We require you to be present and living at the Kerouac House during the dates stated (above) for your residency slot. However, we realize that residents have lives beyond their residency and so we grant you up to a maximum of two weeks during the residency to be away from the Kerouac House or to have family or friends staying with you at the house. If you are unable to meet these requirements, please do not apply for the residency. If you have been accepted as one of our writers-in-residence and your circumstances have changed and you cannot meet these requirements, please let us know as early as possible so we can arrange to replace you with an alternate resident.