Conferences & Residencies
Cape Cod Writers Center Conference
The 2022 Cape Cod Writers Center Conference will be held online from August 4 to August 6. The conference features workshops in poetry and fiction, an agent panel, and mentoring sessions with faculty. The faculty includes poet Rebecca Rolland; fiction writers John Cotter, Devon Ellington, and Elisabeth Elo; fiction and nonfiction writer Lynne Reeves Griffin; and memoirist Alysia Abbott. Novelist Marjan Kamali will give the keynote address. Publishing professionals include agents Jacqueline Flynn (Joëlle Delbourgo Associates), Tom Miller (Liza Dawson Associates), and Andy Ross (Andy Ross Agency). General registration is $80 and includes a yearlong membership to the Cape Cod Writers Center (registration is free for current members). Tuition for each twohour workshop is $60. Manuscript consultations are available for an additional $150. The general registration deadline is July 29. The deadline to register for a manuscript consultation is July 26. Visit the website for more information.
Cape Cod Writers Center Conference, P.O. Box 408, Osterville, MA 02655. writers@capecodwriterscenter.org capecodwriterscenter.org
Celia & Wally Gilbert Artist-in-Residence Program
The Celia & Wally Gilbert Artist-in-Residence Program offers six residencies of one to three weeks year-round to poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers looking to “explore the scientific process and interact with international scientific staff and visitors” at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory on the wooded north shore of Long Island, New York. Residents are provided with a dorm room, private bathroom, all meals, and a $1,000 to $1,5000 stipend, depending on the length of the stay. Submit no more than 10 pages of poetry or prose, including a brief statement about the work, a 2,000-word artist statement on the interplay between writing and science in your work, and a résumé. There is no application fee. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Celia & Wally Gilbert Artist-in-Residence Program, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Library & Archives, 1 Bungtown Road, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724. Tara Bonet-Black, Fellowship Coordinator. bonetbl@cshl.edu
cshl.edu/education/center-for-humanities/grants-fellowships/gilbert-artist-in-residence
