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The Sundress Academy for the Arts (SAFTA) is a nonprofit writers residency located at Firefly Farms,

The Sundress Academy for the Arts (SAFTA) is a writers residency and arts collective that hosts workshops, retreats, and residencies for writers in all genres including poetry, fiction, nonfiction, journalism, academic writing, playwriting, and more.

11/04/2026

We are excited to present “The Poet Journalist: Intro to Docupoetics” a workshop led by Mandy Shunnarah on Wednesday, November 11th from 6:00-7:30 PM EST. This event will be held over Zoom. Register at: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/xlcx2vUXS623GNITS4jp_w #/registration

11/02/2026

We are excited to announce a new virtual writers retreat on writing and editing the poetry manuscript!

Led by Dr. Taylor Byas and Dr. Joshua Nguyen, this retreat is for poets currently working towards the completion of a collection, so whether you are at the beginning of that journey or on your final draft, this retreat will offer practical tips, tools and community for getting your manuscript ready to send out into the world!

This virtual retreat will take place via Zoom from January 16th to January 17th, 2027. Find out more at: http://www.sundresspublications.com/safta/retreats

11/02/2026

Nino McQuown is a trans and transdisciplinary writer and artist from Baltimore, Maryland. Their epic poem, Cruise Ship follows two dead qu**rs on their way (sort of) to Purgatory, and is out with Word Works Books in 2027. Nino is a Pushcart Prize nominee, with published poems, essays, and comics through outlets such as Foglifter, Feminist Press, Edge Effects, Epiphany, Electric Literature, Sand, Barrelhouse, Kitchen Table Quarterly, Cimarron Review, and Does it Have Pockets, among others. Their podcast Qu**rs at the End of the World ran from 2020-2024.

10/30/2026

Andy Boyd is a playwright, essayist, songwriter, and cartoonist based in Brooklyn, New York. Her plays Three Scenes in the Life of a Trotskyist and Os Confederados are both published by 1319 Press. Her plays Occupy Prescott and The Trade Federation, or, Let's Explore Globalization Through the Star Wars Prequels are both published by NoPassport Press. Her essays and reviews have appeared in HowlRound, PAJ, San Antonio Review, and Troublemaker Firestarter. Her music project Andy the Giant can be found on Bandcamp. Her cartoons can be seen on Instagram . Some of them have been self-published in zines, but she ran out of copies and now they're not available. That's zines for you. She lives in an uncool neighborhood of Brooklyn with her spouse syd island and her baby.

10/29/2026

The Sundress Academy for the Arts is excited to present a screening of locally-filmed, award-winning documentary “What Will I Become?” on November 21st from 3:00-5:00 PM EST. This event will be held at Central Cinema in Knoxville, Tennessee. Learn more here: https://www.sundresspublications.com/news/2026/10/sundress-academy-for-the-arts-presents-a-film-screening-for-transgender-day-of-remembrance/

10/28/2026

Sundress Academy for the Arts is seeking volunteer editorial interns! This part-time internship would consist of approximately 5-10 hours of work per week and run from January 1st to July 1st, 2027. All applicants must be local to the greater Knoxville, TN area. Applications due by November 15. Learn more here: https://www.sundresspublications.com/openings/

10/28/2026

Sundress Publications is open for submissions for our 2026 Poetry Broadside Contest until November 30! Learn more at the link here: https://www.sundresspublications.com/submit

10/22/2026

Learn about what intern Miranda Spurlock loves and what makes her feel.

Yesterday, I started crying at a video of flowers blooming from cracks in the sidewalk. Seeing all those blooms burst through a crack of open light, using tiny opportunities to propel themselves to the surface, past dark, rough stone, becoming a small little miracle, one so small it is probably ofte...

10/21/2026

Hale (they/he) is a creator of short fiction, interactive fiction, and illustrations based in Michigan. Their work explores the monstrous, intimate, divine, and transformative through a q***r lens. He is interested in speculative fiction and interactivity as tools to explore identity, isolation, and agency. Their work has been published in iO Literary Journal, beestung, and Prismatica Magazine. You can find more of their work at halemueller.com.

10/20/2026

We are excited to present Poetry Xfit hosted by Rosa Castellano. This generative workshop event will take place on Sunday, October 25th, from 2 to 4 pm EST via Zoom. Join us at the link tiny.utk.edu/poetryxfit.

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195 Tobby Hollow Lane
Knoxville, TN
37931

Telephone

(865) 560-6106

Website

http://sundressacademyforthearts.com/

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