CRWROPPS Post: 2024 Mountain Words Writer-in-Residence


Subject: [Open for Applications] 2024 Mountain Words Writer-in-Residence
 

I am excited to announce that the Mountain Words Writer-in-Residence program, is open for applications, with residency dates running May 1 - June 1, 2024. It's pretty incredible: one-month holiday accommodation in Crested Butte, Colorado, and a $1,000 stipend. Open to all genres including poetry, non-fiction/long-form, fiction, and playwrighting/screenwriting. 


Residency alums include Kaveh Akbar, Chelsey Johnson, Chris La Tray, Lee Anderson, Adam Valen Levinson, Bernardo Wade, Megha Nayar, Stephanie Maltarich, Claire Boyles, Harrison Candelaria Fletcher, Jenny Qi, Alessandra Bautze, Molly Murfee.


The application deadline is February 9, 2024. Residency dates, May 1 - June 1, 2024. Please find more info below.


We would greatly appreciate it if you could share this opportunity with any writers you think would benefit. 


Thank you for your help, and please feel free to reach out with any questions.


Warmly,


Brooke


2024 Mountain Words Writer in Residency


Writers-in-Residence receive:

  • $1,000 stipend

  • One month private vacation home lodging in Crested Butte (May 1st – June 1st, 2024)

  • A public celebration of their works completed during this residency at The Mountain Words Festival

  • Virtual publicity through the Center For The Arts' and Mountain Words Festival marketing & social media channels


To apply, writers must submit:

  • A letter of reference from an editor, agent, mentor, or other professional familiar with your work 

  • Publication history (reviews, endorsements, awards, etc) and links to websites, social media platforms, etc

  • A personal letter stating interest in, need, and plan for this residency

  • Writing sample/s (up to 10 pages)

  • $10 registration fee


--
Brooke Harless MacMillan, MFA
she/her
Literary Arts & Lectures
Crested Butte Center for the Arts



Center for the Arts I PO Box 1819 I Crested Butte, Colorado 81224 I (970) 749-6245




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