The Di Yerbury Residency for 2026 is now open. If you have enjoyed and are enjoying reading postcards from Jan Conway, Ann Beaumont, Cindy Broadbent and Belinda Murrell from their stays in Barnstaple, you might like to polish your submission and apply for this unique opportunity, generously offered each year…
The Society of Women Writers offers a UK Residency to a Female Writer This residency is generously donated by our Patron, Emerita Professor Di Yerbury.The residency is located in the beautiful North Devon town of Barnstaple. As a major tourist centre, it has excellent public transport and car access…
We are delighted to announce the winner of the 2025 Di Yerbury Residency – Daniella (Nell) Jones. Nell’s proposed manuscript, The Ingenious Professor, the imagined life of Joseph Lycett, gives voice to gentleman Joseph Lycett, convict, engraver, and artist who has left behind limited written records. His short and eventful…
Congratulation to Janette (Jan) Conway on being awarded the 2024 Di Yerbury Residency. Jan writes: The concept for my proposed book, The Photo Album, germinated in response to a granddaughter’s questions about her ancestry. I, too, had often wondered who were these people that stared at us from within the…
Judges’ Report It is an honour and a privilege to judge the Di Yerbury Residency applications. The Residency is a prestigious award and a rare opportunity for writers to concentrate solely on their writing and research. The high standard of applications from our SWW Members made the judging process quite…