Jane Rogoyska
Jane Rogoyska is a writer. She is the author of three books: Gerda Taro: Inventing Robert Capa (Jonathan Cape, 2013), a novel, Kozłowski (Holland House, 2019, Longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize 2020) and Surviving Katyń: Stalin’s Polish Massacre and the Search for Truth (Oneworld 2021, Winner of the Mark Lynton History Prize 2022, Longlisted […]
Julie Kennedy
Julie Kennedy writes poetry and fiction and teaches part-time in a secondary school. During her short time at Cove Park, she will work on a poetry sequence around the themes of memory, class, immigration and coastlines. Julie is open-minded as to where her residency might take her: Having spent time at Cove Park before she […]
Cove Park Associates: Varuna, The National Writers’ House, Australia
Michael Donkor
Michael Donkor studied English at Wadham College, Oxford, undertook a Masters in Creative Writing at Royal Holloway and now teaches English Literature at St Paul’s Girls’ School in London. The Observer named him as one of 2018’s best debut authors for his first novel Hold (4th Estate) and in 2019, he was longlisted for the […]
Eric Chi-Puo Lin
We are pleased to welcome Eric Chi-Puo Lin to Cove Park this summer, in our ongoing series of residencies for Taiwanese writers and researchers. A literary writer, a journalist, an artist, and an art critic, Lin paints a picture by taking three different threads —’literary creation’, ‘trend observations,’ and ‘news reporting’ —and weaving them into […]
Associates Residencies & Opportunities Announced
Yuching Lin
We are pleased to welcome Yuching Lin to Cove Park this summer, in our ongoing series of residencies for Taiwanese writers and researchers. Yuching Lin currently is an independent research-based translator, curator and writer based in Taipei, Taiwan. Her projects usually involve and introduce issues of politics, culture, history and society of South and Southeast […]
Kirsty Logan
Kirsty Logan is a professional daydreamer. Her first story collection, The Rental Heart & Other Fairytales, won the Scott Prize, the Polari First Book Prize, and the Saboteur Award. Her first novel, The Gracekeepers, won a Lambda Literary Award and was selected for the Radio 2 Book Club and the Waterstones Book Club. A Portable Shelter won the Gavin […]
Lauren Dyer Amazeen
Lauren is an arts writer, critic, lecturer and Chair of Cove Park’s Board of Trustees. She recently served as Chair of CCA Glasgow for seven years — and on the Boards of Outset Scotland, David Dale Gallery, Market Gallery and on the Friends Committee of Glasgow School of Art. She was Director of The Kitchen […]
Sarah Trounce
Sarah Trounce grew up in East Anglia and studied English at Birmingham University, before moving to London. She worked as a manager in the design industry for ten years and is now a freelance consultant and writer, collaborating with creative people all over the world. Sarah was shortlisted for the White Review Short Story Prize […]
Farah Abdessamad
Farah Abdessamad is an essayist, literature and art critic at work on several long-form projects including a novel and a collection of essays. Farah’s writings commonly thread on themes related to ideas, history and culture. She lives with a big suitcase which is resting, for now, in New York City.
Tracey Emerson
TJ Emerson’s latest psychological thriller, The Perfect Holiday, will be published by Boldwood Books in April 2022. Before writing fiction, Tracey worked in theatre and community arts. As well as acting, she ran drama workshops in healthcare settings, focusing on adults with mental health issues. Her short stories have been widely published in anthologies and […]