2027 Charles Wallace Fellow at Kent University

Applications for the 2027 Fellowship are open - apply by Sunday 27 September.

Since 1991, we have sponsored an annual Fellowship at Kent University that enables a writer from India to work at the university for the spring term. Hosted by the School of Classics, English and History, the CWIT Fellow is given the time and resources to work on their own creative writing project for up to twelve weeks.

A stipend of £1,400 pcm will be provided to contribute to on-campus accommodation and living costs. A further £700 will be contributed to international return airfare. Additionally, the Fellow has access to up to £1,000 for career development activities in the UK, as well as the opportunity to present their work to staff and students.

Applications for the 2027 Fellowship will be accepted until 11:59 UK time on Sunday 27 September. The Fellow will normally be expected to complete their post at the University of Kent during the spring term (11 January – 4 April 2027), but specific start and end dates are negotiable.

Applications or enquiries should be sent via email to Dr Claire Hurley c.e.hurley@kent.ac.uk.  

Before applying or sending an enquiry, please read the full application details and FAQs on the Kent University site.

Past CWIT Fellows have included prominent novelists Upamanyu Chatterjee, Manju Kapur, Radhika Jha, Ruchir Joshi, the dramatist Mahesh Dattani, the journalist Radhika Iyengar, and one of the leading contemporary Indian English poets, Sampurna Chattarji.

While the writing project will form the focus of the Fellowship, Fellows are encouraged to take advantage of the rich cultural life of the university and to interact with an English department that includes many world-class writers of novels, poetry and literary criticism. The School of Classics, English and History will provide access to research events. The Fellow will also conduct a presentation of their work to staff and students and will lead a workshop for Creative Writing students.