Supporting creative work in a place Hemingway loved and lived
Unique in the intermountain West, this residency provides an allowance of time and space in an historic house and a spectacular natural landscape for writers to work.
The Hemingway Writer-in-Residence is a residency program based in Ketchum, Idaho, and managed by The Community Library, custodian of the historic and privately-operated Ernest and Mary Hemingway House and Preserve.
The residency program is by invitation only, as we are focused at this time on aligning the residency with the Library’s programs, major initiatives, and community partnerships.
Letters of inquiry may be submitted to residency@comlib.org, and submissions may include a CV and/or writing sample.
The Library fields a large number of inquiries. We thank you for understanding that we are not able to respond to all inquiries and that responses may be delayed. We typically are not able to respond to time-sensitive inquiries.
Upcoming Writers-in-Residence
May | Craig Johnson
Craig Johnson is the New York Times bestselling author of the Longmire mysteries, the basis for the hit Netflix original series Longmire. He is the recipient of the Western Writers of America Spur Award for fiction, and his novella Spirit of Steamboat was the first One Book Wyoming selection. He lives in Ucross, Wyoming, population twenty-five.
Join us for Craig’s event on May 25
June | Ali Noorani
Ali Noorani is president & chief executive officer of the National Immigration Forum. He is the author of There Goes the Neighborhood: How Communities Overcome Prejudice and Meet the Challenge of American Immigration and Crossing Borders: The Reconciliation of a Nation of Immigrants.
Join us for Ali’s event on June 16.
Past Writers-in-Residence
Robert Wilson
Educator and biologist from Salt Lake City where he teaches at Rowland Hall. While in residence conducted a natural history survey of the Hemingway House Preserve and developed high school lesson plans blending science and literature.
Ariel Delgado Dixon
Fiction writer and author of Don’t Say We Didn’t Warn You.“Don’t Say We Didn’t Warn You” on Vimeo.
Arvin Ramgoolam
Novelist, Crested Butte indie bookstore owner, and second annual Writing by Writers residency recipient.
“A New West” on Vimeo.
Betsy Gaines Quammen
Environmental historian and author of American Zion: Cliven Bundy, God and Public Lands in the West. Jack Grove Writer-In-Residence. “True West” on Vimeo.
Kevin Lavelle
Screenwriter and inaugural Writing by Writers residency recipient. “Dispatches from a Residency” on Vimeo.
David Cale
Obie-award-winning playwright and inaugural Sun Valley Playwrights’ Resident. Playwright reception on Vimeo.
Katharine Smyth
Nonfiction writer and author of All the Lives We Ever Lived: Seeking Solace in Virginia Woolf. Writing workshop.
Jared Farmer
Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania and author of On Zion’s Mount: Mormons, Indians, and the American Landscape. Jack Grove Writer-In-Residence. “Trees and Writing” on Vimeo.
Sarah Springer
Emmy-nominated producer, documentary filmmaker, activist, and Co-founder of Advocates for Inclusion in Media. “Media and Ourselves” on Vimeo.
Nancy Sindelar
Teacher, administrator, consultant, and author of Influencing Hemingway. “Papa’s Places” on Vimeo.
Cheryl Strayed
Author of the bestselling memoir Wild, Tiny Beautiful Things, Brave Enough, and the novel Torch. Virtual writing workshop and “Cheryl Calling” on Vimeo.
Brady Udall
Author of The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint, The Lonely Polygamist, and Letting Loose the Hounds. Writing workshop.
Stephen McDougall Graham
Violinist with The Chelsea Symphony. Community concerts.
