support, as well as a diverse program that aims to help them in their professional careers; encouraging not only the development of the artist’s work but also the opportunity to share ideas and opinions with the other artists.
Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts
$35 application fee
The Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts awards up to seventy juried residencies per year to established and emerging visual artists, writers, composers, and interdisciplinary artists from across the country and around the world. Residencies are available for 2 to 8 weeks stays.
Under the Volcano
$2,695
Under the Volcano masterclasses are open to emerging as well as accomplished fiction writers, poets, and journalists. They offer high-level feedback and mentorship from award-winning writers in each genre. A roster of distinguished guests joins their core faculty in a program designed to take each participant’s voice to the next level.
Jentel Artist Residency
$30 application fee
The Jentel Artist Residency Program offers dedicated individuals a supportive environment in which to further their creative development. Here artists and writers experience unfettered time to allow for thoughtful reflection and meditation on the creative process in a setting that preserves the agricultural and historical integrity of the land.
Loghaven Artist Residency
$20 application fee
Loghaven Artist Residency’s mission is to serve artists by providing them with a transformative residency experience and continued post-residency support. The residency is located on ninety acres of woodland in Knoxville, Tennessee Artists live in five historic log cabins that have been both rehabilitated and modernized to create an ideal setting for reflection and work, and they have access to new, purpose-built studio space. The residency is completely funded. All Loghaven Fellows are awarded stipends to support the creation of new work during the residency.
Anaphora Writing Residency
$2,800
Anaphora Writing Residency is a ten-day program designed exclusively for writers of color. The residency offers workshops, readings, craft talks, and discussions with professionals from the literary and publishing industry. The goal of the program is to nurture emerging and established writers of color, to create opportunities for publication, and establish a wide network of support for writers of different backgrounds.
Djerassi Resident Artists Program
$40 application fee
The Djerassi Resident Artist Program has awarded over 2500 writers, visual/media artists, composers, choreographers, filmmakers and scientists for the past 41-years the gift of time and space with a one-month residency on a 583-acre ranch in Northern California’s Santa Cruz Mountains. All at no cost to the artists.
La Napoule Residency
Free application
La Napoule Art Foundation offers time and space for artists to engage in meaningful work and cultural interchange at the Château de La Napoule, located just outside Cannes, France.
Millay Arts Residency
$45 application fee
Millay Arts hosts 6-7 multidisciplinary artists for month-long stays at Steepletop, the historic estate of poet/activist Edna St. Vincent Millay. With the gift of time and space, Artists-in-Residence dive deeply into their creative process and projects.
Edith Wharton Writing Residency
$25 application fee
The Edith Wharton & Straw Dog Writers Guild Writers-in-Residence Program offers a one-week residency during the month of March to nine emerging poets, fiction writers, playwrights, screenwriters, and creative nonfiction writers.
Edith Wharton Writing Residency
$25 application fee
The Edith Wharton & Straw Dog Writers Guild Writers-in-Residence Program offers a one-week residency during the month of March to nine emerging poets, fiction writers, playwrights, screenwriters, and creative nonfiction writers.
Edith Wharton Writing Residency
$25 application fee
The Edith Wharton & Straw Dog Writers Guild Writers-in-Residence Program offers a one-week residency during the month of March to nine emerging poets, fiction writers, playwrights, screenwriters, and creative nonfiction writers.
Art Omi Writers Residency
Free application
Art Omi Writers hosts authors and translators from around the world for residencies throughout the spring and fall. The program’s strong international emphasis provides exposure for global literary voices and reflects the spirit of cultural exchange that is essential to Art Omi’s mission.
Djerassi Resident Artists Program
$40 application fee
The Djerassi Resident Artist Program has awarded over 2500 writers, visual/media artists, composers, choreographers, filmmakers and scientists for the past 41-years the gift of time and space with a one-month residency on a 583-acre ranch in Northern California’s Santa Cruz Mountains. All at no cost to the artists.
Margery Davis Boyden Wilderness Writing Residency
$30 application fee
The Margery Davis Boyden Wilderness Writing Residency, administered by PEN Northwest, offers a seven-month residency from April through October to a poet or prose writer, or pair of writers, at Dutch Henry Homestead in the Rogue River Canyon of southwest Oregon.
