Women writers, this residence has your name written all over it! Applications are due September 3rd.
Hedgebrook is retreat for women writers on Whidbey Island, about thirty-five miles northwest of Seattle. Situated on 48-acres of forest and meadow facing Puget Sound, with a view of Mount Rainier, the retreat hosts women writers from all over the world for residencies of two to six weeks, at no cost to the writer.
Residents are housed in six handcrafted cottages, where 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, they gather in the farmhouse kitchen to share a home-cooked gourmet meal, their work, their process and their stories. The Writers in Residence Program is Hedgebrook’s core program, supporting the fully-funded residencies of approximately 40 women writers at the retreat each year.
Hedgebrook also invites several established women writers to be in residence each year. These invitational residencies expand Hedgebrook’s community to include high-profile writers who embody Hedgebrook’s spirit and mission. Invited writers stay in a 7th residence, Meadowhouse, originally the groundskeeper’s cottage. In exchange for their residency, Invited writers offer to raise Hedgebrook’s visibility in the world by being guests of honor and keynote speakers at our public events.
The selection process occurs once a year in the fall. Through a completely anonymous, two-round process, approximately forty writers are invited for residencies of two weeks to six weeks. Our residency season runs from February through October.
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