“Prishtina has no river” 2016: call for application - thrive për aplikim

Call for applications: "Prishtina has no river" 2016

Qendra Multimedia from Prishtina, in cooperation with TRADUKI and Goethe Institute hereby invites writers and translators from Southeastern Europe (Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Rumania, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria and Macedonia) and Germany to apply for writers-in-residence program «Pristina has no river» 2016, in Pristina, Kosovo.

Deadline for applications is February 20th 2016.

Residential scholarships, each in the duration of 4 weeks, are available for April, May, June, September, October and November 2016.

The fellowship for the writers includes a one-month stay in fully equipped apartment in Pristina, travel costs and a stipend in the amount of 800 euro.

Applicant's eligible for this fellowship are fiction writers, poets, essayists, columnists, translators and playwrights.

Application must include:
1) – biography (in Albanian, Serbian/Croatian/Montenegrin/Bosnian, English or German);
2) – full address (phone number and e-mail address);
3) – bibliography (of the main published works);
4) – a short (max. half page) description of the project to be undertaken during one-month stay in Pristina.

The application should be sent to the following e – mail address: residency@qendra.org

While in Prishtina, the artists will use their time to work on their own projects, as well as for getting acquainted with the cultural life of the Kosovo capital.

All applicants will be informed about the decision of the jury per e-mail no later than 5th of march 2015.

NEWS: TRADUKI / GOTEN: Call for application - Skopje 2016

Call for application: Literary Residency "Absolute Modern",

Skopje 2016

 

 

Goten Publishing House in cooperation with the TRADUKI network invite writers and translators from Southeast Europe (Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Albania, Kosovo, Bosna and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Bulgaria and Romania) to apply for writers-in-residence program «Absolute Modern», in Skopje, Macedonia. Three residential scholarships, each in the duration of 4 weeks, are available in the spring semester of the year 2016:

 

-          01.04.2016

 

-          01.05.2016

 

-          01.06.2016

 

and in the autumn 2016:

 

-          01.09.2016

 

-          01.10.2016

 

-          01.11.2016

 

Applicants eligible for this fellowship are fiction writers, poets, essayists, columnists, translators and playwrights. We are interested in writers who are innovative, experimental, who cope with contemporary thematics in their works, or translators working on such translations. The overall aim of the residency is to enable the contemporary Southeast European authors and translators to get more acquainted with literary, cultural, and social life in Macedonia, and particularly in Skopje, while at the same time the local audience gets to know the prominent regional literary scene. While in Skopje, the visiting writer/translator uses the time of scholarship to work on their current project.

 

What can be expected from the residency?

-Accommodation in the city center;

-Travel costs covered by the organizer;

- Contribution to cost of living expenses of € 800 per month;

-A Wi-Fi internet connection;

-A cell‐phone with Macedonian sim card for the duration of  the stay.

 

 

The application must contain:

 

1.   Curriculum vitae (in Serbo-Croatian, English or German);

 

2.   Contact information (full address, phone and e-mail);

 

3.   A list of published works;

 

4.   Motivation for staying in Skopje and a short description of  the work plan.

 

 

 

Applications should be sent at: Goten Publishing,

Prolet 25,

1000 Skopje, Macedonia

or by e-mail at: contact@gotenpublishing.com

 

Contact person for questions, clarifications (not for sending the application to): robert.alagjozovski@gotenpublishing.com

 

The deadline for applications is February15th 2016. The fellowships will be awarded by an international expert jury, consisting of individuals with expertise and experience in literature. The applicants will be informed about the decision of the jury per e-mail latest by March 10th 2016.