Malika Booker
Malika Booker is a writer, spoken word and multidisciplinary artist, whose work spans literature, education and cross-arts. She has appeared world-wide both independently and with the British Council. She is an experienced creative writing course leader and has run courses for various organisations including the Arvon Foundation, the Royal National Theatre and the Young Vic. She jointly runs […]
Laura Tapsfield
Now in its fourth year the Birkbeck / Sophie Warne Fellowship offers an outstanding graduate of the Creative Writing MA at Birkbeck the opportunity of a four-week residency at Cove Park, with space and time to write and the company of professional artists across all disciplines. Previous Fellows include Genevieve Herr and Paul Martin. This […]
Louise Welsh & Jude Barber
Cove Park is delighted to be a partner with Louise Welsh and Jude Barber’s Empire Cafe project, and we will be hosting the poets Fred D’Aguiar, Millicent Graham, Dorothea Smartt Sasenarine Persaud and Malika Booker. THE EMPIRE CAFÉ – A welcome discussion The Empire Café is a week-long event exploring Scotland and the North Atlantic slave […]
Carrie Foulkes
Now in its second year, the Fellowship offers an outstanding student on Royal Holloway’s Creative Writing MA a four week residency during the summer programme. The writer has unfettered space and time to develop their craft whilst in the company of professional artists and writers across all disciplines. This years Royal Holloway writing fellow is […]
Vicky MacKenzie
The Scottish Emerging Writer residency offers an outstanding writer at the beginning of their career a period of four weeks to develop their craft in the supportive atmosphere of Cove Park, alongside professional artists across all disciplines. This residency is a rare opportunity for a new writer to experience Cove Park and all it offers, […]
Nicola White
The Scottish Literature Residency offers a writer based in Scotland a period of up to six weeks to develop their own work in the supportive atmosphere of Cove Park, and the opportunity to broaden their practice by making new contacts with artists and writers from Scotland and beyond. In 2014 our Scottish Writers are Michael […]
Kate Tough
The Scottish Literature Residency offers a writer based in Scotland a period of up to six weeks to develop their own work in the supportive atmosphere of Cove Park, and the opportunity to broaden their practice by making new contacts with artists and writers from Scotland and beyond. In 2014 our Scottish Writers are Michael […]
Michael Pedersen
The Scottish Literature Residency offers a writer based in Scotland a period of at up to six weeks to develop their own work in the supportive atmosphere of Cove Park, and the opportunity to broaden their practice by making new contacts with artists and writers from Scotland and beyond. In 2014 our Scottish Writers are […]
Fred D'Aguiar
The International Literature Residency offers an established writer based outside the UK a period of at least six weeks at Cove Park during the summer programme. The International Writer works on their own projects in the supportive environment of Cove Park, and also has the opportunity to make new contacts with writers and artists in […]
Ellen Aaku
The UK Literature Residency offers an established writer based in the UK a period of unfettered time to work on their own projects as part of Cove Park’s summer programme. This year’s UK Writer is Ellen Aaku. Recent UK Literature Residents include Joe Dunthorne, Rachel Cusk, Russell Celyn Jones, Helen Cross. Ellen Banda-Aaku was born […]
Rachel Cusk
The UK Literature residency offers a writer resident anywhere in Britain the opportunity to work on their own project whilst in the company of artists across other artforms. The residency, of up to six weeks in length, can be for writers in any genre, including poetry, memoir and fiction. Previous UK Writer residents include Brian […]
Helen Farish
The UK Literature residency offers a writer resident anywhere in Britain the opportunity to work on their own project whilst in the company of artists across other artforms. The residency, of up to six weeks in length, can be for writers in any genre, including poetry, memoir and fiction. Previous UK Writer residents include Brian […]