From August 25 to September 21, 2026
Raoul de Jong (Netherlands) Fiction, memoir
Raoul de Jong (Rotterdam, 1984) is a leading voice in contemporary Dutch literature, blending memoir, fiction, history, and spiritual inquiry.
At nineteen he traveled across West Africa for four months, survived New York on fifty dollars, and later walked from Rotterdam to Marseille in honor of his dog Puck — journeys that inform his adventurous literary perspective.
This residency is supported by Dutch Foundation for Literature
Chloé Falcy (Switzerland) Fiction
Born in 1991, Chloé Falcy studied languages at the University of Lausanne. Alongside her literary activities, she works in publishing in Lausanne, where she lives. Published in 2017, her first novel, Balkis (Pearlbooksedition), won the Prix littéraire Chênois and was a finalist for the Prix des 5 continents de la francophonie and the Prix de la première œuvre littéraire francophone ADELF-AMOPA. In 2022, she was awarded the Canton of Vaud Writing Grant and received the 2025 City of Lausanne Prize for her novel La mécanique des ailes (Hélice-Hélas Editions, 2025).
This residency is supported by the City of Lausanne.
Tendai Huchu (Zimbabwe) Fiction
Tendai Huchu's first novel, The Hairdresser of Harare, was released in 2010 to critical acclaim. His work has appeared in 'Lightspeed', 'Interzone', 'Analog Science Fiction & Fact', 'The Year’s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021’, 'Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine', 'Mystery Weekly', 'The Year’s Best Crime and Mystery Stories 2016', and elsewhere. He is the winner of a Hurston/Wright Legacy Award (2023), Alex Award (2022), the Children’s Africana Book Award (2021), a Nommo Award for African SFF (2022, 2017), and has been shortlisted for the Caine Prize (2014) and the Grand prix de l'Imaginaire (2019). The fifth and final instalment of his Edinburgh Nights fantasy series titled Secrets of the First School was released in October 2025.
This residency is supported by Fondsculturelsud.
