Patricia Kailis International Writing Fellowship

Applicants must be living outside of Australia at the time of application and must be able to travel to Perth Western Australia in order to create new literary work.

The Patricia Kailis International Writing Fellowship aims to:

• Support the work of talented individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to ideas and practices that foster belonging and better cross-cultural understanding.
• Deepen and broaden the literary culture in Western Australia.
• Enable access to emerging writers in Western Australia to writers of international reputation.

Funding Information

• The value of the fellowship is AUD $35,000 which will cover the following expenses:
  • Living allowance of $15,000.
  • Accommodation will be provided for eight weeks in Perth.
  • Return economy airfare.
  • Travel expenses and accommodation for a week in Western Australia’s Kimberley region.
  • Health and travel insurance is the responsibility of the successful applicant.
• Duration
  • The fellowship will take place over any nine-week period between March 2024 and July 2024.

Funding Conditions

The successful applicant will be required to:

• Stay in Western Australia for nine weeks and work out of the Centre for Stories.
• Run one writing workshop.
• Spend a week in WA’s Kimberley region and engage with local writers and participate in an in-conversation event.
• Deliver a talk or participate in an ‘In Conversation” event at a public institution in Perth.
• Attend one donor event.
• While they will be expected to work towards a larger project, it is not a requirement that they complete any specific writing at the end of their time in Western Australia.
• Be available for any press interviews.
• Consent to Centre for Stories using headshots, biography, and other relevant materials for marketing and promotional purposes.
• Provide a one-page summary of what has been achieved at the end of the fellowship.
• Acknowledge Centre for Stories and the Patricia Kailis International Writing Fellowship in any publications resulting from this fellowship.

Location

• Centre for Stories, 100 Aberdeen Street, Northbridge, Western Australia, Australia 6003.

Eligibility Criteria

• The Fellowship is open to fiction, non-fiction, poetry and short story writers who work in English and whose work is available in Australia.
• Applicants must have at least two full-length publications published by a trade publisher.
• Applicants currently enrolled in an undergraduate or postgraduate (including higher degree by research) university course are not eligible.

For more information, visit Centre for Stories.