Sundress Academy for the Arts (SAFTA) is now accepting applications for short-term writing residencies in all genres—poetry, fiction, nonfiction, playwriting, screenwriting, journalism, academic writing, and more—for their summer residency period which runs from May 16 to August 21, 2022. These residencies are designed to give artists time and space to complete their creative projects in a quiet and productive environment.
Each farmhouse residency costs $300/week, which includes a room of one’s own, as well as access to our communal kitchen, bathroom, office, and living space, plus wireless internet. Residencies in the Writers Coop are $150/week and include your own private dry cabin as well as access to the farmhouse amenities. Because of the low cost, we are rarely able to offer scholarships for Writers Coop residents.
Residents will stay at the SAFTA farmhouse, located on a working farm on a 45-acre wooded plot in a Tennessee “holler” perfect for hiking, camping, and nature walks. The farmhouse is also just a half-hour from downtown Knoxville, an exciting and creative city that is home to a thriving artistic community. SAFTA is ideal for writers looking for a rural retreat with urban amenities.
SAFTA’s residencies, which also include free access to workshops, readings, and events, offer a
unique and engaging experience. Residents can participate in local writing workshops, lead their own workshops, and even have the opportunity to learn life skills like gardening and animal care.
As part of our commitment to anti-racist work, we are now also using a reparations payment model for our farmhouse residencies which consists of the following:
1) 3 reparations weeks of equally divided payments for Black and/or Indigenous identifying
writers at $150/week
2) 3 discounted weeks of equally divided payments for BIPOC writers at $250/week
3) 6 equitable weeks of equally divided payments at $300/week
Black and/or Indigenous identifying writers are also invited to apply for a $350 support grant to
help cover the costs of food, travel, childcare, and/or any other needs while they are at the
residency. We are currently able to offer two of these grants per residency period
(spring/summer/fall). If you would like to donate to expand this funding, you may do so here.
For the 2022 Summer residency period, SAFTA will be offering the following fellowships only:
Black & Indigenous Writers Fellowship: one full fellowship for Black and/or Indigenous
identifying writers
Writers of Color Fellowships: one full and two 50% fellowships for BIPOC identifying
writers
K-12 Educators Fellowship: one full fellowship for a K-12 educator, which includes teachers, teachers’ aides, school nurses, librarians, counselors, occupational or physical therapists, food service workers, custodians, or any other person employed full or part-time in K-12 education
The application deadline for the summer residency period is February 15th . Find out more about the application process at www.sundressacademyforthearts.com.
The application fee is waived for all BIPOC identifying writers. For all fellowship applications,
the application fee will also be waived for those who demonstrate financial need; please state this in your application under the financial need section. Limited partial scholarships are also
available to any applicant with financial need.
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