Millay House Rockland
Writing Residency
Millay House Rockland, in partnership with the Ellis-Beauregard Foundation, is offering a one-month, juried residency in October 2024, that includes a $1,200 stipend. Open to writers of any genre—poetry, fiction, nonfiction, plays, or journalism. The residency offers comfortable accommodations in the house where Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Edna St. Vincent Millay was born. Mark Doty will serve as the judge of this year’s residency.
Location & Facilities
The Millay House is located at 198 Broadway in Rockland, Maine, a city that combines a historically significant working waterfront with a flourishing art scene. The duplex, built in 1891, has been recently renovated, with gracious furnishings. The residence provides a living/dining room, fully equipped kitchen, two bedrooms, a study, one and a half baths, a washer and dryer, and off-street parking. Located within easy walking distance of downtown Rockland, one finds an array of art galleries and museums, restaurants and coffee shops, a public library and bookstores, the Harbor Trail, a boatbuilding school, windjammer cruises, and daily ferry service to the islands, as well as a weekly farmers market.
Description of the Residency
This residency offers a month to write (October 1–31, 2024). The writer-in-residence will offer one public event; this could be a reading, workshop, or conversation with students or the public. No children, no pets, and no smoking within the house. Applicants must be U. S. citizens and at least 21 years old; they may not be currently enrolled in an educational degree program.
Application Process
The application deadline was April 1, 2024. Awardees will be notified by email, with a public announcement on July 1, 2024.