What: A 2-3 week residency for one writer at The Mount, Edith Wharton’s Home. Residents will receive a work space at The Mount, a $1000 food and travel stipend, and lodging for the duration of their residency. Residents must provide their own transportation.

The principal responsibility of each resident is to spend time further developing his or her creative work. In addition, residents are required to produce a short piece of public writing (essay, article, blog post, etc.) about their time at The Mount OR offer a public reading of their work at The Mount.