Announcing Our 2026 Writer-in-Residence
The Concord Free Public Library and the Trustees of the Concord Free Public Library Corporation are delighted to announce Danielle Bradley as the 2026 Writer-in-Residence.
Danielle Bradley is the winner of the 2025 Elizabeth Alexander Creative Writing Award and a 2025–2026 Tin House Reading Fellow. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Salt Hill Journal, Indiana Review, Colorado Review, and Meridians: Feminism, Race, Transnationalism, among others. Her writing has been supported by scholarships and residencies from the Kenyon Review Writers Workshop, the Juniper Summer Writing Institute, the Hudson Valley Writers Center, and Smith College. She holds a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and an MFA from the MFA for Poets and Writers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her debut novel is currently a finalist in the Simon & Schuster (Avid Reader Press) Books Like Us First Novel Contest.
A panel with representatives from the Concord Free Public Library Corporation Trustees, Library staff, Friends of the Concord Free Public Library, and Library Committee reviewed more than 50 applications in Fall 2025. Finalists were then presented to an advisory board of celebrated Concord authors to help make the final selection.
Bradley was selected for her exceptional alignment with the mission of the Writer-in-Residence program, her literary rigor, and her demonstrated commitment to community engagement. Her experience organizing readings, editing literary magazines, and facilitating workshops positions her to offer thoughtful, inclusive, and accessible programming for library patrons of all ages.
The 2026 Writer-in-Residence program is made possible through the generous support of the Concord Free Public Library Corporation and the Sponsorship of Barefoot Books. Together, they provide a stipend and dedicated office space for the Writer-in-Residence and support the expansion of creative programming, workshops, and community engagement initiatives throughout the year.
Join us for a Meet and Greet Reception Thursday, January 22 at 6 PM to welcome Bradley to the Concord community!