Female artists (fiction, screenwriting, visual art) with chronic health conditions or disabilities are eligible for a free two-week residency with $400 stipend in Fall 2025 (September through December)
Marian was a writer, screenwriter, and visual artist whose profound health challenges interfered with her ability to fully immerse herself in the creative world. As an undergraduate, Marian was a passionate fiction writer who turned her talents to screenwriting in her 20s and won a Samuel Goldwyn Writing Award while pursuing her master’s at UCLA. When she became sick with chronic fatigue syndrome she was unable to continue her career in screenwriting. Nevertheless, her creative spirit endured, finding new ways to manifest itself. As energy and health allowed, she cartooned, drew, made collages, became a jeweler, and wrote short fiction and memoirs. Marian Treger’s lifelong friends collaborated to create this fellowship in honor of Marian’s unstoppable multifaceted creativity.
FELLOWSHIP DETAILS
Eligibility: 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
Residencies Available: September 1 – December 31, 2025
Length of Fellowship: Two weeks
Stipend: $400
Application Opens: October 1, 2024
Application Deadline: January 15, 2025
Application Fee*:$30
Notification by: April 30, 2025
To be considered as a Marian Treger Fellow, complete the “Application for Mt. San Angelo Residencies, VCCA in Virginia – Fall 2025,” selecting your fellowship interest in Question 2.
Website link: https://www.vcca.com/support/marian-treger-fellowship-for-enduring-creativity/