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 any post and click on the Subscribe button in the lower right corner that shows up if you scroll up anywhere in the post.

The current WIR is Christy Hoff, a published poet who was awarded an Honorable Mention in the Wisconsin Writers Association Jade Ring Contest and has her first book of poetry set to be released this summer. She is an active member of our local arts community, involved with open mics, the Kenosha Writers Guild and the FCC Writers Workshop. During her tenure, she will blend her love of poetry with her interest in health and well-being.

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