Tasmanian Writers’ Centre: Young Writers in the City …

Tasmanian Writers’ Centre

It’s that time again. The Tasmanian Writers Centre has launched its 2017 Young Writers in the City residency program, connecting emerging writing talent with community spaces.

The newest residency takes place in the Glenorchy City Council municipality, and six young writers will be paid $500 to create experimental essays inspired by the venues they have selected.

Congratulations to Lily Bennett, Laura Hilton, Elissa Evans, Kate Dewar, Vivienne Cutbush, and Zara Gudnason!

Their applications were assessed by Tasmanian Writers Centre committee member and writer Nicole Gill, and Glenorchy Arts and Cultural Advisory Committee representatives Kelly Eijdenberg and Bill Pearson.

The residency is facilitated through Twitch, the TWC young writers program, and funded by the Glenorchy City Council. Twitch Coordinator Stephanie Eslake said this initiative provides a unique opportunity for writers to explore the culture and spaces of their communities.

“The Young Writers in the City residencies are an important artistic contribution to the municipalities in which they take place,” Ms Eslake said.

The Tasmanian Writers Centre would also like to acknowledge the generosity of one resident – who wishes to remain anonymous – who donated her $500 to fund the opportunity for an additional writer to engage in the residency.

Young Writers in the City of Glenorchy comes after three highly successful previous programs, in which the Tasmanian Writers Centre sent young people into spaces across Devonport, Launceston and Hobart.

Visit our blog to meet the writers!: https://www.taswriters.org/5447-2/

For more information about the residency contact Stephanie Eslake, twitch@taswriters.org.