Writers in Residence
About
Hedgebrook’s Writer-in-Residence Program supports writers from all over the world for residencies of two to three weeks. The cottage, all meals, and the entire residency experience at Hedgebrook is free to selected writers. Travel is not included and is the responsibility of the writer to arrange and pay for. Up to 6 writers can be in residence at a time, each housed in their own handcrafted cottage. They spend their days in solitude – writing, reading, taking walks in the woods on the property or on nearby Double Bluff beach. In the evenings, “The Gathering” is a social time for residents to connect and share over their freshly prepared meals.
Who applies?
Hedgebrook’s mission is to support visionary women-identified writers,18 and older, whose stories and ideas shape our culture now and for generations to come. Writers must be women, which is inclusive of transgender women and female-identified individuals. Because gender inequity still occurs in all spaces including literary ones, it is part of our explicit mission to support and promote women’s voices. This application is not for alumnae seeking a return stay.
Our 2025 Writer in Residence (WiR) applications are now open
for the following genres:
| Poetry |
| Prose-Non-fiction |
| Prose-Fiction |
While we will not have applications open this cycle for songwriters, screenwriters, and playwrights, we are working on some exciting offerings for these genres. More to come!
In 2025, we're innovating with an eye toward sustainability and doing things a bit differently.
Please read all of the information below and the FAQs.
We are a small team with limited capacity to answer individual application questions.
Please note this will be our only application cycle for 2025.
Open Application Period
2025 Writer in Residence (WiR):
Applications Open: April 17-June 12, 2024 - Notifications: Late October, 2024
2025 Residency Dates:
January-early November 2025
Application Fees
Applications submitted April 17-May 29: $45
Applications submitted May 30-June 12: $55
Application fees cover and support the admissions panel review process and residency program.
Fees are non-refundable and are subject to change from year to year.
If financial constraints are a concern, you can request a fee waiver by following these steps:
Once your application is complete and BEFORE you submit it, fill out the Fee Waiver Request Form.*
Wait for an email response that the fee has been waived. Fee waiver requests are received on a first-come, first-served basis.
Once the fee has been waived, log back in and submit your application.
You will be notified by May 28, 2024 at the latest.
Fee waivers are only available during open applications and are capped at 50.
You may only request one waiver even if you are applying in multiple genres.
There is no need to justify your request, simply fill out the form requesting a waiver.
*Applications must be fully complete and ready to submit; no exceptions. A completed application consists of having all questions answered and all media uploaded. Applications that are not complete at the time we access your account
will not be granted a waiver.
Refunds for submitted applications will not be given.
Due to the capacity of our small team, we will not be able to respond to email inquiries regarding fee waivers
or notify you if your application is incomplete.
The website will be updated when fee waivers are no longer available.
For more information about the Writer in Residence program, please review our FAQs here.
The Writer-in-Residence program is supported in part by:
