Residencies for foreign authors
Every year Passa Porta receives up to 9 foreign writers in residence in Brussels. We create the ideal work environment for their literary project, in the research and writing phase. Priority is usually given to authors (of prose, poetry, graphic novels or literary non-fiction) whose work is available in Dutch or French, and/or authors whose project is related to Belgium or Europe.
HERE you can find the list our writers in residence since the opening of Passa Porta in 2004.
What does a residence consist in?
As a writer in residence you stay for one month in a spacious apartment and you receive a stipend. In addition, Passa Porta can involve you in Belgian cultural life and the network of the house of literature. We sometimes ask our residents to be open to meeting Belgian audiences or making other literary contributions. Such assignments are properly compensated.
IMPORTANT: Passa Porta is no longer accepting unsolicited applications for 2027.
Literary authors can apply in July and August 2027 for a residency in 2028. They can do so by sending a CV, a list of publications and published translations of their work, and a one-page description of their writing project, all files as attachments, to residences@passaporta.be.
We recommend that authors based in England submit their applications for this Brussels residency to the National Centre for Writing in Norwich, with which Passa Porta has an annual exchange. More information and contact details on their website.