Nanjing, China's UNESCO City of Literature, has opened the call for applications for the 2020 Writers' Residence. The organizers will select six authors from around the world to work in Nanjing in the fall (or later, depending on the pandemic situation). Residents will be paid for the road to China and back, a scholarship will be assigned. Ulyanovsk authors and translators can also apply as writers from the UNESCO City of Literature.

The program is aimed at authors from cities with strong literary traditions, predominantly writers from UNESCO Cities of Literature. Each resident will be able to work in Nanjing for a month. During his stay, activities will be organized to help you learn about the local culture, better understand the local literature, and get creative inspiration from this new experience. There will also be public events with the participation of residents. In Nanjing, residents are encouraged to write literary works based on their experiences in the city. Residents' texts translated into Chinese will be published in local media.

Program 2020

Who can apply

Foreign writers / translators

Timing

(stay may be postponed to a later date depending on the pandemic situation)
Season 1 - September

Season 2 - October

Season 3 - November

Two resident writers will be selected for each season.

Required documents

- Summary;

- motivation letter;

- examples of published texts (in Chinese or English), for translators - an example of translated text (from English to Chinese or from Chinese to English).

Selection criteria

- Interest in the culture of Nanjing and willingness to participate in local activities;

- a letter of recommendation from a literary institution/association based in the applicant's country of residence;

- at least three years of professional writing experience;

- at least one published literary work;

- Proficiency in English for oral and written communication.

Accommodations

- Participation in local literary events, including author's readings, interviews, citywide cultural events, etc.;

- meetings with students and teachers at local universities;

- writing a text inspired by Nanjing.

Funding and support

- The resident will be paid transportation costs there and back.

- Free accommodation will be provided.

- The resident will receive a stipend (approximately USD 800 to cover the cost of local transportation, meals, communications, etc.).

Deadline

July 31, 2020

Submit documents (DOC or PDF format) to will.chang@njliterature.org, cc yuan.lilas@qq.com, ray.bai@njliterature.org