--- title: The "Miss Sarah" Fellowship for Black Women Writers 2027 description: 10-day writing residency fellowship for Black women writers in Asheville, NC with $1,000 stipend and travel support. url: https://www.artsume.com/programs/4076674f-02c3-4a2f-8776-ce4d52b37932 type: program status: open createdAt: "2026-10-24" updatedAt: "2026-10-24" programType: Residency organization: Trillium Arts organizationUrl: https://www.artsume.com/o/trillium-arts deadline: "2026-11-19" location: Asheville, NC, United States isOnline: false compensationRange: $1,000 stipend, $500 travel/materials stipend, welcome dinner, rental car and transportation to/from Asheville, NC, plus housing. disciplines: - criticism - fiction - journalism - literary nonfiction - literature - new genres - nonfiction - playwriting - poetry - screenwriting - translation - writing --- # The "Miss Sarah" Fellowship for Black Women Writers 2027 **Hosted by:** Trillium Arts **Type:** Residency | **Location:** Asheville, NC, United States | **Deadline:** November 19, 2026 ## About This Program > "Nonfiction" ### Purpose The "Miss Sarah" Fellowship for Black Women Writers aims to provide Black women writers a restful environment conducive to reflection and writing. It also offers uninterrupted, independent time to plant the seed of an idea for a new writing project or to develop or complete a project underway. This is an annual award and the application cycle opens every fall. **The 2027 Fellowship will focus on Nonfiction.** ### What the fellowship entails The selected writer will receive a ten-day solo residency in July and can choose whether to stay at Trillium Arts' rural "Firefly Creek" apartment in Mars Hills, NC or at E. Patrick Johnson and Stephen Lewis' "Montford Manor" residence near downtown Asheville, NC. Awardees will receive a $1,000 stipend, welcome dinner, a rental car and transportation to and from Asheville, NC. Additional benefits will be custom tailored to the needs of the awardee. ### Dates The preferred dates for a "Miss Sarah" Fellowship are typically July 10-20. However, the panel will consider other dates. ### Who is eligible? Black women writers at any stage of their careers are invited to apply. For applicants outside of the United States, please note that travel expenses will only be covered within the United States. International airfare and visa will be at the expense of the applicant. There is no application fee. ### Timeline The application will be open beginning Thursday, October 8, 2026 and is available via the link at the bottom of this page. The application portal will remain open for six weeks. The Deadline to apply is Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 11:59pm. This is a firm deadline and late applications will not be accepted. Applications will be reviewed by a panel and applicants will be notified by March 2027. ### Requirements Please upload and submit all of the following documents, either as PDF or Word documents. Files should not exceed 10 MB each. - CV or resume (not to exceed 5 pages) - A one-page Fellowship Proposal Statement outlining the proposed project. Include information about the project context and what you plan to accomplish during the Fellowship period. - A one-page statement that addresses the question of, "Why Trillium Arts?" Be specific in how a Fellowship at Trillium Arts will benefit your creative work. - One letter of recommendation, submitted separately by an outside recommender, specifically referring to your writing project. - A writing sample of your proposed project, in English, work-in-progress recommended. MA and MFA theses, PhD dissertations, and edited collections are not eligible. ### To Apply Beginning October 8, 2026 you can create your application via the application portal. ## Eligibility & Requirements - **Career Stage:** Open to all - **Geographic Eligibility:** International - **Disciplines:** criticism, fiction, journalism, literary nonfiction, literature, new genres, nonfiction, playwriting, poetry, screenwriting, translation, writing - **Note:** Black women writers at any stage of their careers are invited to apply. For applicants outside of the United States, travel expenses will only be covered within the United States; international airfare and visa are at the expense of the applicant. There is no application fee. Each year the fellowship focuses on a different genre of writing. MA and MFA theses, PhD dissertations, and edited collections are not eligible and will be disqualified. ### Additional Requirements - CV or resume (not to exceed 5 pages) - A one-page Fellowship Proposal Statement outlining the proposed project - A one-page statement addressing "Why Trillium Arts?" - One letter of recommendation from an outside recommender, specifically referring to your writing project - A writing sample of your proposed project (minimum 10 pages, not to exceed 15 pages), in one PDF, double-spaced with one-inch margins and 12-point font ## Compensation & Benefits $1,000 stipend, $500 travel/materials stipend, welcome dinner, rental car and transportation to/from Asheville, NC, plus housing. **Includes:** Stipend, Travel grant Artist Stipend: $1,000. Travel Stipend/Material Stipend: $500. No residency fee. Additional benefits custom tailored to the needs of the awardee. ## What's Provided - **Housing:** Provided - Private housing on campus (individual apartment/cabin/house) or private housing off campus (individual apartment/cabin/house) — choice of Firefly Creek apartment in Mars Hill, NC or Montford Manor near downtown Asheville, NC. - **Studio Access:** Provided ## Timeline - **Opens:** October 7, 2026 - **Deadline:** November 19, 2026 - **Program Start:** July 10, 2027 - **Program End:** July 20, 2027 ## How to Apply Apply at: https://www.trilliumartsnc.org/writing-fellowships-guidelines