The Residency at Casa Gràcia is inviting writers to apply for a six-month residency in Mahón, Menorca, part of a wider program that hosts five visual artists and two writers each year. It was founded by artists Rashid Johnson and Sheree Hovsepian and is run by Hauser & Wirth Menorca.
There's no requirement to produce a final publication or public outcome by the end of the stay. It is built around concentration and reflection, not deliverables, which sets it apart from most fellowships that expect something finished in return for support.
Key Details
No deadline was listed in the available material, so check the official site for the current submission window. The residency runs six months in Mahón, Menorca. It's independently operated, but residents are encouraged to engage with the island's cultural life while they're there. It's open globally, so published writers from anywhere, including across Africa, can apply.
Eligibility Requirements
This one's for published writers specifically. Unlike most fellowships and grants, prior publication is a baseline requirement here, not a bonus. Beyond that, the residency is open across genres: fiction, non-fiction, art history, film and television, critical theory, poetry.
Selection comes down to three things: the strength and clarity of your writing practice, how relevant this residency period is to where you are in your development, and how much thought you've put into how you'd actually use six months of dedicated time in Menorca. A shortlist may get invited to an online conversation before final decisions. If you're not selected, you can reapply in future years, so a rejection isn't the end of it.
What the Residency Offers
Residents get uninterrupted time and physical space in Menorca for sustained, self-directed work, no set program of activities or output. Menorca's history, coastline, and seasonal rhythms are part of the pitch, meant to support focused writing.
If you're thinking about bringing family, accommodation for partners and children can be discussed directly with the program, though it's not guaranteed. One practical note: the bedroom and writing studio are accessed by stairs, so this may not work for writers with certain mobility needs.
Required Documents
- Applications go in digitally and need: basic contact information,
- a 250-word statement on your writing practice,
- a second 250-word statement on how you'd use the residency period,
- a writing sample between 10 and 30 pages in PDF,
- a CV with exhibition history,
- a PDF with links to any relevant press coverage,
- contact details for two references,
- and your preferred timing for the stay.
Application Process
- Write both 250-word statements, one on your practice, one on how you'd use the residency time.
- Choose a writing sample between 10 and 30 pages and convert it to PDF.
- Put together your CV, including exhibition history, and gather any press links.
- Line up two references and get their contact details ready.
- Submit everything digitally through the official application form.
- If shortlisted, be ready for a possible online conversation as part of final selection.
Major Considerations
- This isn't project funding or a career-building fellowship with mentorship and networking attached. It's closer to a gift of time, six months with no obligation to produce anything specific.
- That suits a particular kind of writer, someone with an established practice who already knows what unstructured space would do for their work. Writers earlier in their career without a publication history won't clear the eligibility bar, worth saying plainly rather than encouraging an application that doesn't fit.
- Since this means relocating to Menorca for six months, think through the practical side first: work obligations, family logistics, visa considerations for a stay that long, before you sink time into the application.
Should You Apply?
This fits published writers, in any genre, past the early-career stage, who have a clear sense of how sustained, unstructured time could move their work forward. It's not for unpublished or early-career writers, since publication is a stated requirement, and not for anyone looking for networking, mentorship, or a specific final output.
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