ARKO Literature Residencies 2027 — Free Hotel Writing Rooms with Meals in Seoul, Busan and Nami Island for 22 Korean Writers
Republic of KoreaFree: the link to apply at the organiser and a reminder before the deadline.
Arts Council Korea (ARKO) runs Korea's Arts Promotion Fund. Its Literature Residency, run with corporate sponsors since 2014 (Seoul Prince Hotel's 'Novelist's Room' has hosted 135 writers), gives writers a stable place to write.
Benefits
Writing rooms donated by sponsor hotels, with meals: Seoul Prince Hotel (Jung-gu, Seoul) — 12 fiction writers, 4–6 weeks in January–March or July–September 2027, 1 room per writer with breakfast at the hotel and lunch and dinner nearby; Hyupsung Marina G7 (Dong-gu, Busan) — 6 writers, 1 month in… Read more
Eligibility
Individual writers with a concrete plan to conceive, write or revise a literary work during the stay and a plan to publish within 2 years after it, who have not been selected for the same residency in 2024–2026; each applicant chooses 1 residency. Seoul Prince Hotel: fiction writers within 10 years… Read more
Dates & details
- Deadline
- 15:00 KST (NCAS online system, ncas.or.kr)
- Programme dates
- January – December 2027 (dates by residency)
- Costs to the artist
- Travel; part of dinners at Nami Island
Free: the link to apply at the organiser and a reminder before the deadline.