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NOTE:

The application window for the Summer/Fall 2026 cycle will run from February 1st through March 16th.

PLEASE NOTE: WE WILL BE MIGRATING THE APPLICATION PROCESS TO REVIEWR AND NO LONGER UTILIZING SUBMITTABLE. 


THIS WILL NOT IMPACT ANY APPLICANT WHO HAS RECOMMENDATION LETTERS ON FILE THROUGH SUBMITTABLE -- THOSE LETTERS WILL BE MOVED TO YOUR NEW REVIEWR APPLICATION ONCE YOU HAVE SUBMITTED YOUR NEW APPLICATION.  THIS ONLY APPLIES TO APPLICANTS WHO SUBMITTED BOTH LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION AND ADVANCED THROUGH TO ADJUDICATION; IT DOES NOT APPLY TO APPLICANTS WHO SUBMITTED INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS.

Guidelines


APPLICANTS must prepare:

• Visual Arts:
6-12 images and/or 3 media files

• Plays/Screenplays: A full manuscript (one act plays count as a full script) <130pps.

• Poetry: Up to 12 poems <20pps.

• Fiction: 1-2 short stories or 1-2 chapters from a novel <40pps.

• Non-fiction / Memoir / Journalism: 2 essays/articles or 1-2 chapters from a book <40pps.

Please note: writers who write in a foreign language should apply with English translations of their work.

You must be able to take full credit for the creation of your work sample.

ALL APPLICANTS must also include:

• An up to date resumé

• Email addresses of 2 professionals familiar with you and your work (your recommenders will be contacted for letters by us)

• An artist’s statement explaining your current need for a residency, as well as the details of the proposed project while in residence

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The Barn, ca. 1967
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The Barn, ca. 2024

Submitting

Special Note for Foreign National Applications (non-US Citizens/Resident Aliens)
PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE APPLYING
Submissions are done entirely online through the Reviewr platform. 

Click the button below to proceed to the application process. 

CLICK HERE TO APPLY
Button will work as of 8AM (EST), Sunday, February 1st.
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        • Former Fellows Very Blue Bookcase Project
    • EAUAC
  • News
    • The Barn 2.0 (2025)
    • Renovation >
      • Renovation (We Begin)
      • Renovation Progress (2022)
      • Renovation Progress (2023)
      • Renovation Progress (2024)
  • Contact Us
  • In Memoriam
    • Edward Albee (1928-2016)
    • Diane Mayo (1948-2021)
  • Why Fail?