The DVAN-Millay New Author Residency is a special partnership with Millay Arts to celebrate and lift up one author who recently published their first book. For this residency, a new author will be selected through a juried process for a residency from October 2 – 29, 2024. The residency includes a private bedroom and studio, shared living spaces, a laundry room, a workstation, and the use of the Alumni and Nancy Graves Memorial Libraries. Bedding and linens are provided. Groceries are included along with communal dinners prepared by the in-house chef. Located in the Hudson Valley, nestled against the Berkshire foothills of Austerlitz, New York, Millay Arts’ seven acres border the beautiful Harvey Mountain State Forest and the home and gardens of the famed early 20th-century poet, activist, and Pulitzer Prize winner Edna St. Vincent Millay.

Eligibility

• Self-identify as diasporic Vietnamese or Southeast Asian.
• Have published one book in the last five (5) years, excluding self-published or vanity presses
• International applicants are encouraged to apply, but submissions must be in English. 
  • Please be advised that DVAN cannot assist in paying for international travel.
• Only one submission per person is allowed.
• All attendees must have Proof of Vaccination and a minimum of one booster.
• Applicants must be available for the full duration of the residency.
• Applicants must use a Google or Gmail account to access the application.
• The contest runs from May 15 to June 15. The application deadline is June 15, 2024, at 11:59 PM, Pacific Standard Time.

Expectations

We kindly request that the winning resident agree to 1) serve on the jury the following year for a month-long reading submission period in late spring or early summer to select the next nominee, and 2) highlight this opportunity and the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network in their social media and future publishing acknowledgments.

Manuscript Requirements

We accept submissions of unpublished creative nonfiction, fiction, and poetry.

• Submissions must be:
  • 10 – 20 pages of unpublished stories, excerpts, essays, or poems.
  • Use standard formatting: Times New Roman font, 12-point size, regular 1-inch margins, and page numbers. Double-spaced, please!
  • Include a title at the top of the submission.
  • Word documents only.
  • All submissions exceeding twenty (20) pages will be disqualified.
• Submissions must also include: 
  • a one-page cover letter (300 words or less) describing your next project or where you are in your writing process.
  • a CV outlining your publications, readings, work, accolades, etc., of three (3) pages or less.
• Please do not… 
  • include your name anywhere on the manuscript. Submissions are reviewed anonymously. 
  • include a cover page. 
  • submit newspaper journalism, co-authored work, screenplays, or self-help literature.
• The application deadline is June 15, 2024, at 11:59 PM, Pacific Standard Time. Submissions received after the deadline will not be read. 
• There is a $35 application fee. This helps offset DVAN’s operational costs.
• DVAN reserves the right to reject entries that do not follow these rules.

Instructions for Applying

Using a Google Form for the DVAN-Millay New Author Residency, submit a 10-20 page Writing Sample of your unpublished work following the Manuscript Guidelines and Rules above.

PLEASE NOTE: Since we use Google Forms for the application, you will be asked to sign in with a Google or Gmail account.