Writers in Residence
Hedgebrook Whidbey Island, United States
Free two-to-three-week retreat on Whidbey Island, Washington, for women-identified writers, with a private cottage and all meals provided.
Free to start · no account needed
Get your artist statement for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes.
You look at it first. Nothing is submitted without your tap.
About
Also: private cottage; all meals; no cost to attend.
Who can apply: Women-identified writers (including trans women) aged 18+, from anywhere; travel at writer's expense; alumnae not eligible for this track.
Annual application window (Feb–Apr) for the following year's season.
How to apply: through SlideRoom (you need an account there).
What to prepare: writing sample, statement.
From the official page (checked 2026-10-21): “applications are closed and notifications will be sent via SlideRoom”
Who can apply
- Open to creators and freelancers
- Women-identified writers (including trans women) aged 18+, from anywhere; travel at writer's expense; alumnae not eligible for this track.
What you will need
- Work samplesOnly you can supply it: upload it once and it is attached wherever it is asked for.
- Artist statementOnward Scout drafts it from your sourced profile; you approve every line.
How to apply
Applications go through the official page (slideroom), which needs an account in your name.
How Onward Scout helps
This one is submitted on the organiser's own site, behind your login. Onward Scout prepares every answer and file in the form's order with one-tap copy, so submitting takes minutes; you mark it submitted when you're done.
Every answer is drafted from your own documents and cites where each fact came from; anything we can’t source is flagged for you, never invented.
Let Onward Scout prepare this application
Get your artist statement for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes. Free to start, no account needed: you look at the draft first, and nothing goes to Hedgebrook without your tap.
Nothing is submitted without your tap. Logins, CAPTCHAs, payments and interviews stay with you.