Application: Second Book Writers’ Residency

Please have the following information on hand before starting to fill out the application form. Please note: The combined size of all files may not exceed 20 MB. If the total size is more than 20 MB, your application will not reach us.

Applicable to all applicants:

• Full names and surname
• ID number
• Address
• Contact number
• Email address
• Good photo
• Short author bio

Additional documents:

• Motivation letter
• Clear overview of writing project
• Preference is given to writers who have already received positive feedback from a publisher. This is not mandatory, but if available, the writer should attach a letter of recommendation from the publisher.
• Examples of current and previous work (upload as documents below or paste URLs in the text box at the end of the form)

Requirements and important dates:

• Open to previous or current Paulet House residents, but other writers will be considerd.
• No deadline for applications

APPLICATION FORM

Full names and surname (mandatory)

ID number (mandatory)

Address (mandatory)

Contact number (mandatory)

Email address (mandatory)

Do you have a medical condition
and/or disability we need to be
aware of?

Where did you hear about the Jakes Gerwel Foundation?
Select one:FacebookInstagramLinkedInJGF newsletterJGF websiteanother websiteradionewspaperword-of-mouthnon of the above

Have you completed one of the Jakes Gerwel Foundation’s courses? Please provide the details:

If you have not completed one of the courses, please attach your first book in PDF format, as well as reviews of it (upload as documents below or paste URLs in the text box at the end of the form).

Please upload the following files:

Good photo

(accepted file types: .jpeg | .jpg | .png)
(maximum size: 8 mb)

Short author bio

(accepted file types: .doc|.docx|.odt|.txt|.pages|.pdf|.rtf)

Motivation letter

(accepted file types: .doc|.docx|.odt|.txt|.pages|.pdf|.rtf)

Letter from the publisher

Overview of writing project

(accepted file types: .doc|.docx|.odt|.txt|.pages|.pdf|.rtf)

PDF of your previous work (document 1, optional)

(accepted file types: .doc|.docx|.odt|.txt|.pages|.pdf|.rtf)

Reviews of your previous work (document 2, optional)

(accepted file types: .doc|.docx|.odt|.txt|.pages|.pdf|.rtf)

Reviews of your previous work (document 3, optional)

(accepted file types: .doc|.docx|.odt|.txt|.pages|.pdf|.rtf)

Additional message to the Jakes Gerwel Foundation and/or examples of your work (optional)

PLEASE NOTE
• No individual feedback will be given to the applicant about the quality of his/her application.
• If your application is successful, you will be expected to spend the full duration of the residency in KwaNojoli and to interact with the other writers. The residency is not for writers who want to write in complete isolation.
• International writers are responsible for applying for their visas on time if their application is approved.