Central European Initiative Fellowship for Writers in Residence in Residence 2017, Slovenia

Overview

The CEI Fellowship for Writers in Residence is an award aimed at encouraging cross-border cooperation and promotion in the field of literature for young writers from Central European countries not yet part of the European Union. The fellowship is endowed with a cash award of EUR 5,000 for a three-month stay in any of the Central European Initiative Member States, selected by the candidate. The fellowship winner will be guest of the 32nd Vilenica International Literary Festival which will take place from 6 to 10 September 2017 at various locations in Slovenia. The fellowship winner will be officially announced at the press conference at the beginning of September, and fellowship will be awarded to him or her at the festival. The candidate is eligible for the fellowship from 6 September 2017 until 6 September 2018. Within 60 days after completion of the residency, the candidate must submit a written report.

The Central European Initiative (CEI) is a regional intergovernmental forum committed to supporting European integration through cooperation between and among its Member States and with the European Union, other interested public institutions or private and non-governmental organisations, as well as international and regional organisations. In order to offer a solid contribution to European integration the CEI combines multilateral diplomacy and project management, both as donor and recipient, while also bridging European macro-regions. The CEI, whose Headquarters is located in Trieste, is composed of 18 Member States: 10 EU members (Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia) and 8 non-EU members (Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Ukraine). In December 2011, the CEI was granted the observer status in the General Assembly of the United Nations.

Conditions of entry

Applicants eligible for the fellowship are writers from all genres under 35 (born after 1982 - from 1 January 1983 onwards) from CEI Member States, which are not part of the European Union (Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia and Ukraine).

Application guidelines

The deadline for applications is 30 April 2017. Applications must be received in a sealed envelope by regular mail. The committee will consider entries postmarked on or before 30 April 2017.

Slovene Writers’ Association (Writer in Residence) Tomšičeva 12
SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

The application must include the following obligatory enclosures:

1. A filled in registration form (find attached).

2. A biography of the applicant in English (max. 1800 characters without spaces).

3. Copy of a valid ID or passport with the visible date and place of birth, and the citizenship of the

   applicant.

4. A bibliography of the applicant in English (max. 3600 characters without spaces).

5. A description in English of the project to be undertaken during the three-month residence

   (2000 – 4500 characters without spaces). The project must be a literary work (all genres and themes),

   not a research project.

6. One original signed letter of recommendation in English (max. 1800 characters without spaces, letters

   without the original signature will not be considered).

Incomplete entries will not be considered.

Application procedure

1. The application form will be distributed through all major writers’ organizations in the candidate states, on the web-page of the CEI, the SWA and the Vilenica festival.

2. The international committee including members from Slovenia, Italy and Austria will consider entries postmarked on or before 30 April 2017.

3. Entries will be evaluated according to the following criterion: 30% (3 points) for the bibliography, 50% (5 points) for the project description and 20% (2 points) for the letter of recommendation.

4. All the candidates will be notified of the decision of the committee by 15 July 2017.

5. The fellowship winner will be officially announced at the press conference at the beginning of

   September, and fellowship will be awarded to him or her at the festival.

6. 60 days after completion of the residency, the candidate must submit a written report in English (7200

   – 9000 characters without spaces) by regular or e-mail to the Slovene Writers’ Association.

Information
Questions may be sent via e-mail or by fax no later than 14 days before the deadline to:

Slovene Writers’ Association Društvo slovenskih pisateljev Ms Nana Vogrin
Tomšičeva 12

SI-1000 Ljubljana
e-mail: nana.vogrin@vilenica.si Fax: 00386 1 42 16 430
Tel: 00386 1 25 14 144