Lucy Goodwill Selected for Melbourne-based Residency
Keira Brown
Communications, Edinburgh
City of Literature Trust
9 Oct 2024
Melbourne City of Literature have selected Edinburgh-based Lucy Goodwill for their virtual residency with Myli Library.
Edinburgh-based writer, Lucy Goodwill, has been selected for one of the eight virtual residencies in November 2024 with Melbourne City of Literature, due to our partnership with Melbourne within our global network. As part of the UNESCO Cities of Literature network, international opportunities such as residencies become available, giving writers connected to Edinburgh or any other City of Literature a unique creative development experience.
About being selected, Lucy commentated:
Lucy Goodwill (she/her) is a writer, artist and educator based in Scotland. Lucy has a Master's in Creative Writing from the University of Edinburgh and her work has been featured by publications such as 404 Ink, Dear Damsels and Popshot Magazine. Lucy reads and writes widely but is currently focused on writing Young Adult novels, telling the stories her younger self once needed.
Alongside her own practice, Lucy teaches creative writing to children, young people and adults across Edinburgh with organisations such as Write Like a Grrrl, Super Power Agency and the Edinburgh Crisis Centre. She has found joy and purpose through her own creative journey and is passionate about sharing the transformative power of creativity through teaching.
Melbourne UNESCO City of Literature offered eight virtual residency opportunities to writers. From poets to playwrights, the programme will allow them to get to know Melbourne’s varied and vibrant literary community up close by spending November working with one of the many organisations that make Melbourne a City of Literature. Applications were accepted from writers who have a strong connection with a City of Literature, such as Edinburgh. We work closely with Melbourne and through our International Residency Programme, the 53 Cities of Literature work together to create new opportunities for writers from our cities.
The residency will run for the month of November 2024.
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