Call for Applicants for Paris Writer’s Residency 2024

The 2024 application deadline has been extended until May 13th!

From 1 March, applications are invited for The Paris Writer's Residency, sponsored jointly by The American University of Paris (AUP), the Centre Culturel Irlandais (Irish Arts Centre), and the University of Kent Paris School of Arts and Culture (PSAC).

The appointment is non-stipendiary but accommodation is provided at the Centre Culturel Irlandais in the heart of the Latin Quarter (5è arrondissement). In addition, there is an expenses allowance of 1,500€ to cover travel and living costs.

There are three main obligations:

• A day of interaction with undergraduate Creative Writing students at AUP;
• A workshop with Masters students at PSAC;
• A reading/public event at Reid Hall hosted jointly by AUP, PSAC, and CCI.

The writer appointed to this position may be a practitioner in poetry, prose, or another genre, including literary translation. We are interested in someone who offers interdisciplinary possibilities and who would relish the opportunity to engage with students.

Please submit your application via Interfolio, by clicking the button below. (You will need to create an account.)

Applicants are asked to submit:

• a letter explaining in no more than 500 words why Paris is an appropriate location for their residency and how they would plan to work with the students.
• a CV
• a short sample of current work, not exceeding 3,000 words

Applications close on 13 May 2024 and the successful candidate will be notified by 1 June 2024.

• Read about the 2018 Paris Writer's Residency
• Read about the 2019 Paris Writer's Residency
• Read about the 2021 Paris Writer’s Residency
• Read about the 2022 Paris Writer’s Residency
• Read about the 2023 Paris Writer’s Residency

*Please note that neither EU citizenship nor the legal right to work in France is required for this month-long residency.