2026 Hawthornden Residency Applications
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Hawthornden Foundation is a private charitable foundation supporting contemporary writers and the literary arts. Established by Drue Heinz, the noted philanthropist and patron of the arts, the Foundation is named after Hawthornden Castle in Midlothian, Scotland, where an international residential residency program provides month-long retreats for creative writers from all disciplines to work in peaceful surroundings. Hawthornden Foundation also supports a second residential program at Casa Ecco, on Lake Como in Italy, the site of “Conversazioni”, private conferences attended by many celebrated writers and others in the arts, and a six-week retreat for invited authors to complete a literary work in progress. In 2024, Hawthornden Foundation opened a new non-residential retreat – Hawthornden Brooklyn – in New York. In addition, the Foundation sponsors the annual Hawthornden Prize, one of Britain’s oldest and foremost literary awards, and provides grant support to other literary programs.
This application form will allow writers to apply to any of our writers' residency programs, apart from the Teachers' Writing Residency, which follows its own application cycle and uses a distinct application form. Please note that Hawthornden Foundation provides residencies at Casa Ecco through a two-tiered process of nomination and jury selection from among those who are nominated. If you have been nominated, we invite you to submit an application via this application form. Hawthornden Castle and Hawthornden Brooklyn Residencies are awarded via open application.
For writers who require a translation of their writing sample, please note that the deadline for submission of the writing sample only is April 13, 2025. You need not complete the entire application form prior to requesting a translation.
Please consult our website for more background on each program. If you have any questions or would like to know more about the Foundation and its residency program, please do not hesitate to contact us at inquiry@hawthornden.org.