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Conferences & Residencies

Editor’s Note: The following events may be impacted by efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19. As always, we ensured that this information was accurate at the time of printing, but please check the organizations’ websites for any information about cancellations and postponements.

A.I.R. Studio Paducah

A.I.R. Studio Paducah offers residencies of two weeks to three months to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers in the Lower Town Arts District of Paducah, Kentucky. Residents are provided with a private apartment, studio, and gallery space. The cost of the residency is $700 for two weeks and $1,000 for a month. Submit up to five poems of any length or up to 10 pages of prose, a résumé, a writer’s statement, and contact information for three references with a $25 application fee. Admissions are rolling; admissions are currently being made for residencies in 2021 or later. Visit the website for an application and complete guidelines.

Accessibility accommodations include an accessible front sidewalk and entrance, accessible studio doorways, and a walker-accessible bathroom with handrails.

A.I.R. Studio Paducah, 4410 Oglethorpe Street #609, Hyattsville, MD 20781. (202) 374-5650. Kay Lindsey, Communications Coordinator.

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