Granada opens the ‘Writers in Residence 2024’ programme

Granada UNESCO City of Literatura, dependent on the Department of Culture of the City Council of Granada, in collaboration with the University of Granada, through the Vice-Rectorate of University Extension, the Vice-Rectorate of Internationalisation and the Vice-Rectorate of Social Responsibility, Equality and Inclusion, present a new edition of its International Writers’ Residence Programme in Granada, created with the ultimate aim of strengthening international cooperation in the cultural sector, in general, and literary creation, in particular, one of the objectives that the city of Granada has set itself with its membership of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network.

The programme is open to writers and translators living in any country and writing in any language. To be eligible, you must have at least two published books (novel, essay, poetry…), excluding self-publication, and a medium-high level of English and/or Spanish.

The application must be submitted before 20 June with a summary of the literary project you intend to develop during your stay in Granada. The residency will take place from 4 November to 3 December 2024 at Corrala de Santiago, in the University of Granada.

Granada City of Literature UNESCO will cover the travel expenses of each of the selected writers, and the University of Granada will cover the accommodation expenses.

Resident authors will be given opportunities to participate in the literary life of the city of Granada and contact with local writers, as well as the possibility of participating in workshops and educational activities.

More information on this link.