Funding

Fully Funded

Program dates

Apr 2, 2027 – Nov 9, 2027

Fellowship•USA · Ghent

Art Omi: Writers Residency

Art Omi

Application Deadline

Closed · July 1, 2026

Reopens ~Jul 2027

Official Page

Art Omi: Writers is a competitive international residency program run by Art Omi, an arts center in Ghent, New York, in the Hudson Valley about 2.5 hours north of New York City. Each spring and fall it hosts published authors and literary translators for sessions of roughly one month, giving them time and space to focus on a text-based project. All forms of literature are welcome — fiction, nonfiction, theater, film, poetry and more — and a wide national and linguistic mix among residents is an explicit goal of the selection process. A shorter Translation Lab session in September brings translators and authors together on collaborative projects. The 2027 residency year runs four writers’ sessions between April 2 and November 9, 2027.

Benefits & funding

  • The residency is fully funded: there is no cost to attend.
  • Accommodations and all meals are provided on campus, along with local transport and public programming.
  • Each resident receives an additional private bedroom to use as a dedicated working space.
  • Campus facilities include high-speed wi-fi, a shared kitchen, laundry, a library and computer facilities.
  • Travel to and from Ghent, New York is the resident’s own responsibility; limited travel assistance may be available case by case.
  • Art Omi can provide a letter of participation to support a visa application.

Eligibility

  • Open to published writers and translators of every type of literature; all text-based projects qualify (fiction, nonfiction, theater, film, poetry, etc.).
  • Open to applicants of all nationalities; international participation is central to the program’s mission.
  • No degree, age or language requirement is stated; applicants indicate the language in which they write in their cover letter.
  • Alumni may reapply five years after a previous residency.
  • Overnight visitors, including family, are not permitted during the residency.

Can you apply?

Open to all applicants

No nationality, residency, education, or experience limits are listed.

We only check the criteria we have data for. Always confirm full eligibility on the official page before applying.

Application process

  1. 1
    Prepare a cover letter stating your country of birth, country of residency, the language you write in, and your preferred residency dates.
  2. 2
    Prepare a CV (two pages maximum), a writing sample (25 pages maximum) and a one-page description of the work you plan to pursue.
  3. 3
    Submit the application through the portal linked on the Art Omi residencies page during the annual window (June 1 – July 1) and pay the US$15 application review fee.
  4. 4
    Wait for the decision; applicants to the 2027 cycle are notified by September 30, 2026.

Program timeline

  1. Applications open (annual window)

    Jun 1, 2026

  2. Application deadline, 11:59 PM EST

    Jul 1, 2026

  3. Decisions announced

    Sep 30, 2026

  4. Spring Session One begins (April 2–27)

    Apr 2, 2027

  5. Spring Session Two (April 30 – May 25)

    Apr 30, 2027

  6. Fall Session One (September 17 – October 12)

    Sep 17, 2027

  7. Fall Session Two begins (October 15 – November 9)

    Oct 15, 2027

  8. Residency year ends

    Nov 9, 2027