The Merrill Family  Charitable Foundation Writer-in-Residence Program supports a BIPOC Poet residency of two to four weeks with a room in Gentle House, a 130 year old Farm House on the Olympic Peninsula. The fellowship includes the cost of round-trip transportation, daily breakfast and dinner, as well as a small weekly stipend.

There is no application fee.

Applications will be evaluated by readers proficient in evaluating poetry, literary fiction and nonfiction, including hybrid work. 

Please be sure to read all the instructions. 

We will ask you to submit an artist statement, a sample of your work, and an option Creative/Writing Resume as a PDF (optional)
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Your job as an applicant is to convey to the readers:

• Whatever you would like for us to know about what drives your interest in the project you propose to work on during your residency
• Whatever you would like for us to view as evidence of your skills as a writer
• What you would like us to know about how your voice contributes to the diversity in contemporary letters.