Creative Writing II with Michelle Ortega.

To register email info@artsbythepeople.org with Creative Writing II in the subject line.

The Writing LAB: Ekphrastic Writing Residency 2026

Submissions will open for 2026 on May 1-June 30, 2026.

The Ekphrastic Writing Residency will take place in New Jersey.

Residency participants will have their writing in a full color compilation book
- Participants must commit to the residency date.
- In-person Book Launch will take place at Madison Community Arts Center
- Prizes awarded to 2 writers for the most creative ekphrastic piece written during the residency.
- The Madison Community Arts Center is barrier free and a 5 minute walk from NJ Transit Madison Station. If you should need assistance, reach out at 973.703.5500.
- We are interested in writers from New Jersey, New York City and the Philadelphia Region.
- Residency is limited to 12 writers.

Interested? Send an email to info@artsbythepeople.org with Ekphrastic Residency in the subject line. Include your name, bio, 3 sample poems or 2 prose pieces (under 2500 words). Please mention if you have participated in any ABTP programs currently or in the past. We’d like to know!

Submissions will open in May 1-June 30, 2026.

To purchase a copy of our 2024 Residency Book, like waves through flesh, click here.

The Writing LAB is an ARTS By The People project made possible by a generous grant from The Santiago Abut Foundation, in loving memory of Santiago Abut. With the support of The Santiago Abut Foundation all parts of The Writing LAB are free and open to the public.