Open Call for Nanjing International Writers Residency 2023

Nanjing International Writers Residency means to bridge the city’s literary community with its international counterparts. This yearly program was initiated in 2019. It has hosted 24 writers, poets 7and translators from the subnetwork. The program turned virtual for three years from 2020 to 2022, now a real face-to-face one in 2023.

The theme for 2023 program is “Urban Life and Literature”. Life experiences in cities serve as a reservoir for literary creation. It is especially true for modern literature. Dubliners by James Joyce sets a fine example. With the 2023 program, Nanjing attempts to take the six residents to explore a panorama of contemporary life in this historical city. This may include the literary events, reading clubs, cultural adventures, city walks, random encounters and meetings etc., simply to probe into diversified aspects of Nanjingers’ life today.

With “Urban Life and Literature” as the theme for 2023, we hope that participants may draw inspirations from modern city life for their literary creation, and promote literary communication at both local and international levels.

Open call for applications: from Friday 4 August till Wednesday 20 September. The final decision will be announced 27 Thursday September. The residency starts late October and lasts two weeks in Nanjing.

More information, here.