Arthub is making a living studio space available in the heart of Shanghai both for its local and international guests, including China and Asia-wide writers, poets, and art critics. In this way, the writer in residence will find accommodation in Shanghai, but also in proximity to academic centers, such as the Shanghai Library. The guest writers use their time in Shanghai for their own work and research, but they will also be involved in the city’s literary and cultural life.

All candidates may be asked to give guest lectures for students, or various other audiences, and to write observatory articles in response to Shanghai and its cultural scene. The author’s stay is expected to last around one to four weeks. Interest in visual arts culture, urbanism, and cultural activism encouraged.

The advisory / selection committee consists of Arthub Directors as well Hu Fang, fiction writer; Pauline Yao, art critic.