The author and translator will be invited to lead at least one creative workshop as part of NCW’s year-round offer for young people, designed to nurture a love of reading, writing and storytelling from a young age. This could either be facilitating drop-in sessions as part of Dragon Hall’s family activity days or leading a structured 2-hour creative workshop for children aged 8-10 as part of our popular school holiday activity workshop series.

There may be scope, through the New Dutch Writing events programme, to invite the writer and translator to return to Norwich in October, to take part in further activities as part of Norwich Book Festival (24 – 30 October) and to potentially present work they produced during the residency.

The author and translator in residence would also be welcome to write a piece for World, Meet Norwich as an opportunity to reflect on the residency.

Who can apply

• Authors must be from The Netherlands, but can be based anywhere in the world.
• Authors must have had at least one book published in any language for the children’s market (ages 6-10). The book may have been published in any territory and does not need to have been translated by the person with whom you will share the residency.
• Translators should have at least one book published in any genre in English translation. This would ideally be for the children’s market (ages 6-10), in an English-language territory. If the translator has no previous experience of publication in children’s literature they should explain why they would like to work in this genre in the application.
• We are particularly keen to invite applications from an author and translator who want to develop their work for public programming. Please include 2-3 ideas about this in your application. These can be for individual events (involving just the author OR translator) and / or joint events (involving both author AND translator).
• The author and translator do not need to have been commissioned to publish a book together, but applicants should outline a creative translation project that they would like to develop as part of the residency.
• Both author and translator must be available for the entire duration of the residency.

We would especially welcome applicants from global majority backgrounds.

How to apply

If you are interested in this opportunity, please send a proposal document to [email protected] with the subject title New Dutch Writing residency. Please include in the application:

• CVs and short biographical statement for both author and translator
• An outline of the collaborative project.
• Ideas for up to 3 events in the public programme.
• An outline of why you would both benefit from this residency at this particular time
• Information about any interest from publishers in your project.

The deadline for applications is Monday 4 May 2026.

About New Dutch Writing:

New Dutch Writing is a high-profile promotional campaign by the Dutch Foundation for Literature, to promote Dutch writing in translation in the UK and Ireland and to nurture the next generation of translators. It includes fiction, non-fiction, graphic novels, children’s and poetry books, celebrating the work of translators and responds to the burgeoning interest in international literature among UK readers while engaging them in a stimulating, cross cultural debate. Produced by Modern Culture, the campaign launched in 2019.

About the Dutch Foundation for Literature:

The Dutch Foundation For Literature supports writers and translators, and promotes Dutch literature abroad. It invests in Dutch literature through grants for writers, translators, publishers and festivals, and contributes to the production and distribution of Dutch and Frisian literature both at home and abroad. With the support of the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, it aims to promote a thriving literary climate, embedded in literary history and attuned to the latest developments in the publishing industry.