European Residence Programme for Writers and Literary Translators, Sarajevo

Deadline: 10 December 2015
Open to: writers and literary translators from Slovenia, Albania, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania and Serbia
Fellowship: accommodation, travelling expenses and a scholarship in the amount of EUR 800

Description

The PEN Centre in Bosnia-Herzegovina and TRADUKI literary network and inviting you for the application-process for the European Residence Programme for Writers and Literary Translators. The idea behind the programme is to enable writers and translators to work intensely on their manuscripts for one month, to get acquainted with the social and literary circumstances in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while at the same time promoting literature and the work of the visiting translators to the local audience in Sarajevo.

Eligibility

Writers and literary translators from the following southeast European countries: Slovenia, Albania, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania and SerbiaTranslators translating from Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian/Montenegrin and into the languages of the afore-mentioned states, or vice versa, are eligible.

Fellowship

The residence stay includes covered costs for accommodation in the city of Sarajevo in the duration of one month, travelling expenses and a scholarship in the amount of EUR 800.

How to apply?

The application (in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian/Montenegrin, English or German) must contain the following:

  • CV, with contact data and a proposal for the month of residence in 2016;
  • Bibliography;
  • A short description of planned activities in Sarajevo;
  • Letter of recommendation (from a publisher/writers’ association/association of translators, PEN center, etc.).

Please send your complete application documents by email to pencentar@bih.net.ba latest by 10 December 2015.

For more information please check the official call.

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