Mentoring Opportunity for Developing Literary Translator

Mentoring Opportunity for Developing Literary Translator

14 August 2019


Funding for Writers: The Literature Wales Writers’ Bursaries and Mentoring Scheme


The 2020 Literature Wales Mentoring Scheme for Writers is now open for applications from early career writers.

Closing date for applications for 2020 Mentoring Scheme:
5.00 pm Tuesday 10 September 2019

We are pleased to announce a new collaboration between Wales Literature Exchange, Literature Wales and National Centre for Writing for the 2020 Literature Wales Mentoring Scheme.

Places on Literature Wales’ Mentoring Scheme for Writers are awarded to new and early career writers at the start of their writing career. Early career writers can be of any age. The scheme offers writers support and practical advice to develop a specific work in progress to a publishable standard. The 2020 Mentoring scheme has been extended and will begin with a tailored residential week-long course (6 days/5 nights) at Tŷ Newydd Writing Centre on 2-7 March 2020, followed by individual one-to-one sessions with a mentor during the following months.


Mentoring literary translation

As part of this new collaboration, one of the four places on the Literature Wales Mentoring Scheme will be ring-fenced for an early career literary translator/writer. This award will include a place on the National Centre for Writing residential weekend in Norwich on 17-19 January 2020; a place on the Literature Wales Mentoring Course at Tŷ Newydd Writing Centre on 2-7 March 2020; and 3 individual mentoring sessions with a mentor during the year.


Eligible genres

Writers may ask for assistance to develop one specific piece of work in progress, in any one of the eligible genres: Poetry; prose, including novels and short stories, children’s literature / pre-teen fiction, young adult fiction; creative non-fiction (including biography/autobiography, and literary criticism; graphic novels.

Literary translation: English to Welsh OR Welsh to English, in any of the above genres.


Eligibility

Applicants must be resident in Wales.


Closing date

Closing date for applications for 2020 Mentoring Scheme: 5.00 pm Tuesday 10 September 2019.


Literature Wales Writers’ Bursaries and the Mentoring Scheme are supported by The National Lottery through the Arts Council of Wales.

More information about the Scheme and how applications are assessed can be found here.