Seven writers will be awarded with a ten-day residency from 1 - 11 October 2026 in Cill Rialaig. Each writer will have their own house, provided free of charge(the Irish Writers Centre will cover the utility charge for each of the seven houses). Expenses incurred by the selected writers will be food and travel.

This residency is for seven writers of any genre or form (including poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, children’s/ YA fiction), who are resident on the island of Ireland and are over the age of 18. Applications are welcome in English and Irish. 

We particularly encourage applications from people who are D/deaf, LGBTQIA+, Minority Ethnic, Black & Persons of Colour, Roma, a member of the Travelling Community, and from working class backgrounds.

All applicants must apply by 4pm on Friday 24 July, 2026. Applications are welcome in English and Irish.

Applications are via Submittable only and must include:

• A cover letter including your personal details concisely outlining the project you would like to focus on during the residency (max. one A4 page). 
• An updated Writer’s CV (max. two A4 pages) including postal address, Eircode and contact number. See example for Writer’s CV here.
• Clearly labelled samples of recent work (up to two short samples of no more than 1000 words each or between 4-5 poems). 

Applications that are not collated into one PDF or doc/.docx file will be deemed ineligible.