Deep Winter Writers 2026

Deep Winter Writers provides opportunities for consultations with exceptional mentors Holly Pester, Divya Victor, and Nasser Hussain and professional guest Joshua Rothes (Sublunary Editions), and optional group sessions that allow writers to explore useful literary tools, aspects, and devices. Faculty are on-campus for the first two weeks of the residency. The third week allows residents to dive deeper into their writing and apply the learning from the first two weeks. This residency has a flexible format that allows participants to choose the amount of programming and support they are looking for. Optional elements include: thematic talks from specialist faculty and guests. one-on-one mentoring sessions with faculty to discuss ideas, experiences and obstacles they may be encountering in their writing across genres. Q & A sessions. workshops to explore techniques, aspects, and devices writers may find useful in their practice. public reading opportunities.