Expressions of Interest close 5pm on 31 March 2023
The University of Tasmania is seeking established writers for a unique 12-week Tasmanian residency in creative writing.
Applications are invited for the third Hedberg Writer-in-Residence program, with the residency open to all established writers with professional publication record, in any field or genre, resident in Australia.
The successful writer receives $30,000, which equates to a $20,000 stipend plus self-contained accommodation in the heart of Hobart valued at $10,000. The writer will devote three months to writing in a quiet but stimulating environment, including their own office, in the University of Tasmania's gorgeous Sandy Bay campus. During the residency, as well as working on an original piece, the winner will engage with the University's creative writing students, emerging Tasmanian authors, and the broader Tasmanian creative community through a small number of workshops, masterclasses, and public talks in the north and south of the state.
Applications are open from 9am, 3rd February 2023 and close 5pm on March 31st, 2023, with the residency to be undertaken from August 8, 2023 to October 31, 2023.
The successful recipient will be announced early May 2023.
The residency is offered by the College of Arts, Law and Education and the School of Humanities at the University of Tasmania. The project is supported by the Copyright Agency's Cultural Fund.