Storyknife Writer’s Retreat 2020 (Residency & more)

Storyknife Writer’s Retreat, a residency of two or four weeks at Storyknife in Homer, Alaska is calling on women-identified writers. The residency is for play, novels, poems, essays and/or memoir writers.

During the period of the residency, the resident’s food and lodging is covered; in addition, there will be time and space for the residents to explore their craft without distraction.

Deadline: 31st December, 2019.

Eligibility:

• Women-identified writers
• Age 21 or more.
• Storyknife Writer’s Retreat accept applications only by individuals, not a group or team.

How to Apply:

• Submit a work sample of not more than 10 pages (either fiction, poetry, or nonfiction).
• The sample might have been previously published or may be unpublished.
• The sample should reflect works completed within the last two years.
• If the sample is prose, it should be double-spaced, 12pt. Poetry should be single-spaced, 12pt.
• Also, include a document of not more than 300 words containing information about how you have sought to educate yourself as a writer; your experience with publishing your work; and the project you hope to pursue during the residency.
• There should be no identifying information on the work samples and the document containing the information about you.

Submit here.

Prize:

• A two- or four-week residency in Homer, Alaska.