Chika Unigwe
This residency of up to three months offers an established international writer the opportunity to develop their current project whilst in the company of other artists from across the artforms. Previous International Writers include Yang Lian, Christos Tsiolkas and Caine Prize winner Olufemi Terry. Our International writer in 2013 is Chika Unigwe. Chika was born […]
Birkbeck Writing Masterclass
In 2013 we welcome Birkbeck, University of London to Cove Park for their inaugural masterclass for graduates of the Creative Writing MA. Led by novelist Russell Celyn Jones, nine writers will be taken on a creative journey over 7 days, including workshops, one-to-one tutorials and a retreat weekend. Find out more about those who are […]
Alison Turnbull
Visual artist Alison Turnbull and writer Phillip Hoare came together on a one-week residency at Cove Park in 2011 to initiate a collaborative publication inspired by a visit Alison made to the Rosneath peninsula’s Linn Botanical Gardens in 2011. This second one-week residency will enable the artists to develop the publication further and continue their […]
Jack Mapanje
In 2014, Scotland will be hosting the Commonwealth Games. This residency series, supported by Creative Scotland’s Creative Futures brings artists to Scotland from the African Commonwealth during the UK’s Olympic year with the aim of creating cultural links between the two events and forging new artistic relationships into 2014. The residencies are between four and six weeks […]
Sadie McKenzie
This partnership with University College Birkbeck in London brings an outstanding emerging writer, and winner of Birkbeck’s Sophie Warne Memorial essay prize to Cove Park for four weeks. This is a unique opportunity for a new writer to have their first professional residency and work on their own project among other professional artists in Cove […]
Mariama Khan
Each year, Cove Park hosts at least one international writer on a residency of up to twelve weeks. This year the residencies are between four and six weeks long and are for professional artists in mid-career to develop their own projects within the supportive interdisciplinary environment of Cove Park. Mariama’s Khan’s residency also brings together […]
Syl Cheney Coker
Each year, Cove Park hosts at least one international writer on a residency of up to twelve weeks. This year the residencies are between four and six weeks long and are for professional artists in mid-career to develop their own projects within the supportive interdisciplinary environment of Cove Park. Syl Coker’s residency also brings together […]
Ellen Banda-Aaku
In 2014, Scotland will be hosting the Commonwealth Games. This residency series, supported by Creative Scotland’s Creative Futures brings artists to Scotland from the African Commonwealth during the UK’s Olympic year with the aim of creating cultural links between the two events and forging new artistic relationships into 2014. The residencies are between four and […]
Louise Welsh
This series of residencies starts in May and runs through until August 2012 and is for writers to spend time on their own projects in the supportive interdisciplinary environment of Cove Park. Writers based in Scotland are eligible, and this year the three writers come from the fields of both prose and poetry and are […]
Gerry Cambridge
This series of residencies starts in May and runs through until August 2012 and is for writers to spend time on their own projects in the supportive interdisciplinary environment of Cove Park. Writers based in Scotland are eligible, and this year the three writers come from the fields of both prose and poetry and are […]
Helen Cross
This series of residencies, running this year during July and August is for writers from anywhere in the UK to develop their own projects within the supportive interdisciplinary environment of Cove Park. This year two novelists have been awarded a residency and are coming for between two weeks and one month. The UK residencies are […]
Brian Chikwava
In 2014, Scotland will be hosting the Commonwealth Games. This residency series, supported by Creative Scotland’s Creative Futures brings artists to Scotland from the African Commonwealth during the UK’s Olympic year with the aim of creating cultural links between the two events and forging new artistic relationships into 2014. The residencies are between four and […]