Collections of Transience Artist Residency Program 

The COT Writers Residency Program is a year-long residency offered to writers aged 18-30, starting in September 2025 and ending May 2026. As part of Collections of Transience, Writers in Residence are given resources to develop their creative skills and community.

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Important Notice: This year, the residency program will be a single, multi-genre cohort. The winter session will be devoted to poetry workshops, and the spring session will be devoted to fiction workshops.

 

Writers in Residence will be receiving all of the following from COT:

• A 1-year Writers Residency Program 

• A regular publishing platform for writers & artists which to publish to

• Community of artists in which to engage in regular events with

• A team invested in your growth and development

•  Access to all writing/creative workshops

Writers in Residence will be responsible for the following in COT:

• Committing to the year-long Writers Residency Program 

• Attending bi-monthly workshops with your Residency Mentor*

• Participate in resident features 

• Lead or participate in community workshops

• Contributing to a program-wide Chapbook Project 

• Lead your own final capstone work to be presented to the whole cohort 

QUALITIES WE LOOK FOR: 

A passion for creative exploration, an interest in uplifting and connecting to fellow creatives, and a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Cost: Free! This is the third year of our program, and we still plan to continue to offer it for no cost to our residents. 

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All applications are due by August 31st, 2025 at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time. You will be notified of application decisions by mid-September.

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*This year's resident mentors are Chris Fong Chew (Poetry) and Grace Zhu (Fiction)