Hewnoaks provides artists across all disciplines and career stages unencumbered time to think, work, and experiment. We offer short-term residencies on a historic wooded lakeside property, knowing that this kind of time and space is essential to the creative process and the growth and development of artists and their work.
Hewnoaks-Birds & Muses Residency Application, June 1 - 8, 2024
The 2024 Hewnoaks-Birds & Muses Residency is designed for women-identified writers of literary narrative writing projects, including fiction, memoir, creative nonfiction, and hybrid works containing any of those forms and/or poetry, drama, and images – the genres that are Kate’s areas of expertise as a teacher and mentor.
Projects can be at any stage; writers need not be published but should be deeply committed to the development of their craft and looking forward to the shared experience of being part of an engaged, curious, supportive community during their time together.
Please note that while offering unencumbered time, sanctuary, and mentorship for artistic exploration, this residency is not a pampered retreat but a focused environment where writers will devote themselves to intensive creative growth – of their projects and of themselves as writers.
Bringing together any group requires care – especially assembling a group of strangers doing the deep, vulnerable work that art demands. This application is designed to allow us to learn a bit about you and your work so that we can be sure we can support you in your artistic process individually and as part of a dynamic, shared experience.
KEY DATES
- April 4: Application opens.
- April 4 - May 1: Applications reviewed and invitations extended on a rolling basis. Once notified, accepted applicants will have 1 week to confirm attendance by paying the full fee.
- April 26: Deadline for applications.
- May 1: Final accepted applicants notified.
- June 1: arrivals (2-5pm).
- June 8: departures by noon.
INFORMATION ABOUT HEWNOAKS:
Participants will live in small, rustic cabins equipped with basic kitchens, bathrooms and bedrooms. Food for prepare-your-own breakfasts and lunches will be provided, and dinners will be prepared by residency staff.
The property is about a 90 minute drive from Portland, and residents are responsible for their own transportation to Hewnoaks.
While WiFi is available in the main lodge, it does not extend to the artist cabins themselves, and cell service is virtually nonexistent throughout the property.
Our historic property is unforunately not ADA-compliant, and has steep hills and unpaved paths; participants with limited mobility may have difficulty navigating the property. If you have questions or concerns about this, please email program staff at info@hewnoaks.org.
PLEASE read the information on our website to ensure that what we have to offer and what you hope to do are aligned properly: http://hewnoaks.org/apply/