33OC: Spring Artist Residency
€300 per month
The Artist Residency program was conceived of as a regenerative intercultural meeting place, where international artists can share experiences and sensibilities. The residency is aimed particularly at international artists who are enthusiastic about working within Toffia’s environment.
GlogauAIR Residency
€300-€1,500 per month
Artists in GlogauAIR’s on-site Residency Program live and work in one of thirteen studios. They receive curatorial and technical support, as well as a diverse program that aims to help them in their professional careers; encouraging not only the development of the artist’s work but also the opportunity to share ideas and opinions with the other artists.
Loghaven Artist Residency
$20 application fee
Loghaven Artist Residency’s mission is to serve artists by providing them with a transformative residency experience and continued post-residency support. The residency is located on ninety acres of woodland in Knoxville, Tennessee. Artists live in five historic log cabins that have been both rehabilitated and modernized to create an ideal setting for reflection and work, and they have access to new, purpose-built studio space. The residency is completely funded. All Loghaven Fellows are awarded stipends to support the creation of new work during the residency.
33OC: Spring Artist Residency
€300 per month
The Artist Residency program was conceived of as a regenerative intercultural meeting place, where international artists can share experiences and sensibilities. The residency is aimed particularly at international artists who are enthusiastic about working within Toffia’s environment.
Craigardan Writer’s Residency
$700 per week
The Literary Arts Residency is a unique opportunity for writers to fully immerse themselves in an exquisite retreat environment conducive to working with no distraction. They welcome applications from emerging and accomplished writers of all genres who would benefit from a focused amount of un-guided time to create a new work, complete a project, conduct research, or simply find inspiration amid the beauty of the Adirondack Mountains.
The Anderson Center General Artist Residency Program
$30 application fee
The Anderson Residency Program is open to early career, mid-career, and established visual artists, writers, composers, choreographers, multidisciplinary artists, musicians, performance artists, scholars, and translators from across the globe. The program is interdisciplinary and the organization welcomes applications from a wide range of creative and intellectual genres.
The Anderson Center Early Career Artist Residency Program
$30 application fee
Anderson Center’s Early Career Artist Residency is an ideal fit for early-career artists in need of focused time and dedicated space in an inspiring residency work environment that empowers them take risks, embrace challenges, and utilize unconventional approaches to problem-solving.
Playa Flamingo Writing Residency
Free application
The Playa Flamingo Writing Residency, sponsored by Atmosphere Press, offers a five-day residency from May to August to a poet, fiction writer, nonfiction writer, or translator at the Punta Plata condominium in Playa Flamingo, a white sand beach located in Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
Djerassi Resident Artists Program
$40 application fee
The Djerassi Resident Artist Program has awarded over 2500 writers, visual/media artists, composers, choreographers, filmmakers and scientists for the past 41-years the gift of time and space with a one-month residency on a 583-acre ranch in Northern California’s Santa Cruz Mountains. All at no cost to the artists.
Art Omi Writers Residency
Free application
Art Omi Writers hosts authors and translators from around the world for residencies throughout the spring and fall. The program’s strong international emphasis provides exposure for global literary voices and reflects the spirit of cultural exchange that is essential to Art Omi’s mission.
Jentel Artist Residency
$30 application fee
The Jentel Artist Residency Program offers dedicated individuals a supportive environment in which to further their creative development. Here artists and writers experience unfettered time to allow for thoughtful reflection and meditation on the creative process in a setting that preserves the agricultural and historical integrity of the land.
Loghaven Artist Residency
$20 application fee
Loghaven Artist Residency’s mission is to serve artists by providing them with a transformative residency experience and continued post-residency support. The residency is located on ninety acres of woodland in Knoxville, Tennessee. Artists live in five historic log cabins that have been both rehabilitated and modernized to create an ideal setting for reflection and work, and they have access to new, purpose-built studio space. The residency is completely funded. All Loghaven Fellows are awarded stipends to support the creation of new work during the residency.
Creekside Arts Residency
$20 application fee
This is a unique opportunity for authors to reflect, create and explore in an inspiring setting among the Redwoods of Northern California.
Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts Residency
Free application
Each year, the Saltonstall Foundation awards free, stipend-supported, accessible residencies to artists and writers who are residents of New York State and Indian Nations therein.
Hambidge Creative Residency Program
$250 per week
The oldest residency program in the Southeast, Hambidge provides a self-directed program that honors the creative process and trusts individuals to know what they need to cultivate their talent, whether it’s to work and produce, to think, to experiment or to rejuvenate. Residents’ time is their own; there are no workshops, critiques, nor required activities.
