Now in its third year, previous winners have gone on to get agents, book deals and win literary prizes. The opportunity is for emerging writers of fiction and non-fiction aged 21 and over living in Ireland and the UK.
There are three places. Two available in the cottage and one in the detached out building.
There is a £20 application fee which entitles ALL applicants to three professional development sessions:
- An hour-long group zoom session on writing a query letter from https://samblakebooks.com/writers-ink-online-writing-group/ - Writers Ink
- An industry session by https://www.writersandartists.co.uk/advice/look-inside-our-2025-yearbooks - Writers and Artists Yearbook on 'How to Pitch Your Book'
- A 30 min group zoom session on reading your work live with actor Tony Flynn
THE WINNERS
Pre Care:
The three writers will have an online session to discuss how to make the most of the residency.
Standard class travel provided.
Welcome
Anna Burtt and Paul McVeigh will greet the three winners to settle them into their accommodation and answer any questions. There will be a welcome dinner and drinks.
ON RESIDENCY
During the residency the winners will get one-hour group sessions with https://louisdebernieresofficial.com/ - Louis de Berni res, https://artscouncil.ie/developing-the-arts/flagship-programmes/laureate-for-irish-fiction/meet-eilis-ni-dhuibhne-laureate-for-irish-fiction-2022-2024/ - il s N Dhuibhne, https://martinadevlin.ie/ - Martina Devlin, https://www.kirstylogan.com/contact/press-kit/ - Kirsty Logan, https://www.robertolenbutler.com/ - Robert Olen Butler and https://rsliterature.org/fellows/leone-ross/ - Leone Ross.
The winners will be taken on a trip to the beautiful harbour town of Bantry to visit Bantry Bookshop and receive 50 book tokens to spend in-shop.
Meals provided - family style.
AFTERCARE
1. Anna Burtt will give each writer a half-hour publishing consultancy by zoom.
2. Pervious residency winner, Patrick Holloway, will give a group zoom session on his experience as a debut novelist - getting an agent and a publishing deal.
3. All three residency winners will also receive a copy of the Writers' & Artists' Yearbook and a bundle of W&A Writing Companion Guides. They'll receive a year's free subscription to the Writers & Artists Listings Subscription.
4. The winners will get membership for https://www.writing.ie/ - Writing.ie - a platform for the writing community filled with advice and resources.
6. Deadline: 30 November 2025