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Deadline: September 1, 2022
Granada UNESCO City of Literature and the University of Granada are setting up this program to foster contacts and forge bonds between writers from Granada and those from other cities and countries all over the world, to extend the international reach of Granada-based writers, to build international awareness of the cultural fabric of the city, and to promote it as a city of the arts that welcomes talent from abroad with open arms.
Benefits
A month’s stay (30 nights) in Granada for two writers, between November 3 and December 2, 2022, at the Corrala de Santiago of the University of Granada.
Granada UNESCO City of Literature will cover the traveling expenses of each of the writers selected.
The University of Granada will arrange and cover the costs of accommodation for the two writers. Each of them will have their own room with a full board at the university’s hall of residence for visitors (Corrala de Santiago).
Granada UNESCO City of Literature and the University of Granada will provide the writers in residence with opportunities to participate in the city’s literary life, arranging contacts with local writers, involvement in workshops, teaching activities, and so on.
Eligibility Criteria
The Writers in Residence Program is targeted at writers residing in any country in whichever language they write.
SEE ALSO: Abel Visiting Scholar Program
Expectations
The writers in residence will undertake to participate in public activities related to the local literary system, as proposed by the program’s organizers, as well as will devote the time of the residency to carry out their literary project, and agree not to get involved in other public activities with other institutions or in other cities without prior notification to those responsible for the Programme. Likewise, they will commit themselves to publicly disseminating (on social networks, etc.) their stay as international writers-in-residence in Granada.
Selection Criteria
Having published at least two books (prose fiction, essays, poetry, etc.), excluding self-publishing.
-Completing the attached application form (open with Adobe Acrobat):
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-Intermediate to a high level of language skills in English or Spanish.
-Synopsis of the literary project that you would like to work on during your stay.
The following, while optional, will also be positively valued:
-Knowledge of the Spanish language
-Cultural and historical interest in the city of Granada.
-An extract (1500–3000 words) from one of your books, in Spanish or English.
-Letter(s) of recommendation.
Application Registration Deadline: 1st September 2022
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