33OC: Spring Artist Residency
€300 per month
The Artist Residency program was conceived of as a regenerative intercultural meeting place, where international artists can share experiences and sensibilities. The residency is aimed particularly at international artists who are enthusiastic about working within Toffia’s environment.
Good Hart Artist Residency
$25 application fee
The Good Hart Artist Residency offers 10-21 day stays for visual artists, writers, and composers at any career stage. Each resident receives a $500 stipend, stays in a private home with a separate studio, and has access to a kitchen stocked with basic foods. They also enjoy a few home-cooked meals from local hosts. Located along Lake Michigan’s shores, the residency provides a peaceful environment. Usually, only one artist is hosted at a time, giving them ample time and space to focus.
Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts Residency
Free application
Each year, the Saltonstall Foundation awards free, stipend-supported, accessible residencies to artists and writers who are residents of New York State and Indian Nations therein.
Djerassi Resident Artists Program
$40 application fee
The Djerassi Resident Artist Program has awarded over 2500 writers, visual/media artists, composers, choreographers, filmmakers and scientists for the past 41-years the gift of time and space with a one-month residency on a 583-acre ranch in Northern California’s Santa Cruz Mountains. All at no cost to the artists.
GlogauAIR Residency
€300-€1,500 per month
Artists in GlogauAIR’s on-site Residency Program live and work in one of thirteen studios. They receive curatorial and technical support, as well as a diverse program that aims to help them in their professional careers; encouraging not only the development of the artist’s work but also the opportunity to share ideas and opinions with the other artists.
Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts
$35 application fee
The Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts awards up to seventy juried residencies per year to established and emerging visual artists, writers, composers, and interdisciplinary artists from across the country and around the world. Residencies are available for 2 to 8 weeks stays.
Loghaven Artist Residency
$20 application fee
Loghaven Artist Residency’s mission is to serve artists by providing them with a transformative residency experience and continued post-residency support. The residency is located on ninety acres of woodland in Knoxville, Tennessee. Artists live in five historic log cabins that have been both rehabilitated and modernized to create an ideal setting for reflection and work, and they have access to new, purpose-built studio space. The residency is completely funded. All Loghaven Fellows are awarded stipends to support the creation of new work during the residency.
Miss Sarah: Fellowship for Black Women
Free application
The “Miss Sarah” Fellowship for Black Women Writers aims to provide Black women writers a restful environment conducive to reflection and writing. It also offers uninterrupted, independent time to plant the seed of an idea for a new writing project or to develop or complete a project underway.
Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts Residency
Free application
Each year, the Saltonstall Foundation awards free, stipend-supported, accessible residencies to artists and writers who are residents of New York State and Indian Nations therein.
Millay Arts Residency
$45 application fee
Millay Arts hosts 6-7 multidisciplinary artists for month-long stays at Steepletop, the historic estate of poet/activist Edna St. Vincent Millay. With the gift of time and space, Artists-in-Residence dive deeply into their creative process and projects.
O’Brien Fellowship in Public Service Journalism
Free application
O’Brien Fellows complete an in-depth reporting project of their choosing on a topic of state, regional, national or international interest over two academic semesters. In the past, most Fellows have worked from a home base in the O’Brien newsroom in the Diederich College of Communication at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They accept both remote and residential applications, but give extra weight in the selection process to applicants ready to take up residency in Milwaukee.
Ucross Residency
$40 application fee
Since its founding in 1981 and first residency period in 1983, Ucross has grown into a vital and relevant resource for artists of all backgrounds and disciplines, who come to Ucross from all over the United States and the world. The uninterrupted time and space they offer is increasingly rare, and the connections built within their community are of great importance to artists. They are honored that their artist residency program plays a dynamic, invaluable role in the creative life of their country.
Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts Residency
Free application
Each year, the Saltonstall Foundation awards free, stipend-supported, accessible residencies to artists and writers who are residents of New York State and Indian Nations therein.
Hambidge Creative Residency Program
$250 per week
The oldest residency program in the Southeast, Hambidge provides a self-directed program that honors the creative process and trusts individuals to know what they need to cultivate their talent, whether it’s to work and produce, to think, to experiment or to rejuvenate. Residents’ time is their own; there are no workshops, critiques, nor required activities.
