2026 Kyoto Writers Residency 05
Features
StudiosNot available
AccommodationsAvailable
Presentation(exhibition, performance, and open studio)Available
Grants and subsidies for travel expensesAvailable
Grants and other financial supports/ Support by coordinators and art professionalsAvailable
Art genresOthers
RegionsKansai
| Program | |
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| Application period | Feb. 17, 2026 (Tue.) - Mar. 31, 2026 (Tue.) |
| Description | Kyoto Writers Residency is now accepting applications from ASEAN writers only for the 2026 fall residency (3 Oct ~ 2 Nov 2026). We will offer a full fellowship for one author from ASEAN. Our fellowship will include (1) a round-trip ticket from your airport to Kansai International Airport; (2) a fully equipped room in the city of Kyoto; (3) access to a workspace; (4) per diem. *Kyoto Writers Residency is a small organization run by a small group of volunteers. To keep the residency manageable, we will call for applications from ASEAN countries and Japanese-language writers only for the 2026 residency. We are planning to reopen the application worldwide in 2027. |
| Residency location | Kyoto |
| Residency period | October 3 - November 2, 2026 |
| Qualification | Fiction writers and/or poets of any language(s) from ASEAN with at least one single-authored full-length book publication are eligible. (Nonfiction-only writers and translators are NOT eligible.) The applicants must be able to participate in the residency, its Opening Forum, and the Closing Reading in full. |
| Pay by artists / Support for artists | Our fellowship will include (1) a round-trip ticket from your airport to Kansai International Airport; (2) a fully equipped room in the city of Kyoto; (3) access to a workspace; (4) per diem. |
| Selection process | A board of specialists will assess applications and select the participants. We plan to notify the applicants of the results at the end of May. Some applicants may be invited to an online interview. We will not accept any inquiries about the results of the selection. |
| Contact | Kyoto Writers Residency 2026 Appication outline:https://kyotowriters.org/kwr05/application2026 FAQ:https://kyotowriters.org/faq E-mail: kyotowritersresidency@gmail.com |