Summerhall to host Wallace Fellow

THE arts and events venue Summerhall, in Edinburgh, has been selected by Creative Scotland to host the 2019 Dr Gavin Wallace Fellowship.

Mid-career or established writers based in Scotland are now invited to apply for the post of Fellow, with a deadline for applications of midday on January 21.

The successful writer will become writer in residence at Summerhall for one year.

They will produce new work on the theme of “change, sustainability and how the past informs the present”.

The selected Fellow will also receive a £20,000 bursary, private work space at Summerhall, a programme of support and engagement and access to the full range of Summerhall’s activities during the year.

Verity Leigh, programme manager for Summerhall said: “The writer in residence will be able to engage with Summerhall’s eclectic creative community of staff, residents and visiting artists, observe projects including work on sustainability and spend time in the building’s uniquely atmospheric and historic spaces, as well as having time, space and money to write.”

To be eligible for the Fellowship, applicants must have published at least one novel, graphic novel or equivalent work, one collection of short stories, one poetry pamphlet or had one production of their work staged or broadcast. www.summerhall.co.uk/ dr-gavin-wallace-fellowship-2019