Supporting writers and building community
RESIDENCY & RETREATS
PorchLight Literary Arts Center offers two residency opportunties: the fully funded Iowa Writer's Residency and year-round discounted DIY Retreats for working writers and artists. Both offer a beautiful stay and resources to support writers at any stage of their careers.
Our retreat space is a one bedroom apartment within the literary center with a private kitchen and bath. We are located less than one walkable mile away from downtown Iowa City.
DIY WRITER & ARTIST RETREATS
Looking for a quite space to grow your artistic practice, or develop and extend an ongoing project?
PorchLight provides discounted stays for working artists or writers in any stage of thier creative process.
For pricing and availability
contact Jennifer Colville: jennifer@porchlightliterary.org
For two weeks in June, our Writer in Residence will have access to an abundance of resources in the City of Lit, including the PorchLight & Prompt Press archives, potential collaborations with multimedia artists, a headline reading, the opportunity to have a broadside of your work, and a one-on-one critique with an accomplished writer in your genre.PorchLight will provide you with a studio apartment within the literary center with private kitchen and bath. You will stay less than one walkable mile away from downtown Iowa City during the Summer of the Arts.
To apply for the 2026 residency, please view the full guidelines here.
