Written by Joe Armstrong, Content Specialist, Marketing, Downtown Main Library
Update 8/7/23: The application window to apply to be the 2024 Writer-in-Residence has closed. Check our Writer-in-Residence webpage for more information.
Your chance to apply to be The Library Foundation’s Writer-in-Residence starts now! Be the Library’s literary ambassador to the community while fostering engagement between the Library and the community’s writers and readers.
The selected Writer-in-Residence candidate receives a $10,000 stipend and promotion and exposure as the selected Library Foundation Writer-in-Residence. Submit your online statement of interest and qualifications before the Monday, August 7, 2023 deadline.
Learn about all the requirements, expectations, and how to apply to be the 2024 Writer-in-Residence on our website.
During the residency period, the Writer-in-Residence is required to:
- Conduct a minimum of four public writing workshops at a Library location
- Hold monthly programs (12) at a Library location or virtually, through office hours or other engagement opportunities
- Connect with the community online via nine pieces of content, in some combination of video, blog post, newsletter article/interview
- Host a monthly podcast
- Host, appear, or speak at other Library and community events and participate in Library promotions as needed
- Complete a written work that can be shared at the end of the residency
Just who can be a Writer-In-Residence? A writer who is:
- A resident in southwest Ohio (priority given to Hamilton County residents)
- At least 18 years of age
- Actively engaged in the local literary arts community
- Possesses a record of past achievements, strong artistic merit, and a commitment towards advancing the literary arts
- Has experience teaching writing or conducting writing workshops
Any writer may apply, but priority is given to writers in the following genres:
- Fiction
- Narrative Non-Fiction, including history, biography, and memoirs
- Children’s Literature
- YA Literature
- Graphic Novels
- Poetry
Learn about all the requirements, expectations, and how to apply to be the 2024 Writer-in-Residence on our website.
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