Thank you for applying to the 2024 Emerging Writers Residency.

The application period is now closed.

Finalists will be announced by November 17; residents by December 15, 2023.

For future residents, the writing weeks from which to choose are:

Week 1: Sunday, March 3 to Saturday, March 9, 2024
Week 2: Sunday, March 10 to Saturday, March 16, 2024
Week 3: Sunday, March 17 to Saturday, March 23, 2024

We look forward to meeting you at The Mount!

Thank you for your submissions. The application form is closed.

Applications limited to the first
270 SUBMISSIONS

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Where:

Residents will work at The Mount in Lenox, MA.

Edith Wharton designed The Mount, a Georgian revival mansion, on a wooded parcel on the shores of Laurel Lake and lived there from 1902 to 1911. Wharton called The Mount her “first true home,” where she emerged as a writer and produced some of her most iconic works. Today, The Mount is a historic house museum and cultural center that interprets the artistic, literary, and humanitarian legacy of Edith Wharton.

Straw Dog Writers Guild:

Based in Western Massachusetts, the Guild’s mission is to support the writing community by strengthening, engaging, and connecting writers at all levels of development. A non-profit volunteer organization, its members are dedicated to the craft and transformative power of writing and service by promoting individual growth, community outreach and enrichment, and building community.

Questions?

Contact:

Patricia Pin,
Public Programs Director

ppin@edithwharton.org or 413-551-5110.