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Notre Dame Kylemore Residencies 2026
Deadline: Wed 10 Dec 2025
The Irish Writers Centre is thrilled to announce the third year of our partnership with Notre Dame Kylemore. Four writers will be awarded with a fully catered five-day residency opportunity from Monday March 30 to Friday April 3, 2026 (four nights), 2026 in the beautifully restored Notre Dame Kylemore on the grounds of Kylemore Abbey in Connemara, Co. Galway.

Awarded writers will also have access to the Kylemore Estate, Victorian Walled Gardens, Gothic Chapel and museum. One of the residency places will be reserved for a disabled writer who may require wheelchair access and accessible toilets.

This opportunity is open to emerging and professional writers (poetry, fiction, non-fiction). There are four places in total. We also encourage writers writing in the Irish language to apply.

This is an open call to writers, over 18 years of age, resident on the island of Ireland.

Find out more here

Deadline: December 10, 2025 at 12:00am
Additional Information:
Location:
Connemara, Co. Galway
Region(s):
Republic of Ireland

Contact Information:
Organisation:
Irish Writers Centre
Contact Name:
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Contact Email:
projects@irishwriterscentre.ie
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