City Accepts Applications For A Fremont Bridge Writer’s Residency

The City of Seattle is funding a writer's residency in the Northwest tower of the iconic Fremont Bridge. Photo provided by the City of Seattle — The City of Seattle is funding a writer’s residency in the Northwest tower of the iconic Fremont Bridge. Photo provided by the City of Seattle

The Seattle Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS), in partnership with the Seattle Department of Transportation, is seeking a practicing, published poet, fiction, or creative non-fiction writer for a project-based artist residency in the Northwest tower of the Fremont Bridge. Only established, professional writers living within Seattle, or within 100 miles of this city, are eligible to apply.

A professional writer will spend time in the Fremont Bridge tower with Rapunzel as part of a City organized residency. Photo by K. Lindsay Laney, Aug '14 — A professional writer will spend time in the Fremont Bridge tower with Rapunzel as part of a City organized residency. Photo by K. Lindsay Laney, Aug ’14

The writer selected will undertake an in-depth exploration of the iconic bridge, and its surroundings, and write a piece in response to their experience. The budget for this project is $10,000 ($5,000 for the residency, and $5,000 for the project/presentation/documentation.)

The application deadline is 11p on February 16^th, 2016. Applications can be submitted electronically through the CaFE website. For more information about this project, contact Kristen Ramirez, Public Art Project Manager, at 206/615-1095.

This project is being funded by the Seattle Department of Transportation 1% For Art Funds, along with a University Bridge lighting artist residency. Find more on that on the ARTS website.