URGENT DEADLINE FOR AUSTRALIAN RESIDENCY AND MORE!

Greetings all...I hope your summer is going well. As you know, I've been quite busy and am now gearing up to returning to the final edit of my book for publication sometime next year or early 2011. You'll be the first to know! Anyway, lately I've been getting dozens of letters from readers and the volume has gotten a bit out of hand. Although I love to hear from all of you and would love to write everyone back, I just might not be able to. So...keeping that in mind, if you have a burning question about grants, please first go to the GRANTS: FAQs label on my sidebar and that will hopefully lead you to some answers. I will do more FAQs soon about residencies and other issues too. Please try to use this site to search for what you are looking for before you ask me a question. I do appreciate hearing from you and love getting such lovely thank you notes, but as for grant questions, etc. try to utilize my site as best you can. Thanks so much! Mira


(WRITERS) Residency in Australia
The Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers' Centre is the oldest writers centre of its kind in Australia. They are dedicated to preserving the heritage value of the former home of leading Australian writer, Katharine Susannah Prichard, as well as helping and encouraging writers at all levels of the craft. The Centre is situated in the hills east of Perth, Western Australia. The residency program includes accomodation, salary, and access to all resources and facilities within the centre and writing community. Open to international applicants. Applications for Emerging Writer-in-Residence and Regional Writer-in-Residence close Friday 28 August 2009. For more information please visit: http://www.kspf.iinet.net.au/residency_program.html. Phone/Fax: +61 08 9294 1872 Email: [email protected]

(ALL) Residency at Fruitlands Museum
The Artist-in-Residence Program (AIR) at Fruitlands Museum in Harvard, Massacusetts seeks contemporary artists whose work compliments the collections and landscape. The resident artist participates in a season long study of the museum as reflected in their artwork. Any artist may apply, including those who work includes poetry, painting, fabric, pottery, sculpture, music & sound, new media and site specific installations. The goal of the program is to bring fresh perspectives to explore the major themes of the institution heritage, art and nature. The artist-in-residence program brings contemporary interpretations to aspects of our collections and landscape, solely at the discretion and inspiration of the artist through their medium. Artists do not live on site and the program seeks artists who live within the greater Boston metro area.
* The Museum provides the artist with: access to the site and collections
* an honorarium
* publicity for public events, programs and exhibit opening event
* exhibition space
* The artist provides the museum with: the artist is on-site on a flexible but regular basis doing their work
* the artist participates in a series of public programs
* previous works and selected works created by the artist during the residency are available for exhibit
* a piece of art created during the program will become a part of the museum collection
For more information, please visit the website: http://www.fruitlands.org/artist-in-residence
Deadline: November 15th, 2009.

(ALL) Millay Colony for the Arts
Millay Colony for the Arts in Austerlitz, New York: Residencies provide work space, meals, and sleeping accommodations for qualified writers, composers, and visual artists for a period of one month. The Colony can accommodate six artists monthly; its main building is fully accessible and includes two work/living spaces. Samples of work must accompany applications. See the website for further information. There is a $35 application fee. E-Mail Address: [email protected]
Website: www.millaycolony.org/apply. Application Deadline: October 1, 2009.
***By the way, this is a great residency in particular for disabled artists, as they have a state of the art accessible building.

(WRITERS) International Retreat for Writers at Hawthornden Castle
The retreat offers residencies of four weeks for five published creative writers (novelists, poets, playwrights) at a time. Residencies, which include room and board, are scheduled in spring, summer, and fall. Write for further information and application. Hawthornden Castle, Lasswade, Midlothian EH18 1EG, Scotland. Application Deadline: September 30, 2009.