Deadline: 15-Oct-22
The International Visegrad Fund is seeking applications for its Literary Residency Program to develop and promote V4 literature by providing support to the work and mobility of talented writers of fiction and non-fiction, poets, essayists, critics as well as literary translators, publicists and journalists from V4 countries by creating a platform for literary exchanges.
The Program will provide opportunities to host from and in all V4 member states and to support work and mobility of talented Literary Residents, to create a platform for information exchange and to support development and promotion of the V4 literature in Central Europe.
Each of the Host Institutions will be responsible for organizing two stays of two groups of 4 Literary Residents each (one from the Czech Republic, one from Hungary, one from Poland and one from Slovakia), who will be working on their individual literary projects, and also participate together in literary event(s) organized in the hosting city by the Host Institution.
Benefits
- Accommodation in a shared apartment in the chosen Host City (one-person rooms with washroom facilities and free internet access, shared kitchen) from 1st May to 12th June 2023. (Compact Spring Edition) or 1st September to 30th November 2023 (Regular Autumn Edition ).
- A stipend of 1,300 EUR gross (Compact Spring Edition) or 2,400 EUR gross (Regular Autumn Edition).
- Support from the Host Institution in preparing for the stay, in organizing literary meetings, interviews and workshops as well as networking with publishers and literary critics.
Eligibility Criteria
- Writers of fiction and non-fiction, poets and literary translators with at least one book publication (min. 18 years old) can apply.
- Essayists, critics, publicists and journalists with at least 3 publications in quality newspapers, magazines or electronic media (min. 18 years old).
- Applicants must be citizens of one of the Visegrad Group states, ie: the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland or Slovakia.
- Applicants cannot be current or former employees of International Visegrad Fund and/or any of the Host Institution.
- Applicants must apply under legal name provided in ID card/passport.
- Applicants’ previous projects supported by the International Visegrad Fund shall be finished and closed in the time of applying.
- Applicants shall be granted a Literary Residency within this Program only once in each V4 member state.
- Applicants must cover the costs of health insurance for the period of the Literary Residency by themselves.
Conditions
- The 2023 edition of the Program will enable 32 Literary Residents to carry their literary projects in 4 Host Institutions in one of the given periods: 1st May – 12th June 2023 (Compact Spring Edition) or 1st September – 30th November 2023 (Regular Autumn Edition).
- Each of the Host Institutions will be responsible for organizing two stays of two groups of 4 Literary Residents each (one from the Czech Republic, one from Hungary, one from Poland and one from Slovakia), who will be working on their individual literary projects, and also participate together in literary event(s) organized in the hosting city by the Host Institution.
For more information, visit https://www.visegradfund.org/apply/mobilities/literary-residency-program/?c=how-to-apply