Applications open in November 2022!
Apply for the 2023 Writer’s Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices!
Writer’s Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices
The Writer’s Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices is the nation’s premier LGBTQ writing residency. It is the only multi-genre writing residency devoted exclusively to emerging LGBTQ writers. The Retreat is an unparalleled opportunity to develop one’s craft and find community.
Since 2007, the Writer’s Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices has offered sophisticated instruction in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, young adult fiction, playwriting led by the most talented writers working today. In 2022, the Writer’s Retreat will expand to include instruction in screenwriting and speculative fiction.
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Tuition: The cost to attend the Writer’s Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices is $950.00. Full and partial scholarships are available.
Application Dates: Applications open on Monday, November 21, 2022 and close on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, 5pm ET.
2023 Writer’s Retreat Accessibility Strategy: Throughout the virtual retreat, Fellows will have multiple breaks each day, at least two breaks during each workshop session, the option to turn their cameras on or off during workshops and events, the option to watch craft talk and panel discussion recordings at a later time, ASL interpretation and human captioning at nightly readings, as well as real-time AI captioning during all workshops and events.
Writer’s Retreat Impact
Launched in 2007, Lambda Literary’s Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices is the only multi-genre writing residency in the world devoted exclusively to emerging LGBTQ writers. It provides a uniquely powerful opportunity to participants, jumpstarting the careers of dozens of LGBTQ writers every year.
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Emerging writers since have taken part in the retreat since 2011.
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Faculty, including Dorothy Allison, Danez Smith, Andrew Holleran.
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genres, including poetry, young adult fiction, and playwriting
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Anthologies, presenting Retreat Fellows work.
How To Apply
Applications for the 2022 Writer’s Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices are now open. Apply here.
