Creative Writing Residencies in Belgium

Boghossian Foundation Residency

Villa Empain, Brussels, Belgium

The Boghossian Foundation Residency, nestled in the Villa Empain's serene gardens in Brussels, offers a unique retreat for artists from diverse backgrounds. Established in the refurbished housekeeper’s building, the residency has been a creative sanctuary since its opening in 2010. Dedicated to fostering Eastern and Western cultural dialogue, the Foundation annually welcomes award winners from the Boghossian Foundation Prize in Lebanon and collaborates with Creative Armenia to host three Armenian artists each year. This vibrant residency serves as a laboratory for contemporary ideas, facilitating international interactions among artists, curators, writers, and scientists. Located in the Villa Empain, the residency provides a common living area, individual bedrooms, and a shared studio, available 24/7, for stays of two to three months.

The Collège européen des traducteurs littéraires de Seneffe is an international literary translation residency program established in 1996 that hosts translators from around the world working on Belgian Francophone literature. Located in renovated outbuildings of Seneffe Castle near Brussels, the program provides an ideal working environment for translation projects lasting from two weeks to one month, with opportunities to meet Belgian authors.

Fondation Thalie

Brussels, Belgium

Fondation Thalie is a multidisciplinary artist residency in Brussels founded in that supports contemporary creation through exhibitions, artist residencies, and patronage. The residency program welcomes visual artists, writers, and performers to work on projects in a modernist building in the heart of Brussels's gallery district, with residencies typically lasting two months.