Cork Gaeilge Writer Pilot 2027 — €30,000 Fee for a Year in the UCC School of Irish Learning, Funded with the Arts Council
A pilot paid university residency for an Irish-language writer, run by the Arts Council and University College Cork.
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A calendar-year residency in 2027 with a fee of €30,000 paid by the Arts Council in two instalments (€20,000 from the Arts Council, €10,000 from the university) and a dedicated space in the university. From January to June the writer engages with students and staff for at most four hours a week; from July the writer concentrates on their own practice. No accommodation is provided.
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Mid-career and established writers resident in the Republic of Ireland with a publishing record in prose fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, graphic novels or young people's fiction and poetry (at least one full collection, novel or picture book from an independent recognised publisher); writers working only in drama are not eligible. Writers who held an Arts Council or any university residency in 2026 are not eligible.
Dates & details
- Deadline
- at 17:30, by e-mail only; interviews by video call in November, decision by mid-November
- Programme dates
- Calendar year 2027
- Results
- By mid-November 2026
- Language
- Irish