Open Call for Writers: NFFO Residency at Artica Svalbard 2026

Applications are now open for the 2026 NFFO residency at Artica Svalbard — a rare opportunity for nonfiction writers to spend dedicated time in the High Arctic, immersed in both landscape and thought.

Offered in partnership with NFFO (The Norwegian Non-Fiction Writers and Translators Association), the residency is open to NFFO members working on projects connected to the Arctic or northern regions, translations of Nordic or Indigenous non-fiction, or any nonfiction work that would benefit from time and space in an extraordinary environment.

Whether your focus is environmental change, cultural history, geopolitics, Indigenous knowledge, or simply writing with a view of the tundra, this residency offers room to reflect, research, and write.

What’s included:

✔️ Free travel and accommodation in Longyearbyen

✔️ Workspace at the Artica Svalbard studio

✔️ Access to local libraries and networks

✔️ Opportunities for excursions beyond Longyearbyen

Past residents include Ellen Viste, Endre Harvold Kvangraven, Roald Berg, Trine Hamran — and, most recently, Siri Helle, who used her residency in early 2025 to begin a new project exploring “place attachment” and environmental stewardship in transient communities.

Apply if:

You’re a member of NFFO and working on a nonfiction writing or translation project that connects meaningfully to the Arctic, northern perspectives, or global themes grounded in place.

🗓️ Deadline to apply: 20 June 2025

🔗 Full details and application form: https://www.nffo.no/medlemskap/svalbard

For any questions, please contact Anne Kristine Soltvedt.