ll for applications: New Dutch Writing Residency (Norwich, 2026)

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e are pleased to invite proposals from a collaborating children’s author (including author/ illustrators) and translator team to take part in a two-week residency at the National Centre for Writing in Norwich as part of the New Dutch Writing programme.

The focus of the residency will be on time for both the author and the translator to work on their collaborative project together. The writer and translator in residence will be offered free accommodation in the Dragon Hall cottage from Monday 17 August to Saturday 29 August 2026.

ravel and Accommodation

The writer and translator in residence will be offered free accommodation in the Dragon Hall cottage from Monday 17 August to Saturday 29 August 2026.

The cottage is part of the Dragon Hall campus, home to the National Centre for Writing. Downstairs it has a sitting room, study, kitchen and bathroom. Upstairs there are two bedrooms. Please note that the stairs up to the two bedrooms are rather steep, in typical Norwich style. Outside the cottage there is a small terrace leading to the Dragon Hall garden.

Travel costs (up to a maximum of £400 per person), will be covered and the author and translator will each receive a stipend of £350 per week towards living expenses. Fees will be offered for any agreed additional public engagements.

The writer and translator should take out their own travel and health insurance for the period of their journey and stay.

 

How to apply

Who can apply
  • Authors must be from The Netherlands, but can be based anywhere in the world.
  • Authors must have had at least one book published in any language for the children’s market (ages 6-10). The book may have been published in any territory and does not need to have been translated by the person with whom you will share the residency.
  • Translators should have at least one book published in any genre in English translation. This would ideally be for the children’s market (ages 6-10), in an English-language territory. If the translator has no previous experience of publication in children’s literature they should explain why they would like to work in this genre in the application.
  • We are particularly keen to invite applications from an author and translator who want to develop their work for public programming. Please include 2-3 ideas about this in your application. These can be for individual events (involving just the author OR translator) and / or joint events (involving both author AND translator).
  • The author and translator do not need to have been commissioned to publish a book together, but applicants should outline a creative translation project that they would like to develop as part of the residency.
  • Both author and translator must be available for the entire duration of the residency.

We would especially welcome applicants from global majority backgrounds.

 

How to apply

If you are interested in this opportunity, please send a proposal document to residencies@nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk with the subject title New Dutch Writing residency. Please include in the application:

  • CVs and short biographical statement for both author and translator
  • An outline of the collaborative project.
  • Ideas for up to 3 events in the public programme.
  • An outline of why you would both benefit from this residency at this particular time
  • Information about any interest from publishers in your project.

The deadline for applications is Monday 20 April 2026. We aim to notify the successful applicant by the middle of May 2026.

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