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Writing Residencies

The Asialink Writing Residency Program, which began in 1997, is a unique opportunity for Australian writers of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, history, essays, playwriting, young adult fiction, blogs, new media and interactive content to live and work for an extended period in Asia. As well as giving talks, workshops and media interviews residents have worked on themes as diverse as Merle Oberon's mysterious origins, Jewish communities in Calcutta, foreign journalists in Beijing, historical fantasy in Japan, the politics of unification in Korea, multiculturalism in Malaysia, mythology in Vietnam, and connections between Australian Aboriginal communities and Indonesia.

Grants of up to $12,000 go towards travel, living and project expenses, and afford recipients a unique opportunity for international cultural exchange, in-depth research and sustained time on creative work.

Hosts vary from Australian Studies Centres and University Literature departments to artist retreats, writers centres and publishers. Applicants also have the option of proposing their own host organisation.

Please note: 2010 Writing Residency Applications have now closed. Information about the 2011 residency program will be posted mid-2010.

Application Information [pdf, 236kb, 5 pages]
Briefing document for applicants sourcing their own host organisation. [pdf, 94kb, 1 page]

Residency Profiles

Arts managers who work in the writing and literary sector, including festivals, publishing and libraries, are invited to apply through the Arts Management Residency Program.

For more information contact:

Nic Low

n.low@asialink.unimelb.edu.au,
T: 61 3 8344 3581 (wed - fri) F: 61 3 9347 1768

Asialink, The University of Melbourne

Writing Residencies

Residency Profiles

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