Opportunities
The Paul McVeigh Residency
The Paul McVeigh Residency at The Harrison hotel will take place from Sunday 26th January until Sunday 2nd February. It is open to emerging writers living in Ireland and the UK.
There are three places available at The Harrison, with one place reserved for writers from the Writing West Midlands region. Standard class return travel to The Harrison from within Ireland or UK will be arranged.
There is a £15 application fee which entitles all applicants to:
- An hour-long group zoom session on self-editing with Aki Schilz, Director of The Literary Consultancy.
- A 30 min group zoom session on reading your work live with actor Tony Flynn.
Entry Eligibility & How to apply
- Send an email to pmcveighresidencyatharrison@gmail.com attaching 2000 word extract of your prose – fiction and non-fiction accepted. Include in the body of the email a short bio outlining your publication history, if any. Attach proof of application payment, *We are not looking for poetry at this time.
- Applicants must be 21 or over at time of residency.
- Please put in your subject heading UK, or Ireland (if on the island of Ireland).
- You can have had some short works published but not a solo book. *Self-published, essays and poetry books can still apply.
- You must be available on the full dates of the residency – no changes possible.
- Residents are responsible for food consumed outside of their provided meals.
- One place is sponsored by Writing West Midlands who will have their own application process. If you are from that region please follow West Writing Midlands social media and news will be forthcoming in November.
- Deadline – October 31st. Longlist announced Nov 15th. Shortlist announced Nov 30th. Winners announced December 13th.
- Applications will be judged by Anna Burtt, Cathy Galvin and Paul McVeigh.
For full details of what the residency entails and to pay and submit your entry:
The Paul McVeigh Hotel Residency | The Harrison Chambers of Distinction
