Shannaghe

04/23/2026

Writers! We love this fellowship for caregivers at Ragdale. Wonderful place (the picture doesn't do it service), wonderful opportunity. Deadline May 14.
https://www.ragdale.org/fellowships

01/01/2026

One of our fave grant programs is open to applications until January 31. Barbara Deming Fund, Money for Women.

In my life I have been helped as a writer to do my work. I think it’s fair that I help others. - Barbara Deming Barbara Deming, 1959. Schlesinger Library, Harvard Radcliffe Institute. Over 750 creative women have received grants since 1985. Founded in 1975 by writer and social justice activist Bar...

12/16/2025

Just spotted this great option for environmental writers--live in an experimental forest through PRAx Ecological Reflections Residency in Oregon. Deadline: January 5. https://prax.oregonstate.edu/residencies/opportunities/long-term-ecological-reflections-residency OR you can opt for East Coast. We're in Maine. Our deadline at Shannaghe is January 15.

12/05/2025

We're just a month shy of our deadline for The Fellowship in Care and regular admissions. Pass it on. Shannaghe is a place for writers and environmentalists to create, plan, study. (The Fellowship offers a $500 stipend.)

11/11/2025

Just a reminder. Applications for 2026 residencies are open until January 15.

11/03/2025

We're so pleased that essayist, fiction writer, and teacher Michele Morano will judge the Fellowship in Care. Applications are due January 15. We look forward to reading your work.

10/24/2025

What truths have Shannaghe residents written about? Fishing for elvers, life after incarceration, rising tides, various family legacies, sexuality, the influence of a certain saint. Applications are open until January 15, 2026.

10/14/2025

If you're in Maine, come meet filmmakers Michele Christie and Eli Kao as they share their film-in-the-making about the tiny slimy eels that make up Maine's second largest fishery. Thursday, October 16, at 6:30. Belfast Free Library. FREE!

Michele is a resident at Shannaghe. Her work can be found in Kenyon Review, Down East, and elsewhere. Eli has worked with National Geographic and Discovery Networks. They'll share their approach and the stories they've gathered. Fun and fascinating. Sponsored by Shannaghe and Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition.

10/09/2025

...Thinking some flash writers out there might disagree. It's also choosing the right words. Our very first resident was the author of a book in flash. Our next deadline: January 15.

09/26/2025

We're open to all kinds of stories. Healing ones. Challenging ones. Two opportunities: regular admission and The Fellowship in Care, which offers a $500 stipend and two-week residency. Deadline: January 15, 2025.