Tim MacGabhann Selected for the 2026 Wonju UNESCO City of Literature Residency

A photo of Tim macgabhann speaking at an event

We are delighted that Irish writer Tim MacGabhann has been selected for the 2026 Wonju UNESCO City of Literature Residency.

The residency programme invites writers from the UNESCO Cities of Literature Network to Wonju to support their creative work and promote literary exchange with local citizens. MacGabhnn was selected following an open call to writers from UNESCO Cities of Literature around the world.

Commencing in September, he will stay at Toji Cultural Centre for eight weeks, where he will focus on his creative work. During his stay, he will participate in local cultural and literary programmes and will produce new creative work inspired by his experiences in Wonju. He will also participate as a speaker and panelist at the 2026 Wonju International Literary Forum on October 21.

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Tim MacGabhann is a writer who has deeply explored contemporary society, history and community through his work. We hope that this programme will create an opportunity to connect Wonju’s literary values more actively with literary cities around the world.

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Toji Cultural Centre in Wonju. the centre is cream and terracotta building surrounded by mountains and greenery

Hailing from Kilkenny, MacGabhann writes, fiction, non-fiction and poetry. He began his writing career as a music journalist while studying English Literature and French at Trinity College, Dublin and has published novels including Call Him Mine and How to Be Nowhere, as well as the poetry collection Found in a Context of Destruction. Call Him Mine recieved critical acclaim and was was selected as a Book of the Year by the Daily Telegraph. His other fiction, non-fiction and poetry has also appeared in The Stinging Fly, The Dublin Review, The Tangerine, Magma, Poetry Ireland Review, and The Rialto, among others.