Deadline:
October 15, 2026
Program Starts: May 01, 2027
Program Ends: June 12, 2027
Location(s)
Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia
Cracow, Budapest, Prague, Bratislava
Overview
Literary residencies are intended to develop and promote V4 literature by providing support to the work and mobility of talented writers of fiction and non-fiction, poets, essayists, critics as well as literary translators, publicists and journalists from V4 countries by creating a platform for literary exchanges.
Details
About
The Visegrad Literary Residency Program, consists of a series of residency stays and literary events addressed to writers of fiction and non-fiction, poets, essayists, critics as well as literary translators, publicists and journalists from the Visegrad Countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia). The Villa Decius Association acts as the Coordinator of the Program.
It is based on a partnership of 4 Host Institutions, one in each V4 country:
- Národní institut pro kulturu (Czech Cultural Institute, previously Arts and Theatre Institute) in Prague
- Petőfi Irodalmi Múzeum (Petőfi Literary Museum) in Budapest,
- Stowarzyszenie Willa Decjusza (Villa Decius Association) in Krakow and
- Slovenské literárne centrum (Slovak Literary Centre) in Bratislava.
The Program will provide opportunities to host from and in all V4 member states and support work and mobility of talented Literary Residents, to create a platform for information exchange and to support development and promotion of the V4 literature in Central Europe.
Program will enable 32 Literary Residents to carry their literary projects in 4 Host Institutions in one of the given periods: 1st May – 12th June (Compact Spring Edition) or 1st September – 30th November (Regular Autumn Edition).
Each of the Host Institutions will be responsible for organizing two stays of two groups of 4 Literary Residents each (one from the Czechia, one from Hungary, one from Poland and one from Slovakia), who will be working on their individual literary projects, and also participate together in literary event(s) organized in the hosting city by the Host Institution.
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Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
The program is addressed to writers of fiction and non-fiction, poets, essayists, critics as well as literary translators, publicists and journalists.
Dates
Deadline: October 15, 2026
Program starts:
May 01, 2027
Program ends:
June 12, 2027
Program Starts: May 01, 2027
Program Ends: June 12, 2027
Cost/funding for participants
Conditions
- The 2027 edition of the Program will enable 32 Literary Residents to carry their literary projects in 4 Host Institutions in one of the given periods: 1st May – 12th June 2027 (Compact Spring Edition) or 1st September – 30th November 2027 (Regular Autumn Edition).
- The amount of support is €1,300 for the Compact Spring Edition and €2,600 for Regular Autumn Edition.
- Each of the Host Institutions will be responsible for organizing two stays of two groups of 4 Literary Residents each (one from the Czech Republic, one from Hungary, one from Poland and one from Slovakia), who will be working on their individual literary projects, and also participate together in literary event(s) organized in the hosting city by the Host Institution.
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