General Guidelines
Each year the Colony invites 48 individuals for a Millay residency. Decisions are made by subject juries made up of artists, critics and academics. Your work is considered solely on the merit of your artist's statement and work sample. The jury process is competitive and anonymous. Please keep these factors in mind as you prepare your application. It is very important that you do not include your name on your artist statement and work sample.
In the Biographical Statement field, please include your bio and indicate the month, between April and October, that you'd prefer to attend the colony.
Then upload the appropriate Work Sample documents including your artistic statement. Your name should not appear anywhere on these documents.
If you have any technical problems or questions with this process, don't hesitate to contact our software vendor's support team:
Email: support@submishmash.com
Phone: (406) 480-6274
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View Your ApplicationsNONFICTION--Residency - $35.00
(doc, docx)Upload a double spaced manuscript, using an 11 or 12 pt. font. Include up to 30 pages. Include an Artist Statement in the first page. Number all your pages. Do not include your name anywhere in the document.
In the Biographical Statement field, please include a two paragraph bio and indicate the month, between April and October, that you'd prefer for your residency.
Print-out of the application steps:
http://www.submishmash.com/PDFs/Fiction_NonfictionMillayColonyApplication.pdf
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FICTION--Residency - $35.00
(doc, docx)Upload a double spaced manuscript, using an 11 or 12 pt. font. Include up to 30 pages. Include an Artist Statement in the first page. Number all your pages. Do not include your name anywhere in the document.
In the Biographical Statement field, please include a two paragraph bio and indicate the month, between April and October, that you'd prefer for your residency.
Download a printout of these step:
http://www.submishmash.com/PDFs/Fiction_NonfictionMillayColonyApplication.pdf
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POETRY--Residency - $35.00
(pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf)Submit up to ten poems, no more than 15 pages in a single document. Include an Artist Statement in the first page. Number all your pages. Do not include your name anywhere in the document.
In the Biographical Statement field, please include a two paragraph bio and indicate the month, between April and October, that you'd prefer for your residency.
Print-out of the application steps:
http://www.submishmash.com/PDFs/Poetry.pdf
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PLAYWRIGHTS -- Residency - $35.00
(doc, docx)Please upload up to 30 pages in standard industry form. Include your Artist Statement on the first page. Your name should not appear anywhere in the file and the pages should be numbered.
In the Biographical Statement field, please include a two paragraph bio and indicate the month, between April and October, that you'd prefer for your residency.
Print-out of the application steps:
http://www.submishmash.com/PDFs/PlaywritingorScreenwritingMillayColonyApplication.pdf
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SCREENWRITERS -- Residency - $35.00
(pdf, doc, docx)Please upload up to 30 pages in standard industry form. Include your Artist Statement on the first page. Your name should not appear anywhere in the file and the pages should be numbered.
In the Biographical Statement field, please include a two paragraph bio and indicate the month, between April and October, that you'd prefer for your residency.
Print-out of the application steps:
http://www.submishmash.com/PDFs/PlaywritingorScreenwritingMillayColonyApplication.pdf
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COMPOSERS-- Residency - $35.00
(zip)Upload a single zip file (.zip) containing a MP3, a musical score in a PDF format, and a Word document with your Artistic Statement. Your name should not appear on any of the files.
In the Biographical Statement field, please include a two paragraph bio and indicate the month, between April and October, that you'd prefer for your residency.
Please upload up to 30 pages in standard industry form. Include your Artist Statement on the first page. Your name should not appear anywhere in the file and the pages should be numbered.
Print-out of the application steps:
http://www.submishmash.com/PDFs/ComposerMillayColonyApplication.pdf
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VISUAL ARTISTS--Residency - $35.00
(zip)Upload a single zip file containing up to ten work samples in jpeg format, 72 dpi, along with a corresponding image list that cites titles, sizes, dates and medium.
Your name should not appear anywhere on the files.
In the Biographical Statement field, please include a two paragraph bio and indicate the month, between April and October, that you'd prefer for your residency.
Print-out of the application steps
Technical Problems: Call 406.480.6274 or email support@submishmash.com
Note: Those applicants not able to send digital work samples, call 518 392-3103 or email residency@millaycolony.org
Helpful links for using Zip files:
How to create zip files on a Mac
How to create zip files on Windows
How to create zip files on Linux
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