The Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center in Piggott, Arkansas, is pleased to announce its 2025 writer-in-residence position. The residency will be for June 2025 and includes lodging at a beautiful loft apartment on the downtown square in Piggott over the City Market coffee shop. The writer-in-residence will also have the opportunity to work in the studio where Ernest Hemingway worked on A Farewell to Arms during an extended stay with his wife’s family in 1928. The residency includes a $1000 stipend to help cover food and transportation.

The writer-in-residence will be expected to serve as mentor for a week-long retreat for writers at the educational center. This retreat will be open to 8-10 writers from the region. The recipient may be asked to hold one or two readings in the region. The remainder of the month will be free for the writer-in-residence to work independently.

Candidates with an MA or MFA in a relevant field are preferred. Please send a cover letter, CV, and writing sample of roughly 20 pages (in any genre) to Dr. Adam Long (adamlong@astate.edu) by February 28, 2025. Incomplete applications cannot be accepted. Due to the expected high volume of applications, confirmation of receipt of applications cannot be guaranteed.

Questions about the program can be directed to Dr. Long. The writer-in-residence program is made possible through underwriting sponsorship by Piggott State Bank.