Writers' Residency Programmes at The Bookworm
 Linda Jaivin |
Writer in Residence Autumn 2008 - Linda Jaivin We’re delighted to host best selling Australian author Linda Jaivin as our Writer in Residence at The Bookworm from September 12th – November 12th 2008. Linda is the internationally best-selling author of five novels and two works of non-fiction, including the comic-erotic Eat Me, the China memoir The Monkey and the Dragon and her most recent novel An Infernal Optimist, a dark comedy set in an immigration detention centre. Raised in New London, Connecticut, and educated at Brown University, Linda Jaivin is also a freelance writer and translator and has written articles on topics ranging from contemporary Chinese art to sexuality and Australian politics. Jaivin’s work has appeared in a range of publications in Australia and overseas, including Art and Asia Pacific, Asian Wall Street Journal, and Rolling Stone. Jaivin is a fluent Mandarin speaker who lived in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan for nine years and has done literary and film translation as well as arts writing on China.. Jaivin’s first novel Eat Me was published in 1995, and stayed on the Australian bestseller list for seven months. Film options have been taken out on her novels Eat Me and Rock n Roll Babes from Outer Space. Whilst resident at The Bookworm, Linda looks set to have a busy time of it! She is currently finishing a novel based on an episode in the life of George ‘Chinese’ Morrison, set in China and Japan in 1904 and working on an opera. She’ll also be hosting talks and workshops at The Bookworm in Sanlitun and at The Bookworm at The Yin Yang Center, as well as speaking to groups such as Beijing International Society and the One Way Street Library Linda’s residency is made possible by the kind support of The Australia China Council, and Asialink, organisations dedicated to promoting meaningful, sustainable cultural links between Australia and China. You can find more information on Asialink and their projects here:
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Every year we invite writers from around the world to participate in our Writers' Residency Programmes. Based in either, or all of, Beijing, Chengdu and Suzhou, resident writers are invited to devise projects engaging with China, be it on a cultural, historical or environmental basis. Please see our Chengdu site for details of our 2008 resident writer, James Stuart, whose visit to The Bookworm was made possible with the support of Asialink Australia.
Participating writers are invited to be based in either one of our cities for periods of up to 3 months. The Bookworm will provide accommodation costs and a small stipend, as well as valuable introductions to the literary community of the city in which they are based. Where appropriate The Bookworm can also help to arrange academic visits to Universities, or visits to international schools and other organisations. For a full information pack and application form please CONTACT US HERE.
Participating writers are invited to be based in either one of our cities for periods of up to 3 months. The Bookworm will provide accommodation costs and a small stipend, as well as valuable introductions to the literary community of the city in which they are based. Where appropriate The Bookworm can also help to arrange academic visits to Universities, or visits to international schools and other organisations. For a full information pack and application form please CONTACT US HERE.
Our Writers
We invite proposals from writers from all walks of life to be Residents at The Bookworm. Our aim is that participating writers use their time at The Bookworm to inspire and develop their own projects, and to engage with The Bookworm community in a meaningful way. Preference in selection will be given to those writers able to demonstrate a direct benefit to The Bookworm community in whichever location they are based, perhaps through workshops, sessions for children, manuscript consulting or other literary pursuits.
Their Work
In 2008, Australian poet James Stuart was Writer in Residence at The Bookworm in Chengdu. You can see more details of James' residency projects HERE. His residency was made possible with the support of Asialink Arts and the Australia Council for the Arts.
Information for Organisations and Sponsors
We believe that part of the development of literary culture in any society depends on linking with other like minded organisations. We're very keen to make connections with artistic bodies with whom we can work together to develop our residency programmes further. Residency programmes present a fantastic opportunity for sponsors too - please contact us to discuss how your company can support The Bookworm Writers' Residency Programme.
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Tuesday 16th September 7.30pm'Lily Briscoe’s Chinese Eyes: Bloomsbury, Modernism and China.'
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