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The Writer’s Room at The Writers’ Museum

The Writer’s Room is a desk residency at Edinburgh’s Writers’ Museum. Two women writers, selected through a lottery process, are given two months of access to a desk in the heart of the Museum’s collection, as well as a stipend and developmental support from Edinburgh City of Literature. 

The selected writers for 2026 are Lucy Ribchester and Shelley Day. 

The Writer’s Room is designed to: 

  • Give time and space for writing to an Edinburgh writer 
  • Bring the Writers’ Museum collection to life 
  • Rebalance the lack of representation of women within the collection 
  • Inspire new work 

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