Writers enrolled in the MFA in Writing Program at Vermont College of Fine Arts may choose to attend a summer residency in Slovenia, in lieu of Vermont. These residencies are scheduled at the same time as the Vermont residency and are open to all but those entering their first semester, including our alumni and postgraduate writers. The group typically consists of 14–24 people, including 3–4 MFA in Writing faculty. Click here to learn more...
NEW! Click here to read day-by-day dispatches from the 2012 Puerto Rico residency!

Writers enrolled in the MFA in Writing Program at Vermont College of Fine Arts may choose to attend a winter residency in Puerto Rico, in lieu of Vermont. These residencies are scheduled at the same time as the Vermont residency and are open to all but those entering their first semester, including our alumni and postgraduate writers. The group typically consists of 14–24 people, including 3–4 MFA in Writing faculty. Click here to learn more...
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Hunger Mountain is pleased to announce the 2009 Howard Frank Mosher Short Fiction Prize. The sixth annual competition awards one $1000 prize and publication, and two honorable mentions each receive $100. This year’s judge will be Andre Dubus, III, author of the collection The Cage Keeper and Other Stories and three novels, including House of Sand and Fog. Please postmark entries by June 30, 2009. Please check out our website at www.hungermtn.org for further details.