Bucheon City of Literature office are delighted to launch the Residency program of 2024. The 2024 Bucheon Residency program is dedicated to all writers, poets, translators, graphic novelists having at least one published book working currently on creative writing.

Bucheon City of Literature aim to increase international exchange and communication, contribute to the mobility of writers, translators and cartoonists by providing a new environment and an opportunity to present their work to Korean readers.

They invite writers, translators and cartoonists of comics and graphic novels from the UNESCO Creative Cities to apply for the 2024 Bucheon Residency Program. We hope that the chosen guests enjoy this dynamic and unique environment of Bucheon.

This call is for a residency period November-December 2024. The maximum of 2 applicants will be selected. The deadline for application submission is October 21.

During the residency, the selected writer spends 80% of their time working on their own project and 20% of their time participating in programs that are designed and personalised with the Bucheon City of Literature Office.

 

What Bucheon City of Literature offer :
– Round-trip flight tickets and rides from/to the airport
– about 2-month stay at the Bucheon Residence
– An opportunity to get engaged in the cultural scene of Bucheon and to be connected with the local community.
– A contact person who is responsible for planning meetings and events and helps to engage in the local cultural life.

What we expect:
– Connection with any UNESCO City of Literature outside of South Korea
– A command of English or Korean for the purposes of communication
– At least one published work(Literature, translation, comics, graphics, etc)
– Interest in Korean culture and literature
– Willingness to participate in the local literary life, including events, meetings, interviews and festivals.
– Participation in at least one local literature event or exchange event in Korea
– A text (work of fiction or non-fiction) that will feature the Bucheon City of Literature in some fashion or comic/illustrated book about living in Bucheon/Korea or Korean culture during the period of the 2024 Bucheon Residency; the text can be written in serials or submitted at a time, and the copyright of the work being submitted by the writer-in-residence belongs to Bucheon City, which will be used for promotional purposes.

Required Documents:
– Completed application form
– Extract from a published text(in original language or English), no more than 2 pages in length.
– Biography/CV
– Optional: A recommendation letter from your City of Literature office

To submit an application, please fill out the application form below by 21st of October, 2024.

Required documents should be sent to : jsy97@korea.kr