2018 Keeper's House Writer Residency is a six day, five night residency (June 23 - 30) dedicated to your art.  Residents are provided with a renovated apartment on the second floor of the Burnt Coat Harbor Light Station, six miles off the north coast of Maine.  
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Residents will host a one-hour presentation about the art they make.

This residency is an opportunity to initiate or complete a project-in-progress.

Residents are encouraged to explore Swan's Island life, hike our nature trails, visit the working waterfront, swim at the quarry pond, and get to know the sound of our roaring, rocky coast. 

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 Elegibility & Deadline

Eligibility: Writers in any genre who have published at least one full-length book (not including self-published books)
 
Selection is based on the merit of the author statement and work samples

Application fee: $30

​DEADLINE EXTENDED
All materials are due May 12, 2018 for the June residency.   

​Judge: Author & Poet Terese Svoboda

Transportation, food, and miscellaneous living costs are the responsibility of the artist

Application

• Submit no more than five pages of sample work
• Make sure your name is NOT on any work samples or in the subject box when submitting electronically
• One paragraph BIO listing professional accomplishments and publishing credits
• Author statement describing your proposed activities for the Keeper's House Residency and how your work informs readers
• Cover page: Name, address, phone #, email

Two ways to Apply

1.  Via postal mail.  Be sure to include all Application Materials and your check or money order: Island Verse Story Lab, L3C, P.O. Box 321, Swan's Island, ME 04685​
​2.  Via Submittable: click link below