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Literary Arts - International Residencies for Singapore Writers

International residencies and capability building programmes play a significant role in encouraging cultural exchange between countries. To support Singapore writers’ participation at such platforms, the National Arts Council (NAC) works with various international partners to offer fully paid residency awards to Singapore writers across Singapore’s four major languages, English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil. Our partners have included the Lu Xun Academy of Literature (China), the Toji Cultural Foundation (South Korea), the National Centre for Writing (UK), Sangam House (India), and the University of Iowa’s International Writing Program (USA).

Open calls for residencies happen throughout the year and will be listed on this page when they are open for applications.

Key Residencies

In-Person or Virtual

Country

Duration

Approximate Dates

National Centre for Writing Residency Programme

In-person

UK

1 month

Typically in June or July

National Centre for Writing Virtual Residency Programme

Virtual

Anywhere

7 months

From June to December

University of Iowa’s International Writing Program Fall Residency

In-person

USA

3 months

From late August to mid-November

National Centre for Writing Emerging Translator Mentorships Programme

Virtual & In-person (optional)

Anywhere / UK

6 months

From October to March

Sangam House

In-person

India

1 month

Between November to January

Toji Cultural Foundation

In-person

South Korea

2 months

Available year-round