The 2024 Max Margles Writing Residency:
Open to Applications
Deadline to Apply: April 22, 2024
The 2024 Max Margles Writing Residency is currently accepting applications. The residency will take place in the fall at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre in Annaghmakerrig, County Monaghan, Ireland in the fall.
Read the Call for Submissions
The Max Margles Writing Residency is a three-week residency program, the aim of which is to provide time and space for a Quebec writer to reflect, research, and write as they need.
The residency covers:
- Round-trip flights from Montreal, Quebec to Ireland, and travel to the Centre
- Accommodation & meals
- A stipend of $2,300 CAD
- Incidental expenses ($35 per day)
- Travel and medical insurance
The 2024 Residence: The Tyrone Guthrie Centre
The Quebec Writers’ Federation is partnering with the prestigious Tyrone Guthrie Centre in Annaghmakerrig, County Monaghan to offer a Quebec-based, English-language fiction writer the opportunity to spend three all-inclusive weeks in Ireland starting October 11, 2024.
The Tyrone Guthrie Centre was established in 1981 and is Ireland’s foremost artistic residency centre. The Annaghmakerrig or “Big House” has eleven private bedrooms and offers residencies to international artists in all disciplines, from literature and dance to music and theatre.
If you are interested in applying for the Residency and have a query, please write to
the Project Manager, Rachel McCrum, at [email protected].
Residency Links & Announcements
2024
2023
- 2023 Writer in Residence Announcement: Heather O’Neill
- Dispatches from Ireland by Heather O’Neill, Part One
- Dispatches from Ireland by Heather O’Neill, Part Two
- CBC Radio: Heather O’Neill in Ireland for the Max Margles Residency (All in a Weekend with Sonali Karnick)
- CBC Radio: Heather O’Neill Concludes the Max Margles Residency (All in a Weekend with Sonali Karnic
2022
- Dispatches from Ireland by Tracey Waddleton, Part One
- Dispatches from Ireland by Tracey Waddleton, Part Two
Photos from Past Max Margles Writing Residencies
About Max Margles
Max Margles loved to read. He was an in-depth reader, seeking out well-written and engrossing books, relevant and meaningful. He kept two Rolodex files – one arranged by author, the other arranged by title. On these small cards, in his meticulous printing (he was a structural engineer), he summarized the nature of the book, the plot, and provided his eloquent assessment of the work.
When Max died suddenly in 2004, his widow Roslyn looked for projects to endow in Max’s memory. Since the couple has no children, Roslyn carries on this mandate with vigour and pride. She established a Max Margles Endowment Fund at the Jewish Public Library in Montreal, sponsoring an annual lecture by outstanding literary authors. Recent guests have included Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Salman Rushdie, with Ian McEwan and Colson Whitehead coming to read in 2020.
We were delighted when Roslyn approached QWF to find out how she might support English-language literature in Quebec. After extensive research and intense – and enjoyable – discussions, Dublin, Ireland, was chosen as a location for the pilot project in 2020. If all goes well, Mrs. Margles is looking forward to establishing an endowment to support an annual Max Margles Writing Residency in this city rich with literary history.
The project will keep Max’s memory alive, provide an opportunity for Quebec writers to spend meaningful time in a space in which they can contemplate and create, and support a significant new contribution to English-language culture in Quebec.
The Quebec Writers’ Federation is delighted to partner with the Tyrone Guthrie Centre for the 2024 edition of the residency.