About the Residency
Hub City Writers Project offers three residencies per year
in a furnished, two-bedroom cottage in Spartanburg, South Carolina (yes, home of the Converse low-res MFA program!).
Applications for summer and fall residencies are now being accepted. The
deadline to apply is April 15, 2015.
The 10-week summer residency is June 8–August 15, 2015.
The 15-week fall residency is September 7–December 18, 2015.
Residents receive lodging, utilities, and a stipend
($150/week); they are responsible for their own transportation and meals. In
addition to uninterrupted writing time, the residencies offer opportunities for
service at Hub City Press and Bookshop, for presentation of workshops or
readings, and for literary projects of your own in Spartanburg.
Eligibility
The program is open to emerging writers in the United States
who have completed a degree in creative writing within the past five years or
are currently pursuing a graduate degree in writing.
How to Apply
Please submit: a writing sample of 10 poems, one novel chapter,
a short story, or an essay of up to 20 pages; a one-page project description
that includes what you want to accomplish with your own writing and your ideas
for community literary service in Spartanburg; a résumé; and the names and
contact information for two references.
The application fee for summer or fall is $30. The
application for both is $40. Applications are processed through Submittable and
are open until April 15.
Additional information and the link to submit can be found
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