The residency program is the very heart of the Espy Foundation's mission. The Foundation's goal is to provide writers and artists of all genres from all over the world with an environment in which they can pursue their work without interruption. Residents share accommodations in bay view cottages in the serenely beautiful village of Oysterville, a National Historic District, located near the northern tip of the Long Beach Peninsula on the southwest coast of Washington State. Residents also receive a stipend for food.
Oysterville has proven to be an ideal environment for writers and artists, including Gregory Grenon (March, 2006) and Peter Donahue (June, 2006). Its tranquility, solitude, and natural beauty never fail to inspire creativity as well as a high level of productivity.
An Espy Foundation residency allows for concentrated periods of production and also provides enough time and space that writers and artists find themselves free to step back from their work, re-evaluate and re-structure projects, experiment, take risks, and develop new ideas. The month-long residencies are offered in March, June and October. Both emerging and established fiction writers, creative non-fiction writers, poets, playwrights, screenwriters, painters, sculptors, photographers, musicians, and composers are eligible for the residencies.
Read about our upcoming June residents and their projects!
Espy Residents 2008 |
March 2008 |
| James Bertolino |
Poet |
Bellingham, WA |
| E. Eastman |
Writer |
San Francisco, CA |
| Jun'ichiro Ishida |
Visual Artist |
Brooklyn, New York |
| Sharon McGauley |
Visual Artist |
Orleans, MA |
January 2008 |
| Nora Almeida |
Poet |
Brooklyn, New York |
| Andrew Hughes |
Poet |
North Bennington, Vermont |
| Matthew Korahais |
Playwright |
Brooklyn, New York |
| Kristen Meinzer |
Writer |
Brooklyn, New York |
| Raina Washington |
Writer |
Brooklyn, New York |
| Valerie Work |
Playwright |
Brooklyn, New York |
| Steven Fidel |
Writer |
Portland, Oregon |
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November 2007 |
| Karen Marie Garrett |
Composer/Pianist |
Olympia, Washington |
| Hazel Walker |
Painter |
Glasgow, Scotland |
October 2007 |
| Claire Evans |
New Media Artist |
Portland, Oregon |
| Karen Fisher |
Writer |
Lopez Island, Washington |
| Johnny Horton |
Poet |
Seattle, Washington |
| Yann Novak |
Sound Artist |
Seattle, Washington |
| Darin Rice |
Writer |
Tumwater, Washington |
| Amanda Weir |
Writer |
Brooklyn, New York |
August 2007 (two weeks) |
| Jerry Dorbin |
Writer |
Santa Fe, New Mexico |
| Carol McCord |
Photographer |
Niskayuna, New York |
| Jim McCord |
Writer |
Niskayuna, New York |
| Toni Mirosevich |
Writer |
Pacifica, California |
July 15-August 15 2007 |
| Sandy Bradley |
Visual Artist |
Nahcotta, Washington |
| Joan Stuart Ross |
Visual Artist |
Seattle, Washington |
June 2007 |
| Michele Carlson |
Visual Artist |
Oakland, California |
| Brian Hart |
Writer |
Austin, Texas |
| Steven Miller |
Visual Artist |
Seattle, Washington |
| Eman Quotah |
Historical Writer |
Rockville, Maryland |
| Domenica Ruta |
Writer |
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| Suzan Sherman |
Writer |
New York, New York |
| Kathleen Yale |
Environmental Writer |
Columbia, Montana |
March 2007 |
| Susan Englert |
Visual Artist |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Mary Preus |
Writer |
Seattle, Washington |
| Lauren Osmolski |
Visual Artist |
Seattle, Washington |
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January 2007
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| Andrea Berger |
Writer |
Meriden, Connecticut |
| Jeanie Gosline |
Writer |
Brooklyn, New York |
| Maggie Hill |
Writer |
Neponsit, New York |
| Sibyl Kempson |
Writer |
Astoria, New York |
| Matthew Maggio |
Writer |
Brooklyn, New York |
| Amanda Weir |
Writer |
Brooklyn, New York |
Espy Residents 2006 |
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October 2006
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| Scotty Enderly |
Visual & Sound Artist |
Oakland, California |
| John Grade |
Visual Artist |
Seattle, Washington |
| Keri Healey |
Writer |
Seattle, Washington |
| Mary Stieglitz |
Visual Artist |
Cascade, Idaho |
| Zachary Watkins |
Sound Artist |
Oakland, California |
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August 2006 (two weeks)
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| Robin deVick |
Visual Artist |
Los Angeles, California |
| Michael Morse |
Writer |
Brooklyn, New York |
| Joan Stuart Ross |
Visual Artist |
Seattle, Washington |
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June 2006
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| Faith Adiele |
Writer |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| David Berger |
Environmental Writer |
Seattle, Washington |
| Peter Donahue |
Writer |
Birmingham, Alabama |
| Shelly Hedges |
Visual Artist |
Ocean Park, Washington |
| Laura McGinley |
Writer |
Brooklyn, New York |
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March 2006
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| Charles Cross |
Writer |
Seattle, Washington |
| Gregory Grenon |
Visual Artist |
Portland, Oregon |
| Joanne Mulcahy |
Writer |
Portland, Oregon |
| Manjushree Thapa |
Writer |
Nepal |
| Ben Yarmolinsky |
Opera Composer |
New York, New York |
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February 2006
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| Christian Barter |
Writer |
Bar Harbor, Maine |
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Espy Residents 2005
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October 2005
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| Tizzy Asher |
Writer |
Seattle, Washington |
| Susan Dory |
Visual Artist |
Seattle, Washington |
| Suzanne Wingrove |
Writer |
Gales Ferry, Connecticut |
| Robert Yoder |
Visual Artist |
Seattle, Washington |
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June 2005
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| Gretchen Bennett |
(one week) Visual Artist |
Seattle, Washington |
