About the Fellowship
This fully-funded residency of up to two weeks was generously established by VCCA Fellow Richard E. Cytowic to support writers of long-form nonfiction, with preference given to writers who are gay, residents of Washington D.C., or caregivers to an ill or disabled family member.
Application Details
Intended for: Writers of long-form nonfiction, with preference given to writers who are gay, residents of Washington D.C., or caregivers to an ill or disabled family member
Residencies Available: January – April 2026
Length of Fellowship: Up to two weeks
Application Opens: February 1, 2025
Application Deadline: May 15, 2025
Application Fee*: $30
Notification by: August 31, 2025
To be considered as a Richard E. Cytowic Fellow, complete the “Application for Mt. San Angelo Residencies, VCCA in Virginia – Spring 2026,” selecting your fellowship interest in Question 2.
* If the application fee presents a significant barrier to application, please write to vcca@vcca.com by May 10, 2025, to request an application fee waiver.
About Richard E. Cytowic, MD, MFA
Richard E. Cytowic is best known for returning synesthesia back to mainstream science, winning the Montaigne Medal for Wednesday Is Indigo Blue, a book Oliver Sacks called “a unique and indispensable guide for anyone interested in how we perceive the world.”
A subject of multiple BBC documentaries, Dr. Cytowic has spoken at the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian, and cultural institutions worldwide. He holds an MFA in Creative Writing from American University and is an alumnus of Duke, Wake Forest, and George Washington Universities, along with London’s National Hospital for Nervous Diseases. He is currently Clinical Professor of Neurology at George Washington University.