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title: 2027 Writer-in-Residence Program
description: Free writer residency at Hedgebrook for women-identified writers. 2-3 week stays in cottages with meals included.
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status: closed
createdAt: "2026-03-20"
updatedAt: "2026-09-30"
programType: Residency
organization: Hedgebrook
organizationUrl: https://www.artsume.com/o/hedgebrook
deadline: "2026-04-17"
entryFee: 45 USD
location: Hedgebrook, Langley
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compensationRange: Free-to-writers residency. Room and board included. No artist stipend or travel stipend provided. Travel is the responsibility of the writer.
disciplines:
  - fiction
  - nonfiction
  - poetry
  - playwriting
  - screenwriting
  - journalism
  - writing
careerStages:
  - Emerging artist
  - Established
  - Mid-career
---

# 2027 Writer-in-Residence Program

**Hosted by:** Hedgebrook

**Type:** Residency | **Location:** Hedgebrook, Langley | **Deadline:** April 17, 2026 | **Entry fee:** $45

## About This Program

> "Supporting women-identified writers' voices and addressing gender inequity in literary spaces"

Our Writers in Residence Program supports free-to-writers residencies for selected women-identified writers at the retreat each year. Up to 7 writers can be in residence at a time, each housed in a handcrafted cottage. 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, "The Gathering" is a social time for residents to connect and share over their freshly prepared meals.

Writers must be women, 18 and older, which is inclusive of transgender women and female-identified individuals. Because gender inequity still occurs in all spaces including literary ones, it is part of our explicit mission to support and promote women's voices. Residents must be willing to adhere to a specific set of health and safety protocols we have implemented to keep writers, staff, and surrounding communities safer.

Our application and adjudication processes are genre-specific. Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, TV/Screenwriters, and Playwrights are all encouraged to apply. Applications are read by jurors who are proficient to read in each genre.

## Eligibility & Requirements

- **Career Stage:** Emerging artist, Established, Mid-career
- **Geographic Eligibility:** International
- **Disciplines:** fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting, journalism, writing
- **Age Requirements:** 18+ years old
- **Note:** Writers must be women, 18 and older, which is inclusive of transgender women and female-identified individuals. Residents must be willing to adhere to a specific set of health and safety protocols. Pets are not allowed. Collaborative residency: must apply and be accepted individually.

### Additional Requirements

Genre-specific application. Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, TV/Screenwriters, and Playwrights are encouraged to apply. Applications are read by jurors proficient in each genre.

## Compensation & Benefits

Free-to-writers residency. Room and board included. No artist stipend or travel stipend provided. Travel is the responsibility of the writer.

**Includes:** Stipend

Our Writers in Residence program is free-to-writers. Room and board are included in the residency. Travel is not included, and is the responsibility of the writer. Artist stipend: $0. Travel stipend: $0. Application fee: $45 USD.

## What's Provided

- **Housing:** Provided - Private housing on campus (individual apartment/cabin/house). Each writer housed in a handcrafted cottage.
- **Studio Access:** Provided - Writers spend their days in solitude – writing, reading, taking walks in the woods on the property or on nearby Double Bluff beach.

## Timeline

- **Opens:** March 20, 2026
- **Deadline:** April 17, 2026

## How to Apply

Apply at: https://www.hedgebrook.org/residencies