Explore the latest residency opportunities for writers and translators
Call for applications
International Residencies for Singapore Writers
We are offering cottage residencies and virtual residencies for writers and translators from Singapore, with support from the National Arts Council of Singapore.
The deadline for applications is Wednesday 8 May. Find out more →
Visible Communities residencies
We invite UK-based Black, Asian and Ethnically Diverse literary translators working from any language into English to apply for one of our residencies running from September to November 2024. We also invite translators to apply for our cottage residencies in December 2024 and January 2025.
The deadline for applications is Monday 20 May. Find out more →
AIR Litteratur Västra Götaland announces literary residency grants
Are you working as a writer or literary translator? Do you need access to your own room? Are you looking for a peaceful work environment and new inspiration? Now you can apply for a one-month residency grant for November 2024, within the framework of AIR Litteratur Västra Götaland.
The deadline for applications is Monday 23 April. Find out more→
Kraków UNESCO City of Literature announces the 2024 call for applications for the International Residency Program for writers
Krakow UNESCO City of Literature are offering a two-month stay in the former apartment of Czesław Miłosz, a Nobel Prize laureate, between September 1 and October 31, along with the stipend and covering the travel expenses.
The deadline for applications is Friday 31 May 2024. Find out more→
Thank you again for the warmth and generosity you and the NCW team showed us writers. This residency was a light for me during a dark patch and I know it will inform my work for years.
Dragon Hall Retreats
A new open call to live and work in our residency Cottage at Dragon Hall. Each Retreat is an investment in your writing and an opportunity to get away from it all.
A mapping of literary translation residencies in Europe
As part of the Translation in Motion project, co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union, RECIT has commissioned a mapping of literary translation residencies in Europe. The mapping is available on the RECIT website.
On the Move Mobility Funding Guide
On The Move has published a funding guide for the UK that includes two kinds of mobility opportunities for artists and culture professionals: outgoing and incoming. The outgoing opportunities are for people based in the United Kingdom wishing to travel outside the country. The incoming opportunities are for people from other countries who want to travel to the United Kingdom. The guide lists local, national, and international resources, both public and private. They have only included opportunities that are regularly occurring, accessible online, invite applications through open calls, and that cover at least a portion of international travel costs.
You can download the guide from the On the Move website.
Literary Residencies: open calls for writers and translators
‘Literary residencies’ is a Facebook group open for all of the writers and translators who are looking for interesting proposals of travels, creative spaces or houses for work and institutions offering such programmes. This group is a place for exchanging information about literary residency open calls and sharing your experiences and views concerning participation in various residency projects.
Other opportunities
There are other organisations in the UK offering residencies, including:
- Arvon courses and retreats
- Cove Park international artists’ residency centre
- Gladstone’s Library
- Hawthornden Literary Retreat
- Metal
You can also check out the Facebook group Literary residencies: open calls for writers and translators.
