Kerry County
Council, in partnership with the Arts Council of Ireland, wishes to contract a
Writer as part of its Artist Engagement Programme for
2016.
The Residency
will be a part-time position (20 hour week - 7 hours of which is for the
Writer’s own work development) which will allow time both for the writer’s own
work in addition to engagement and interaction with the general public and more
specifically with people interested in writing themselves.
It is intended
that the writer will have a room available to them at Kerry County Museum Tralee .
The Residency is
open to writers in all genres, and should have a countywide impact. As part of this Residency, the successful applicant
will be asked to stimulate greater awareness of the art of creative writing as
well as encouraging more opportunities for people to engage with the work of
writers. The writer’s ability to mentor up-coming writers, young people and
those interested in developing their writing skills must be clearly demonstrated
in the application material.
The residency
this year will focus on the theme of County Kerry
In the past,
writers in residence have engaged with schools and writers groups and have
organised workshops and engaged in one-to-one discussions with writers in the
area. The Arts Office is open to new approaches and responses around the public
engagement aspect for this residency.
Application
Requirements
Applicants are
asked to submit the following material:
- A typed curriculum vitae (maximum 3
pages)
- Examples of previous
work
- Publications, programmes or
published articles, such as reviews
- A typed proposal outlining artistic
ideas and approaches (two typed pages); this should include an outline of the
benefits of the residency to her/his stage of development as a writer, and ideas
in relation to public engagement during the residency with detailed suggestions
for workshops or public/community engagement
- Two letters of reference
Criteria for
Selection
- Irish citizen / permanent resident
of
- Active in the writing
profession
- Artistic merit and distinctiveness
of proposal
- Balance of same to reflect the 50/50
expected outcomes
- Suitability of the proposal
- Quality of previous work
- Experience in teaching creative
writing preferred
- Experience developing and successfully delivering programs, workshops, and readings
Shortlisted
applicants will be called for interview in April 2016.
Budget
The total budget
for the residency is €14,400.
Applications
should be submitted to:
Writer
in Residence
The Arts
Office
Kerry County
Council
Rathass
Please refer any
queries to Kate Kennelly , Arts
Officer on 066 71 83541 or email arts@kerrycoco.ie
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