Ever dreamed of writing your book on a beach in Brazil? In a castle in Italy? On a boat-turned-writing-studio in the Canadian Rockies? In a restored Moroccan riad? With friends in a cottage in a California vineyard? Drawing on her experience attending 30 artists’ residencies around the globe and judging applications for half a dozen, Faith Adiele will take you through the basics of applying for that iconic room of one's own.
You’ll come away from this session knowing:
When and why to apply for a residency
The different types of residencies and where to find the best one for you
What makes an effective application
How to get the most out of a residency once you’ve been accepted.
FAITH ADIELE is the author of Meeting Faith, an award-winning account of ordaining as Thailand’s first Black Buddhist nun, and four hybrid chapbooks about her Nigerian/Nordic/American heritage. Her media credits include A World of Calm (HBO-Max), Sleep Stories for the Calm App, the documentary My Journey Home (PBS) about finding her family in Nigeria, and a travel column in the Miami Herald. Named one of Marie Claire magazine’s “Five Women to Learn From,” Faith founded the nation’s first writing workshop for BIPOC travelers and travels the world teaching personal storytelling, travel writing, and applying for residencies. Her clients include Esalen, University of Iceland, Open Center NYC, American Language Centers of Morocco, and InsightLA. She has been awarded 30 artists’ residencies in 6 countries.
If you can’t make it, you can still sign up, and we’ll send the recording after!
$65