Deadline: 15 February 2015
Open to: writers from Southeast Europe (Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia&Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia, Bulgaria and Romania)Fellowship: stipend of €800, accommodation, travel costs
Description
POETEKA, a cultural association in Tirana, in cooperation with the TRADUKI Network and in partnership with Albanian Ministry of Culture is organizing the Residence Programme ‘Tirana IN-BETWEEN’ 2015. The residence is intended for writers and literary translators coming from Southeast Europe. In particular the programme pays attention in writers who are innovative, who handle in their works contemporary thematics and topics, or translators who working to and from the languages contained in translation program of TRADUKI European Network for literature and books.
For the year 2015, the call for applications is launched for six months, each in the duration of 4 weeks, starting from March 2015.
Eligibility
The Literary Residence Programme is open to fiction writers, poets, literary translators, essayists, playwrights and screenplay writers from Southeast Europe (Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia&Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia, Bulgaria and Romania).
Fellowship
The fellowships includes accommodation, travel costs and a stipend of €800.
Application
Interested candidates should submit the following documents:
- a bio-bibliography – a short curriculum vitae and art life, including the list of the works published (in Albanian, English, German or French – max. half page);
- a recommendation of the publisher or of Writers or Translators Association;
- a synopsis of the project to be undertaken during the stay in Tirana (max. half page);
- the full address (phone number and e-mail address – max. 2 lines).
Applications should be sent via e-mail to the following addresses: infopoeteka@gmail.com or arianleka@ymail.com.
The deadline to apply is 15 February 2015.
For further information please visit the official Facebook page of the organizers.
