The Edward F. Albee Foundation maintains the William Flanagan Memorial Creative Persons Center (better known as “The Barn”) in Montauk, Long Island, New York, as a residence for writers and visual artists of all media. Due to extensive, site-wide renovations, we are proud to be completely ADA-accessible and open our doors to all creative people.
The Center is open year-round (with the exception of December, when it is closed for general maintenance and holidays), and can accommodate four creative persons at a time. Residencies are for calendar months only. The standards for admission are, simply, talent and need.
Month-long residencies will be available starting in January, 2025 and run through June for our Winter/Spring period. We are accepting applications for that period as of right now! (A second application period for the Summer/Fall period will be made available at a later date.)
The application window for the Winter/Spring period will be open until midnight, November 1st, 2024 (aka: very, very late night on October 31st).
Guidelines
APPLICANTS must prepare:
- 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
Please note: writers who write in a foreign language should apply with English translations of their work.
ALL APPLICANTS must also include:
- An up to date resumé
- Email addresses of 2 professionals familiar with you and your work (your recommenders will be contacted for letters by us)
- An artist’s statement explaining your current need for a residency, as well as the details of the proposed project while in residence
You must be able to take full credit for the creation of your work sample.
Website link: https://www.albeefoundation.org/guidelines–submitting.html