Now in its third year, previous winners have gone on to get agents, book deals and win literary prizes.

There are three places: two available in the cottage and one in the detached out building.

There is a £20 application fee which entitles ALL applicants to three professional development sessions:

An hour-long group zoom session on writing a query letter from Writers Ink
An industry session by Writers and Artists on 'How to Pitch Your Book'
A 30 min group zoom session on reading your work live with actor Tony Flynn

The winners

Pre Care:
The three writers will have an online session to discuss how to make the most of the residency with academic and author, Yvonne Battle-Felton.
Standard class travel provided.

Welcome
Anna Burtt and Paul McVeigh will greet the three winners to settle them into their accommodation and answer any questions. There will be a welcome dinner and drinks.

On residency
During the residency the winners will get one-hour group sessions with Louis de Bernières, Éilís Ní Dhuibhne, Martina Devlin, Kirsty Logan, Robert Olen Butler and Leone Ross.
The winners will be taken on a trip to the beautiful harbour town of Bantry to visit Bantry Bookshop and receive 50 book tokens to spend in-shop.
Meals provided - family style.

Aftercare
1. Anna Burtt will give each writer a half-hour publishing consultancy by zoom.
2. Previous residency winner, Patrick Holloway, will give a group zoom session on his experience as a debut novelist - getting an agent and a publishing deal.
3. All three residency winners will also receive a copy of the Writers' & Artists' Yearbook and a bundle of W&A Writing Companion Guides. They'll receive a year's free subscription to the Writers & Artists Listings Subscription.
4. The winners will get membership of Writing.ie - a platform for the writing community filled with advice and resources.

Find out more here 

Deadline: 30 November 2025