| Shana Deets |
Writer |
Reedsville, Wisconsin |
| Ruiyan Xu |
Writer |
Brooklyn, New York |
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March 2005
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| Glenn Herlihy |
Visual Artist |
Seattle, Washington |
| Peter Millett |
Visual Artist |
Seattle, Washington |
| Megan Snyder-Camp |
Writer |
Seattle, Washington |
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Espy Residents, Writers, 2004
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October 2004
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| James Arthur |
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Toronto, Ontario |
| Ferenc Barna’s |
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Budapest, Hungary |
| Toni Mirosevich |
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Pacifica, California |
| Susan H. Swetnam |
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Pocatello, Idaho |
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June 2004
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| Dedria (Barker) Humphries |
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East Lansing, Michigan |
| Susan Kramer |
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San Francisco, California |
| Kenneth Tanemura |
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Redwood City, California |
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| Christian Barter |
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Bar Harbor, Maine |
| Michael Morse |
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Brooklyn, New York |
| Eleanor Munro |
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New York, New York |
| Monica Schley |
(two weeks) |
Seattle, Washington |
| Margaret Schuler |
(two weeks) |
Shoreline, Washington |
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Espy Residents, Writers, 2003
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October 2003
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| Anita Boyle |
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Bellingham, Washington |
| Livia Kent |
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Takoma Park, Maryland |
| Jozanne Rabyor |
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Vancouver, Washington |
| Sarah Steinberg |
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San Francisco, California |
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June 2003
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| Melanie Jennings |
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San Diego, California |
| Susan Kramer |
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San Francisco, California |
| Susan Landgraf |
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Auburn, Washington |
| Marc Nieson |
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Claudia Rowe |
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New York, New York |
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Espy Residents, Writers, 2002
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October 2002
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| Roger Fanning |
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Seattle, Washington |
| Keri Healey |
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Seattle, Washington |
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June 2002
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| Charles Cross |
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Shoreline, Washington |
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May 2002
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| Steven Fidel |
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Portland, Oregon |
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February 2002
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| Ann Spiers |
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Vashon Island, Washington |
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Espy Residents, Writers, 2001
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October 2001
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| Steven Fidel |
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Portland, Oregon |
| Nikki Nojima Louis |
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Seattle, Washington |
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February 2001
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| Faith Adiele |
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Heather Larimer |
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Portland, Oregon |
| Eunice Scarfe |
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Edmonton, Alberta |
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Espy Residents, Writers, 2000
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October 2000
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| Sharon Doubiago |
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San Francisco, California |
| Marjorie Rommel |
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Auburn, Washington |
| Mary Scheirman |
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Coos Bay, Oregon |
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June 2000
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| Diana George |
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Seattle, Washington |
| Margaret Hodge |
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Seattle, Washington |
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Espy Residents, Writers, 1999
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October 1999
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| Annie Callan |
(one week) |
Portland, Oregon |
| Evelyn Livingston |
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Port Townsend, Washington |
| Trisha Ready |
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Seattle, Washington |
| Kary Wayson |
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Seattle, Washington |
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