Jenny Offill Receives Dora Maar House Residency
Jenny Offill, writer in residence.
Jenny Offill, writer in residence at Bard College, has been awarded a residency at Dora Maar House in France. Offill, who will begin her residence in June, has authored three novels, Last Things, Dept. of Speculation (which was shortlisted for the Folio Prize and the International Dublin Literary Award), and Weather (shortlisted for the Women’s Fiction Prize and the Grand Prix de Littérature Américaine). The residency is awarded to outstanding arts and humanities professionals and provides them with an opportunity to reside at the Dora Maar 18th-century mansion to focus on creative aspects of their work.
The Written Arts Program at Bard encourages students to experiment with their writing in a context sensitive to intellectual, historical, and social realities. Students are encouraged to consider writing as an act of critical and creative engagement, a way of interrogating and translating the world.
Post Date: 04-15-2026
The Written Arts Program at Bard encourages students to experiment with their writing in a context sensitive to intellectual, historical, and social realities. Students are encouraged to consider writing as an act of critical and creative engagement, a way of interrogating and translating the world.
Post Date: 04-15-2026