The Literary Professionals Residence Programme is a part of the Lit-Quest Europe project, which is a cooperative initiative involving Publishing House Goga (Slo), Sandorf (Cro), and Helsinki Literary Agency (Fi). The Lit-Quest Europe project receives support from the EU Creative Europe programme.
The programme for 2024 is open to literary agents, editors and other literary professionals involved in promotion of authors and foreign rights from all eligible countries within the EACEA programme:
- EU Countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden.
- Non-EU Countries: Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom.
The programme particularly emphasises literary professionals who possess extensive experience in their field, are accustomed to delivering lectures, and are proficient in the English language. The organisers aim to enable the participation of literary professionals of all ages and genders, with a common criterion: their knowledge will have a meaningful impact on the countries of their residence.
For the year 2024, the call for applications is open for 9 literary professionals. Each residency will have a duration of 5 days, scheduled between 1 June – 30 November 2024.
Number of Residencies:
- Goga Publishing (Slovenia – Novo mesto): 3 residencies.
- Sandorf (Croatia – Zagreb): 3 residencies.
- Helsinki Literary Agency (Finland – Helsinki): 3 residencies.
The fellowship for literary professionals will include:
- A 5-night stay in an apartment.
- Travel costs (up to 500 EUR).
- Accommodation costs (up to 150 EUR per night).
- Subsistence costs (50 EUR per person).
- Lecture Fee (300 EUR).
