The Selection Committee of the Edith Wharton-Straw Dog Writers Guild Writers-in-Residence project is pleased to announce 33 finalists from emerging writers across the United States and other countries around the globe. We were thrilled with the depth of talent, diversity, and sheer writing tenacity of the applicants. Thank you for sharing your work.
From these finalists, nine writers will be selected for the 2025 residency. The nine residents will be announced on December 15.
The 33 Finalists:
Lizzy Beck (Williamstown, MA, poetry)
Michele Bombardier (Bainbridge Island, WA, poetry)
Krista Carson (London, ONT, creative nonfiction)
Angie Chatman (Dorchester Center, MA, creative nonfiction)
Sarah Chaves (Peabody, MA, creative nonfiction)
Kelly Dasta (Brooklyn, NY, fiction)
Naomi Day (Brooklyn, NY, fiction)
Renesha Dhanraj (Bronx, NY, fiction)
Zite Exeh (Riverside, CA, fiction)
Melenie Flynn (Easthampton, MA, creative nonfiction)
Gabriella Gage (Somerville, MA, creative nonfiction)
Heather Gluck (New York, poetry)
Thaddeus Haas (Copake, NY, creative nonfiction)
Jenny Harrington (Mercer Island, WA, creative nonfiction)
Shira Haus (Knoxville, TN, poetry)
Irene Jiang (Los Angeles, CA, fiction)
Julie Kim (Columbus, OH, creative nonfiction)
Christine Landry (Austin, TX, fiction)
Brittany Leitner (Brooklyn, NY, poetry)
Clarke Levidiotis (New York, NY, fiction)
Alison Lobron (Arlington, MA, fiction)
Mary Anne Myers (South Hadley, MA, creative nonfiction)
Thuy Phan (Somerville, MA, creative nonfiction)
Michael Plunkett (Columbus, OH, fiction)
Jane Praeger (New York, NY, playwriting)
Arpita Roy (Fairfax, VA, poetry)
Arya Samuelson (Northampton, MA, creative nonfiction)
Sara Son (Escondido, CA, fiction)
Angelique Stevens (Rochester, NY, creative nonfiction)
Ide Thompson (Northampton, MA, poetry)
Mia Tong (Somerville, MA, fiction)
Mason Wray (Atlanta, GA, poetry)
Brenton Zola (Los Angeles, CA, fiction)
Congratulations!!
The Edith Wharton-Straw Dog Writers Guild Writers-in-Residence Selection Committee
And thanks to our 50+ readers who made it possible to choose 33 finalists from among our 300 applicants.