Edward F. Albee Foundation Winter/Spring Residency
Edward F. Albee Foundation
Writers and visual artists submit work samples, resume, recommender contacts, and artist statement explaining residency need and proposed project.
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Get matched →- Deadline
- 17 days left
- Entry fee
- Free
- Award
- $2,500
- Location
- New York, United States
About
Overview
The Edward F. Albee Foundation provides time and space for writers and visual artists to work without disturbance, using talent and need as selection criteria. The William Flanagan Memorial Creative Persons Center (The Barn) in Montauk, Long Island, can accommodate four creative persons at a time. Residencies are for calendar-month periods (with rare, pre-approved exceptions). Located approximately two miles from Montauk center and the Atlantic Ocean, The Barn offers a secluded, peaceful atmosphere with private en-suite bedrooms and separate working studios.
Eligibility
Open to writers and visual artists based anywhere in the world at any stage of career. Selection based on talent and need. Both emerging and mid-career artists encouraged to apply. Must be able to take full credit for work samples; no collaborations unless applying as a team.
Key Dates
- Submission deadline: September 14, 2026
Application Requirements
- Visual Arts: 6–12 images and/or 3 media files
- Plays/Screenplays: A full manuscript (one act plays count as a full script)
- Poetry: Up to 12 poems
- Fiction: 1 short story or 2 chapters from a novel
- Non-fiction/Memoir/Journalism: 2 essays/articles or 2 chapters from a book
- Writers in foreign languages should apply with English translations
Residency Details
- Length: 1 month
- Residents: up to 4 at a time
- Private bedroom in shared housing facility
- Separate working studio per resident
- ADA compliant facilities
- Private studios with printers, scanner, large sinks, washer and dryer, wood working table and vises
Costs & Support
- Application fee: Free
- Residency fee: Free
- Stipend: $2,500 for domestic residents; foreign residents reimbursed for qualified expenses up to $2,500
- Residents responsible for their own food, travel, and other personal expenses
Application
- Award
- $2,500 stipend (domestic residents) or reimbursement up to $2,500 (foreign residents)
- Entry fee
- Free to enter
- Eligibility
- Open to writers and visual artists based anywhere in the world; selection based on talent and need.
- Audience
- Open to artists based anywhere in the world; emerging and mid-career stages
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