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New writer’s residency: Conjunctions

December 30, 2025 by John Yunker

The literary journal Conjunctions is now sponsoring a residency for writers in upstate New York: Conjunctions is proud to announce a new three-week writer’s residency under the auspices of the recently …

See the call: New writer’s residency: Conjunctions

Categories For Writers, Residency, Writing Opportunities

2026 Aldo & Estella Leopold Residency now accepting applications

December 18, 2025 by John Yunker

There is a $20 fee to apply but it looks like an amazing residency: The Aldo and Estella Leopold Residency provides a space for writers and respected thinkers to reflect …

See the call: 2026 Aldo & Estella Leopold Residency now accepting applications

Categories For Writers, Residency, Writing Opportunities

Residency opportunities for writers in Iowa, Oregon and New Mexico

March 14, 2022February 13, 2022 by John Yunker

We’ve mentioned these amazing residencies in the past but deadlines are coming up for the year ahead and I wanted to mention them again — also since I suspect many …

See the call: Residency opportunities for writers in Iowa, Oregon and New Mexico

Categories Anthropocene, Climate Change, Conservation, For Writers, Residency, Writing Opportunities

Sitka Center now accepting residency applications

February 8, 2021 by John Yunker

Located north and west of us here in Ashland, Oregon, the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology provides educational courses and residencies to artists. And they’re now open for residency …

See the call: Sitka Center now accepting residency applications

Categories Anthropocene, Conservation, Ecology, Endangered Species, For Writers, Oceans, Sustainability, Trees, Wolves, Writing Opportunities, Writing Residency

Become a resident artist of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument

January 14, 2021 by John Yunker

The Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument is a protected area of more than 100,000 acres not far from us in Ashland, Oregon. It covers the area where the Siskiyou Mountains meet the …

Read more: Become a resident artist of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument

Categories Conservation, Ecology, For Writers, Writing Residency

Upcoming writer and artist opportunities at PLAYA

December 27, 2016 by John Yunker

PLAYA, a creative residency program in Summer Lake, Oregon, is organizing two exciting artist+scientist opportunities for next year: Confluence of Creative Inquiry: Climate Change Communication Residency July 3-4, 2017 Art + …

See the call: Upcoming writer and artist opportunities at PLAYA

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