Residencies / Verified 2 September 2026
The Marian Treger Fellowship provides a fully-funded two-week residency at VCCA's Mt. San Angelo facility in Amherst, Virginia, for female-identifying fiction writers, screenwriters, or visual artists in mid-life and beyond whose creative work has been affected by chronic health conditions or disabilities. The $30 application fee is waivable upon request. Deadline: January 15, 2027.
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What the organizer actually says
Deadline. January 15, 2027
“Application Opens: October 1, 2026; Application Deadline: January 15, 2027; Notification by: April 30, 2027; Residencies Available: September 1 – December 31, 2027”✓ Checked on the organizer’s site
Cost to apply. $30 to apply
“$30 (waiver available upon request)”✓ Checked on the organizer’s site
What you get. Fully-funded VCCA residency
“Two-week residency at Mt. San Angelo (studios, housing, meals included) plus $400 stipend”✓ Checked on the organizer’s site
How long. Two weeks
Who can apply. Female-identifying fiction writers, screenwriters, or visual artists, emerging in mid-life and beyond, whose creative paths may have been detoured or hindered by chronic health conditions or disabilities. No specific nationality/residency r
How they choose.
“Peer review panels by category (separate panels for fiction, screenwriting, visual arts subcategories); panelists rotate regularly”✓ Checked on the organizer’s site
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