Fellowships: For the 2016 season, Dickinson House will award two fellowships to writers and one to a visual artist. One writing fellowship is reserved for a writer living in a location with a population of fewer than 400,000 people. Fellowships cover the full rate for a two-week residency. 2016 applications open November 1st, 2015 and close December 15th, 2015. Decisions will be made by jury (reading blind) and announced in February 2016. Writers of color, women writers, and LGBTQ writers are especially encouraged to apply. (Please note: travel stipends are not included at this time.)
Application basics for Writers:
- A brief essay (up to 700 words) answering the following questions: How do you conceive of community? Why are you applying to come to Dickinson House at this point in your work? What can we offer you—and what will you bring?
- Your plans for your residency
- Any dates you are not available to be in residence
- Ten pages of recent work (prose double-spaced and paginated)
- If applicable, brief statement of financial need/circumstances
- Details (email and relationship to you) of two references who can speak to your way of being in community
- Application fee: $18
Submit November 1 – December 15: via Submittable
Application basics for Artists:
- A brief essay (up to 700 words) answering the following questions: How do you conceive of community? Why are you applying to come to Dickinson House at this point in your work? What can we offer you—and what will you bring?
- Your plans for your residency
- Any dates you are not available to be in residence
- A link to a website containing up to 20 images or five minutes of video
- If applicable, brief statement of financial need/circumstances
- Details (email and relationship to you) of two references who can speak to your way of being in community
- Application fee: $18
Submit November 1 – December 15: via SubmittableApplications for 2016 fellowships will be anonymized and read by Dickinson House staff and by a jury (to be announced). Our 2015 fellows were Aria Aber, Anne Lai, and Natashia Deón.
Interested in supporting Dickinson House and the other writers who stay here? Our Writers’ & Artists’ Residencies make our fellowships possible. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis for fee-paying residencies. Rates start at €700/week (approximately £515/$790) and include full board. More information is here.