Melbourne City of Literature open for Virtual Writer Residencies 2021

4 August 2021 - News

Our fellow City of Literature, Melbourne, is now open for applications from writers for a virtual residency.

Each writer in residence will be connected with a selected organisation (full list included in the information pack below) and will require you to produce agreed upon content for the organisation.

This content will be any three of the following (or three of just one of the following):

  • a workshop
  • a written piece
  • an appearance/ panel
  • a social media takeover

The residency will also include opportunities for meetings with all the writers in residence and facilitated further connections with Melbourne as a City of Literature.

As one of the virtual writers in residence you will be paid $2000 (AUD) and you will retain all copyright for your work.

The full information on how to apply and what is involved is available to download below, and the deadline to apply is 6th September 2021.