MacDowell Residency
$30 application fee
MacDowell provides time, space, and an inspiring environment to artists of exceptional talent. A MacDowell Fellowship, or residency, consists of exclusive use of a studio, accommodations, and three prepared meals a day for up to six weeks. There are no residency fees.
Visual Art Center of Richmond Residency
Free application
The Visual Arts Center of Richmond (VisArts) invites visual artists and writers to apply for the organization’s 11-month residency. Three emerging visual artists and one writer will be invited to spend the year at VisArts making new work which will be included in a group exhibition and reading at VisArts midway through the residency.
33OC: Spring Artist Residency
€300 per month
The Artist Residency program was conceived of as a regenerative intercultural meeting place, where international artists can share experiences and sensibilities. The residency is aimed particularly at international artists who are enthusiastic about working within Toffia’s environment.
San José State University Steinbeck Fellowships in Creative Writing
Free application
The Steinbeck Fellows Program, endowed through the generosity of Martha Heasley Cox, offers emerging writers of any age and background the opportunity to pursue a significant writing project during their fellowship tenure.
Mt. San Angelo Residencies, VCCA in Virginia
$30 application fee
The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA) provides time and space for national and international writers, visual artists, and composers of talent and promise to bring forth their finest works.
Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts Residency
Free application
Each year, the Saltonstall Foundation awards free, stipend-supported, accessible residencies to artists and writers who are residents of New York State and Indian Nations therein.
Art Omi Writers Residency
Free application
Art Omi Writers hosts authors and translators from around the world for residencies throughout the spring and fall. The program’s strong international emphasis provides exposure for global literary voices and reflects the spirit of cultural exchange that is essential to Art Omi’s mission.
Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts Residency
Free application
Each year, the Saltonstall Foundation awards free, stipend-supported, accessible residencies to artists and writers who are residents of New York State and Indian Nations therein.
Loghaven Artist Residency
$20 application fee
Loghaven Artist Residency’s mission is to serve artists by providing them with a transformative residency experience and continued post-residency support. The residency is located on ninety acres of woodland in Knoxville, Tennessee. Artists live in five historic log cabins that have been both rehabilitated and modernized to create an ideal setting for reflection and work, and they have access to new, purpose-built studio space. The residency is completely funded. All Loghaven Fellows are awarded stipends to support the creation of new work during the residency.
James Merrill House Writing Residency
$30 application fee
In recognition of Merrill’s own contributions to Stonington, and his longstanding generosity, the fellowship provides living and working space and a $1,100 stipend to a writer to complete a project of literary or academic merit. Fellows are also hosted by local community members and organizations.
33OC: Spring Artist Residency
€300 per month
The Artist Residency program was conceived as a regenerative intercultural meeting place, where international artists can share experiences and sensibilities. The residency is aimed particularly at international artists who are enthusiastic about working within Toffia’s environment.
GlogauAIR Residency
€300-€1,500 per month
Artists in GlogauAIR’s on-site Residency Program live and work in one of thirteen studios. They receive curatorial and technical support, as well as a diverse program that aims to help them in their professional careers; encouraging not only the development of the artist’s work but also the opportunity to share ideas and opinions with the other artists.
Art Omi Writers Residency
Free application
Art Omi Writers hosts authors and translators from around the world for residencies throughout the spring and fall. The program’s strong international emphasis provides exposure for global literary voices and reflects the spirit of cultural exchange that is essential to Art Omi’s mission.
Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts Residency
Free application
Each year, the Saltonstall Foundation awards free, stipend-supported, accessible residencies to artists and writers who are residents of New York State and Indian Nations therein.
James Merrill House Writing Residency
$30 application fee
In recognition of Merrill’s own contributions to Stonington, and his longstanding generosity, the fellowship provides living and working space and a $1,100 stipend to a writer to complete a project of literary or academic merit. Fellows are also hosted by local community members and organizations.
James Merrill House Writing Residency
$30 application fee
In recognition of Merrill’s own contributions to Stonington, and his longstanding generosity, the fellowship provides living and working space and a $1,100 stipend to a writer to complete a project of literary or academic merit. Fellows are also hosted by local community members and organizations.
