Source: Well, it has happened — and much sooner than expected. Less than a month ago, writers Zach Seward and Jessica Gross made a passing comment on Twitter expressing their desire for Amtrak to start offering residencies for writers, and after a couple of test runs and ironing out of details, the railroad service is now accepting applications into their #AmtrakResidency program! What does a residency entail? A long distance roundtrip ride on one of Amtrak’s many trains for the sole purpose of writing — for free! That’s it. Sound like a dream come true? Once you learn the details, you’ll find that, yes, indeed it is.
