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Opportunity type: writing residency

The SETI Institute is accepting proposals for the Cosmic Consciousness Literary Residency for 2026/2027.

This residency invites writers and poets working in all areas of literature, including, but not limited to, speculative fiction/sci-fi and experimental writing and poetry. 

Areas of creative research may engage with the following topics:

  • Experiments in language and consciousness
  • Alien intelligence and cultural exchange
  • Transhumanism and posthuman consciousness
  • AI and consciousness
  • Multisensory poetry and multiple intelligences

This 18-month literary residency pays a $10,000 stipend to develop your work.

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Apply by the deadline of Monday, June 1.

Details on how to apply are below:

Apply for the SETI Cosmic Consciousness Residency here and see more info on Bluesky here.