Louis de Bernières was selected as one of Granta’s 20 Best of Young British Novelists. His historical novel, Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, won the Commonwealth Writers Prize for best book, has been translated into 11 languages and was made into a Hollywood movie. He has written two short story collections, Notwithstanding (2009), and Labels (2019). His book Red Dog was adapted as a film of the same name in Australia in 2011. He has also written four poetry collections.

The three winners of the residency will have an hour session with him answering all there questions on craft. More information on the residency is coming soon with a little more found here.