Major Fellowships, Scholarships, Residencies

2019

Rewi Alley Fellowship at the Michael King Writers Centre, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand —2019 Writer in Residence, Fellowship Recipient

Scholarship at the Literaturhaus Gottlieben granted by the Cultural Foundation of the Canton of Thurgau and the Thurgau Bodman Foundation,  Gottlieben, Switzerland – 2019 Writer in Residence, Scholarship Recipient


2018

Writers in Residence program at the Château de Lavigny Writers’ Residence, Lavigny, Switzerland – 2018 Writer in Residence, Grant Recipient

Writers in Residence program at Baltic Centre for Writers and Translators, Sweden- Writer in Residence

Writers in Residence program at AIR Literature Västra Götaland, Stömstad, Sweden-Scholar holder, Grant Recipient


2017

Writers in Residence program at Franz Edelmaier Residence for Literature and Human Rights by SGEMKO, Merano, Italy- 2017 Writer in Residence, Grant Recipient


2016

Fellowship at Hawthornden International Retreat for Writers, Scotland, UK- Writer in Residence for 2016, Fellowship Recipient

Pecs Writers Program, Pecs, Hungary- Writer in Residence for 2016, Scholarship Recipient

Residence program for Foreign Writers and Translators at Culture Port Cetate, Dolj, Romania- Writer in Residence, Fellowship Recipient


2015

Writers in Residence program at Ventspils International Writers’ and Translators’ House, Ventspils, Lativa- Writer in Residence, Scholarship Recipient


2014

H.A.L.D. 2014 program [Housing Authors& Literature, Denmark] at the International Summer Residency for Writers, Denmark- Writer in Residence for 2014, Fellowship Recipient

Cork International Short Story Festival, Ireland- Invitee

Limerick Visiting Writer Program during the City of Culture year in 2014, Ireland- Visiting Writer, Grant Recipient

Tyrone Guthrie Centre for Writers and Translators, Ireland- Writer in Residence


2013

Writers in Residence program at Baltic Centre for Writers and Translators, Sweden- Writer in Residence

 

National Literature Seminar, Beijing, China- Fellowship Recipient


2012

“Life of Discovery” project, International Writing Program at the University of Iowa, USA- Visiting Writer


2011

Writers in Residence program in Cork & 2011 Cork International Short Story Festival, Ireland- Writer in Residence for 2011


2009

Writers in Residence program at Luxun National Academy of Literature, Beijing, China- Fellowship Recipient