The Writer-In-Residence (WIR) program is an initiative founded by ArtRoot, supported by the Racine Literacy Council and funded by the Osborne and Scekic Family Foundation. Through this program, ArtRoot seeks to spotlight Racine and Kenosha’s dynamic literary community while encouraging, supporting, and advocating on behalf of writers at all stages of their careers.

Writers are in residence for 6 month terms and receive a stipend of $1,500. During their residency, each writer generates a weekly blog post on a variety of topics. The post is published on the WIR site at:

https://racinewir.com/

If you would like to receive email notifications about new blog posts from the Writer in Residence, please go to the small Follow box in the lower right of the WIR page, click on the three dots, and choose Sign Up. You will receive a confirmation email with instructions on how to validate your email address.

The current WIR is Mimi Peterson, visual artist and founder of The Vital Art Project.

Applications for the WIR are accepted every 6 months. Application information can be found at https://racinewir.com/applications/.