Amtrak Residency is Official!

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Remember when we told you about Amtrak offering free rides to writers?

Well, it’s official! The application for the Amtrak Residency is up on their website and waiting for you to apply.

Read the initial article about this program on The Wire:

Check out Amtrak’s blog for more information.

Apply here!

For those of you who don’t get motion sickness, this is the perfect opportunity to let the American countryside inspire you. Big kudos to Alexander Chee, author of Edinburgh and The Queen of the Night, whose simple mention of his wish that Amtrak offered residencies, made this opportunity possible.