Write On, Door County and the Friends of Lorine Niedecker present the 2025 Lorine Niedecker Fellowship, presented to a poet familiar with the work of the 20th century American writer. The purpose of the fellowship is to encourage research into Niedecker's life and work and to promote new work that deals with the poetry of place.
The fellowship provides a $1,000 stipend, a $200 grocery allowance, and up to $800 in travel costs, as well as a two-week residency. The first week, May 4th - 11th, 2025, will be spent at Write On in Fish Creek, WI; the second week, May 11th - 18th, will be spent in Fort Atkinson, WI.
Applicants must show an understanding of and appreciation of Lorine Niedecker's work and her place in 20th century poetics, as well as a publishing history, whether in literary journals/magazines, a full-length book, chapbook, monograph or academic articles.
The recipient of the fellowship is expected to conduct a public program in both Door County and Fort Atkinson, as well as write an essay for the Solitary Plover, a publication of the Friends of Lorine Niedecker.
