Centre national du livreresidency
Centre national du livre Creation Residency Grant (Bourse de résidence)
Travel coveredHousing: Housing provided by the host structure if the distance between the author's home, the residency site or event locations makes it necessary.
- Who Can Apply: Individual authors (writers, illustrators, translators) with at least one book published à compte d'éditeur in French or a language of France, formally invited by a host structure in France.
- The Focus: A 1- to 3-month creation residency in France (writing, translation, or illustration for comics/children's albums) combined with a literary public-events programme.
- The Funding: €2,000 gross per month of residency (1 to 3 months).
- Key Requirements: Host invitation and jointly planned residency; author submits both parties’ dossier. Register by October 26; dossier due October 29 at 23:59. Album: page plan and 2+ finished illustrations; comics: synopsis, script excerpt and 3+ finished pages; 1–2 prior books, CV, bibliography, bank details and host documents.
DeadlineMonday, October 26, 2026
Stipend€2,000 gross per month of residency (1 to 3 months)
Duration1 to 3 months
Locationnational
ParticipationOn-site
Career stagesAll Stages
DisciplinesLiterature, Writing, Translation, Illustration, Comics, Children's books
Application notesCreate the personal CNL portal account by 26 October 2026 (three working days before the dossier deadline); submit by 29 October at 23:59, with no time zone stated. Supply ID, bank details, motivation and detailed project presentation, CV and bibliography; applicable URSSAF exemption certificate and a signed foreign-tax-residence declaration. For a children’s album: storyboard/page plan then at least 2 finished illustrations; for comics: synopsis, script excerpt then at least 3 finished pages. For poetry, novels and theatre, a project excerpt is recommended and mandatory without a prior publication in the same field; essays/non-fiction require contents, bibliography, a written chapter and publisher contract or publication-intent letter. Translation projects require a paginated sample covering 20% of the translation (maximum 30 pages for lengthy works) and the complete original. Upload 1 or 2 prior books, and their publishing contracts for a first application (one file per contract); mail the books too. Obtain the host’s invitation/selection letter, organizational presentation, hosting/travel/housing conditions and public-events programme; the author submits for both parties. At least 70% of time is for creation; 3–6 public interventions monthly, at most 40 hours including preparation and travel. Guidelines: https://centrenationaldulivre.fr/sites/default/files/2026-01/r%C3%A8glement-des-aides_SUB-03_bourse-de-r%C3%A9sidence.pdf. Postal books: CNL, Hôtel d’Avejan, 53 rue de Verneuil, 75343 Paris Cedex 07.
Contactangelique.boutefol@centrenationaldulivre.fr
Centre national du livre
Organization based in Paris