Buinho Creative Hub Residencies
€800 – €900
The Buinho Creative Residency offers a unique opportunity for artists, writers, and innovators to work on their projects in the serene rural setting of Messejana, Portugal. The residency provides access to various creative facilities, fostering an environment of collaboration and exploration.
The Narrows Artist Residency
Free application
The Narrows Artist residency gives creative individuals time and space away from their usual regular routine of life for reflection, research or production.
Tyrone Guthrie Residency
From $160 per week
The Tyrone Guthrie Residency, located at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre, offers residential opportunities and workspaces for artists and writers. The residency is open to professional practitioners in all art forms, and residencies can last for a maximum of one month. The residency aims to promote excellence and innovation in the arts.
Vermont Studio Center Residency
$3,000-$12,000
This residency program welcomes artists and writers working across all mediums and genres for two, three, and four week sessions. Residents enjoy well-lit, private studios within a short walk to residency housing, dining hall, and local amenities. Studio spaces range from 170 – 300 square feet. Accommodations include a private room and shared common areas. The campus features include a print shop, digital lab, and metal, wood, ceramic facility. Studios are open 24 hours a day.
Sarasvati Creative Space
$25 application fee
Sarasvati Creative Space is a unique artist residency program located in Hohenwald, Tennessee. It offers a serene, nature-immersive environment for writers, artists, and creatives of all disciplines to focus on their work. The residency is set on 17 acres of beautiful, biodiverse land, providing a perfect backdrop for creative exploration and inspiration.
A.I.R. Studio Paducah Residency
$1,000 per month
A.I.R. Studio Paducah, now in its 18th year as an artist residency program, is situated in the heart of the LowerTown Arts District, Paducah, Kentucky. Since 2004, creatives from around the country and abroad have passed through A.I.R. doors to make the most of the space and a stretch of undistracted time as envisioned by founder Alonzo Davis, himself an artist.
Event Horizon Resicency
Free application
Julienne Dolphin Wilding founded the artist in residency program Event Horizon in March 2018. Event Horizon offers private creative space with off-site rented accommodation and on-site donation based glamping. The studio building is created from used shipping containers and is completely insulated, set in 20,000 Sq m (5 acres) of private land owned by Julienne and is close to the sea.
Taleamor Park Residency
$700-$2,400
Taleamor Park offers scheduled solo or duo self-directed residencies with a minimum of two weeks during the months of April through October and six weeks or longer throughout the year.
Gullkistan Residency
€1,050-€1,600
The main objective of Gullkistan is to provide a home and workspace for creative people of all professions in an international community in the sublime surroundings of south Iceland where they can work on their ideas and become a part of Icelandic culture locally and in a wider spectrum as each one of them prefers.
Rockvale Writers’ Colony Residency
From $480 per week
This residancy offers beautiful, private bedroom/bathroom suites. Writers have access to many lovely and functional common areas including a large kitchen, dining / gathering room, writing porches, reading room, library, several outdoor spaces, decks, and gardens. They also have a swimming pool and a tennis court. The 65 acres surrounding the buildings provide ample outdoor space to explore and offer a respite after intense hours of writing.
Studio Faire Residency
€1,300-€2,500
Studio Faire is an artist-run contemporary art space in South West France, providing residencies for visual artists, makers, photographers, designers, musicians, writers, researchers and all other types of creative practitioner.
360 Xochi Quetzal
Free application
The 360 XOCHI QUETZAL Artist and Writer’s Residency Program is located in Ajijic, on Lake Chapala, the largest lake in Mexico, where the perfect year-round climate and stunning lake and mountain views have long established the region as an international artist mecca. Residents will be inspired by the natural beauty, history and culture of this special part of central Mexico.
Tusen Takk Foundation Residency
$20 application fee
Tusen Takk’s residencies are geared for artists to explore new ideas or expand current work. They look for ideas and work that will affirm and enrich the human spirit, giving form to chaos and perception to beauty.
Bogliasco Foundation Residency
$30 application fee
An American nonprofit with a program in Italy, the Bogliasco Foundation awards one-month Fellowships to individuals of all ages and nationalities who have made significant contributions in the arts and humanities. Fellows live and work in bucolic surroundings on the coast near Genoa, where natural beauty combines with an intimate group setting to encourage inquiry and transformative exchange across all disciplines.
Have you ever tried writing in a different location that you’ve never been to before? If not, then try attending a writing residency in 2025. It’s the perfect chance to explore new scenery and get some writing done.
