The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow is offering a new fellowship to a writer working on a short or long work of non-fiction focusing on how they (the writer or another) have managed, and continue to manage, their mental illness.

This personal story should offer not just insight and awareness, but most importantly, hope. The writer should share their dreams, and how they adjust and fine-tune them. Stories focused on relationships, family life, travel, employment, civic contributions, passions, along with the barriers, fears, and stigmas faced, are encouraged.

Fellowship applications must be accompanied by a writing sample and a non-refundable $35 application fee.

Writers proposing more than one project must submit a separate application and fee for each one. The submission period opened Monday, April 17. Deadline is midnight on Monday, July 17. The winner will be announced no later than Aug. 21.