Deadline: 15 August 2025
The Children’s Books Ireland and the Tyrone Guthrie Centre are pleased to announce an opportunity for artists to avail of a week-long residency, to take place between 3rd and 10th November and 17th and 24th November 2025.
The majority of these bursaries are designed specifically for mid-career Irish children’s books authors or illustrators, working in English or Irish.
Funding Information
- Bursary recipients will have a week’s stay at Tyrone Guthrie Centre covered and will also receive a stipend of €325.
Eligibility Criteria
- One bursary is on offer to support an upcoming, unpublished, aspiring Irish children’s author.
- One bursary is on offer to support an emerging artist, published but in their early career.
- One bursary is on offer to support a children’s artist published in the Irish language, at any stage in their career.
- The additional bursaries are on offer to support mid-career artists.
- The bursary is available to Irish children’s books authors or illustrators, working in English or Irish.
Application Requirements
- Applicants for the mid-career artist bursaries must have at least two books for children published by a recognised publisher;
- Applicants for the emerging artist bursary must have one book for children published by a recognised publisher;
- Applicants for the aspiring author bursary do not need to have a published work, but must have a completed manuscript in the English or Irish language.
For more information, visit Children’s Books Ireland.
