Ucross

www.ucrossfoundation.org
A ranch in Wyoming.
“In Ucross, I learned two things about myself. One was my ferocious fear of wild animal life (at night I nervously imagined being bitten by a snake), the second was my lack of confidence in writing. After forging Clear Creek barefoot, walking by myself through Ucross grounds, and riding a bike at night, I realized that the only way to enjoy life‘s landscapes and the process of writing is by forgetting these fears at least 10 hours a day.”
—Aura Estrada on her Ucross residency, spring 2004

Ledig House

www.artomi.org/ledig.htm
An international writers residency in the Hudson Valley, two and a half hours from New York City.

Santa Maddalena in Tuscany

www.santamaddalena.org
A renowned writers retreat in the Tuscan hills, in the villa owned by Aura‘s friend Beatrice Monti de la Corte and her late husband, the writer Gregor Von Rezzori.