Millay Arts : Core Residency October 1

THE MARCH DEADLINE IS THE ONLY TIME TO APPLY AS A GROUP FOR STAYS IN DECEMBER.

COLLABORATIVE DUOS MAY APPLY AT EITHER THE MARCH OR OCTOBER DEADLINE.

Our Core Residency program, now in its 51st year, is one of the longest-running in country. Judged blindly by jurors who are practicing professionals and/or alumni, from April-November each year we welcome 6-7 multidisciplinary creators to come to Steepletop (the historic estate of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet/activist Edna St. Vincent Millay) for two-week to month-long stays.

The March 1 deadline is for residencies from August-November of the same year; the October 1 deadline is for residencies from April-July of the following year.

While collaborative duos are welcome to apply at either/both deadline, group/collective applications must be received by the MARCH deadline for stays early December.  (We provide a stipend to offset groceries but you must do your own shopping/meal preparation.  We have a total of 7 queen beds available for accommodations.)

To date we have hosted over 3000 exceptional poets, nonfiction/fiction writers, screenwriters, playwrights, filmmakers, photographers, composers, visual and performance artists. Works made possible by a residency enrich lives and communities globally: our alumni are consistently recognized with international honors (MacArthur and National Book Awards; Pulitzer, Lambda Literary and Pen America prizes, Guggenheim Fellowships and others).

Core residencies are fully-subsidized and free of charge (except for application fee and $100 nonrefundable deposit) and include: groceries, chef-prepared communal dinners, private bedroom, private studio and shared living/kitchen/dining.

Our sylvan 11-acre campus, located in the upper Hudson Valley and nestled against the Berkshires, features serene meadows, bounteous wooded trails and access to multiple cultural institutions and natural attractions.