This panel discussion, featuring six award-winning writers, will provide insight into how to find the right experience for you; the writers will discuss their experiences—from research to the application process to how to make the most of your time. Lindsey Drager has received fully funded residencies from the Vermont Studio Center, the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, and the I-Park Foundation. Sierra Golden has been awarded fellowships and residencies by Hedgebrook, Hugo House, and The Elizabeth George Foundation. Keetje Kuipers has been a Wallace Stegner Fellow at Stanford University, a Bread Loaf fellow, and the Margery Davis Boyden Wilderness Writing Resident. Rena Priest's has been a Sustainable Arts Fellow at Mineral School, and attended a writer’s residence at Hawthornden Castle in Scotland in 2019. Anca L. Szilágyi is the recipient of awards and fellowships from Vermont Studio Center, Artist Trust, 4Culture, Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, Made at Hugo House, and Jack Straw Cultural Center. Dujie Tahat has earned fellowships from the Richard Hugo House and Jack Straw Writing Program.
