Thank you for applying to the 2024 Emerging Writers Residency.

The application period is now closed.

Finalists will be announced by November 17; residents by December 15, 2023.

For future residents, the writing weeks from which to choose are:

Week 1: Sunday, March 3 to Saturday, March 9, 2024
Week 2: Sunday, March 10 to Saturday, March 16, 2024
Week 3: Sunday, March 17 to Saturday, March 23, 2024

We look forward to meeting you at The Mount!

The Mount, Edith Wharton’s Home:

Writers-in-residence will work at The Mount in Lenox, MA. Edith Wharton designed The Mount, a Georgian revival mansion, on a wooded parcel on the shores of Laurel Lake and lived there from 1902 to 1911. Wharton called The Mount her “first true home,” where she emerged as a writer and produced some of her most iconic works. Today, The Mount is a historic house museum and cultural center that interprets the artistic, literary, and humanitarian legacy of Edith Wharton.

Straw Dog Writers Guild:

Based in Western Massachusetts, the Guild’s mission is to support the writing community by strengthening, engaging, and connecting writers at all levels of development. A non-profit volunteer organization, its members are dedicated to the craft and transformative power of writing and service by promoting individual growth, community outreach and enrichment, and building community.