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The Writers' Colony at Dairy Hollow

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We are a nonprofit organization providing residencies to writers of all genres and levels of experience.

A collaborative arts advocacy organization open to the public for literary workshops, retreats, readings, book signings, and more. We offer 8 private writing suites, which provide uninterrupted writing time. We nurture our writers-in-residence, feed them European-style gourmet meals, and protect their privacy, all at an affordable, subsidized rate.

11/02/2026

We want to tell you how this place came to be.
Not the official version — the real one. The 1888 farmhouse. The Chicago doctor who built a Usonian home on a hillside in Eureka Springs and left it behind when she died. The building that crumbled and was brought back, piece by salvaged piece, by people who believed it was worth saving.
The suites named after writers whose words outlasted everything. The stories that traveled from these hills to thirty countries via NPR and satellite radio. The pandemic years when the world went quiet and writers kept coming anyway…

11/01/2026

Are you ready to start pouring? 🍾🖊 Pour It Out: Writing Through Life’s Turning Points is a VIRTUAL reflective writing workshop with award-winning writer Jalissa Carter.

When: Sunday, November 8th, 2:00–4:30 PM (Central)
Where: Virtual, live on Zoom
Cost: $40 per person
Who it’s for: Beginners through seasoned writers.
Group size: Limited to 20-25 participants for an intimate setting

Meet Your Facilitator
Jalissa Carter is a Fort Smith, Arkansas-based author, poetry workshop facilitator, and wellness practitioner who has spent over a decade helping women find their way back to their own voice through creative expression. She’s the author of six books and founder of Wedlope, a creative brand built around storytelling and reflective writing. She’s led programming with the Fort Smith Regional Art Museum, facilitates virtual sessions through ShareWell, and is preparing to bring her workshop series internationally to London. She’s also a certified Master Life Coach and WSET Level 1 W**e Professional. 🍷

To learn more and save your spot, click here: https://writerscolony.org/event/pour-it-out-writing-through-lifes-turning-points/

10/31/2026

The blank page is the scariest thing in this house. ✍👻

We’ve had a lot of quiet nights here at The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow, and the fears that come out of them are remarkably consistent... the cursor, blinking at 2 a.m. The middle chapter that has lost its sense of direction. The rewrite you keep promising yourself you’ll start tomorrow.

The good news is that every writer who has ever stayed here has faced the same three things, and plenty of them got to the other side. 🖤

Happy Halloween! What scares you most about your own writing? 👀

10/30/2026

Join friends and neighbours as we announce the inaugural Eureka Springs Poet Laureate, chosen from nominations submitted by Carroll County residents!

Friday, November 6, 2026, from 6 to 8 p.m

Space is limited, RSVP here: https://writerscolony.org/event/eureka-springs-poet-laureate-reception-at-wcdh/

10/29/2026

The South has always known something about the dark.

Not the supernatural kind, but the structural kind. The past that won’t stay buried. The landscape that remembers. The family dinner where everyone knows what nobody will say.

Faulkner built a whole county out of it. O’Connor found God and violence in the same sentence. Welty heard it in the silence between neighbors. McCullers felt it in the loneliness of a Georgia town at midnight.

Swipe through for our October love letter to Southern Gothic and the Ozark country where that tradition still breathes. 👉🖤

10/28/2026

A virtual writing workshop with Jalissa Carter is coming up soon! Join us November 8, from 2pm until 4:30pm CST.

We'll open with a w**e inspired warm up, naming a "vintage" from your own life. From there, two guided writing sessions dig into a meaningful chapter and the turning point at its center, with breaks built in to stretch and reset. We'll close with a short integration exercise and a final line to carry with you. Sharing is always optional. Witnessing, not critiquing, is the rule of the room.

Spaces are limited. Reserve your spot here: https://writerscolony.org/event/pour-it-out-writing-through-lifes-turning-points/

10/28/2026

A big thanks to everyone who joined us for Jocelyn Cullity’s book launch last Friday! Great turnout of community and storytelling and that’s what we’re here for. 🫶

10/23/2026

A big thanks to all who showed up for our final Poetluck of the season. It was a delightful evening! Jack Albert, our feature guest, shared some of his beautiful poems and we spent the evening enjoying good poetry, yummy food, and community.

10/22/2026

✨ Only ten days left before we close applications for the Moondancer fellowship. If you’ve been thinking about it, but haven’t submitted yours yet, now is the time.

Designed for authors who express their passion for the natural world and address vital environmental issues through their work, this fellowship supports poets, fiction writers, playwrights, screenwriters, essayists, memoirists, and columnists alike. Prior publication is not required.

To learn more and submit your application, go to: https://writerscolony.org/scholarships-fellowships/fellowships-current-past/

Address

515 Spring Street
Eureka Springs, AR
72632

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	10am - 5pm
Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 5pm

Telephone

+14792537444

Website

http://www.writerscolony.org/, https://linktr.ee/wcdh

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