Hambidge

Writing in the woods: My artist residency begins

September 11, 2009

“You've got the cabin in the woods,” said the woman who showed me to my writer's studio. She wasn't kidding. I had followed her in my car about half a mile away from the main Hambidge facilities to a small cottage surrounded by trees. This was where I would spend the next five weeks as […]

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Off to Hambidge to write, write, write

August 31, 2009

Tomorrow begins my writer’s residency at The Hambidge Center! I’ll be there for five weeks, returning to upstate New York in early October. My goal? To finish as much of my manuscript as possible. I doubt I’ll complete it like I expected months ago, when I was accepted to Hambidge. I’m a bit behind schedule. […]

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How to find and apply to writers' colonies

June 24, 2009

Since announcing that I’ll head to The Hambidge Center for an artist residency this fall, several writers have asked for advice about how to find and apply to similar programs, places where writers gather to produce and share creative energy. I’m no expert. Remember, I applied to five colonies, and was accepted at only one. […]

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Hambidge Artist Residency, here I come

June 23, 2009

Good news to start your Tuesday: The Hambidge Artist Residency Program has accepted me for a fellowship this fall! That means I’ll spend five weeks writing in a cabin in the mountains of northern Georgia, part of a small community of creative thinkers. The Hambidge Center was one of five writers’ colonies I applied to. […]

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