Residencies
Writer in Residence Program
Hedgebrook’s adjudicated Writer-in-Residence Program supports women-identified writers,18 and older, from all over the world for residencies of two or three weeks. Selected writers spend their days in solitude – writing, reading, taking walks in the woods or on nearby Double Bluff beach – then spend their evenings at The Gathering, a social time for residents to connect with each other over their freshly prepared meals. This experience is free to selected writers, including all meals and a stay at one of our six handcrafted cottages. Applications are considered via a two-round, blind-review, adjudicated process, where alumnae and a selection committee review writing samples and essays. Over 1,000 writers apply each year for 40-60 residencies awarded annually.
Find out more by reading reading our FAQs and viewing our recent information and Q&A session on YouTube.
Our 2027 Writer-in-Residence (WiR) applications have closed and notifications will be sent via SlideRoom in November 2026. Our 2028 Writer-in-Residence Program will open for applications in mid-2027.
The Mother Tree Residency Program
The Mother Tree Residency Program is offers partially subsidized residencies. This program is an opportunity for writers and returning alumnae to plan a residency that fits their schedule, foregoing our extensive anonymous adjudication process. This program functions as an act of radical reciprocity, where fees paid by participants help subsidize and sustain Hedgebrook’s Writers in Residence program, and Mother Tree residents receive the gift of time on the land for their creative practice. In this way, the Mother Tree residents sustain our historic free-to-writers residency program and allow us to continue to support women who are authoring change.
Accepted residents of The Mother Tree Residency program are still eligible to apply to our core residency program if they are not currently an alumna.
Our 2027 Writer-in-Residence (WiR) applications have closed. Information for 2028’s program will be released mid-2027.