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Arts
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Literature
Residency Program
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The
Asialink Literature Residency Program began in 1997 and since then a total
of 80 writers have been selected for residencies in 19 countries including
Australia, Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines,
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Vietnam.
The
program has involved writers of fiction, poetry, history, essays, playwriting,
screenplays, young adult fiction and travel. As well as giving talks,
workshops and media interviews residents have worked on themes as diverse
as Merle Oberon's mysterious origins, Jewish communities in Calcutta,
foreign journalists in Beijing, historical fantasy in Japan, the politics
of unification in Korea, multiculturalism in Malaysia, mythology in Vietnam,
and connections between Australian Aboriginal communities and Indonesia.
Hosts vary from Australian Studies Centres and University Literature departments
to artists' retreats, writers centres and publishers.
Information
on all previous residents and host countries is also available:
Past Asialink Literature
Residents 1997 - 2003
Australian Publishers
Book Gift
A
number of Australian publishers have generously donated books for the
Literature Residency Program so that visiting writers are able to introduce
contemporary Australian writing to their host organisation and local community.
Publishers assisting in 2002 are listed below - please visit their websites
to view a full catalogue of their titles and information on how to order.