Our residency programme encompasses in-person and virtual residencies for writers and translators. We work with a wide range of partners and funders to support NCW and Norwich UNESCO City of Literature residencies and exchanges, and we also publicise opportunities for creatives to take part in residencies with sister UNESCO Cities of Literature around the world.
Explore NCW Residencies
Opportunities and past work from our residents
Browse upcoming residency opportunities
We regularly host open calls for in-person and virtual residencies with the National Centre for Writing and Norwich UNESCO City of Literature, as well as promoting residencies in other sister cities.
Meet our residents
Meet our current, past and future writers and translators in residence with National Centre for Writing.
Imagining the City
Imagining the City is the home of many of our virtual residencies and digital exchanges, fostering connections between Norwich and writers and translators from around the world, including from other cities in the UNESCO Cities of Literature network.
Dragon Hall Retreats
A Retreat in the Dragon Hall Cottage is an investment in your writing and an opportunity to get away from it all. We welcome applications for single or joint retreats from anyone interested in creative writing or literary translation.
World, Meet Norwich
Discover inspiring and thought-provoking new writing from our guests in residence at the National Centre for Writing. From postcards and love letters to recipes and hidden histories, they share fresh stories and perspectives on Norwich that you’ve never seen before.
Norwich UNESCO City of Literature
Explore Norwich, England’s first UNESCO City of Literature and home of the National Centre for Writing. We are a city built on stories, filled with creative minds who believe that reading, writing and their lifelong benefits should be nurtured for everyone.
What is the NCW residency programme?
Hear from NCW Associate Programme Director Kate Griffin and previous NCW residents on the different strands of our residencies, the benefits, and how we share and facilitate opportunities for writers and literary translators.
Dragon Hall residencies
Throughout the year, we offer residencies in Norwich to writers and translators from the UK and around the world, introducing them to local writers and translators at the monthly Dragon Hall Social.
In-person residencies are hosted in the Cottage, part of the Dragon Hall campus, and generally last between one week and one month. You can discover more about the Cottage here →
Details of our current Dragon Hall residents and the projects they are working on are found below.
Being selected for this residency was a highlight of this year for me
Virtual residencies
We also offer virtual residencies to writers and translators, usually part-time over several months, bringing national and international voices and ideas to Norwich and beyond through commissions, podcasts and online events.
Details of our current virtual residents and the projects they are working on can be found here.
NCW’s international work is generously supported by the Hawthornden Foundation.
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