2021 Bucheon Residency Programme, apply now!

Bucheon (Republic of Korea), a UNESCO Creative City of Literature, has launched the Call for the second edition of the “Bucheon Residency Programme”. The residency offers a professional and artistic exchange programme to two selected writers, translators or cartoonists, foreseen to start in October 2021 for a total duration of up to 6 weeks.

With the aim of fostering international exchange and dialogue and in line with the objectives of the UCCN, the programme will contribute to the mobility of literary artists, provide them with a creative and inspiring environment, and give them opportunities to introduce and showcase their work to Korean readers. Furthermore, the residency programme allow the selected artists to discover the city’s rich creative and literary scene, as well as experience the local culture.

The Call is open to writers, translators, cartoonists of comics and graphic novels, based in any UNESCO Creative City worldwide, regardless of the creative fields.

Interested professionals and creators are invited to submit their applications before 11 April 2021.