Tartu UNESCO City of Literature is happy to announce a special residency programme for writers from the Cities of Literature in the Nordic-Baltic region: Gothenburg, Kuhmo, Lillehammer, Reykjavik and Vilnius.
Supported by the Nordic-Baltic Mobility Programme for Culture, Tartu City of Literature will offer 2-month residencies for five writers who live in the abovementioned cities or are otherwise closely connected to them. Organisers are able to host one resident at a time during the following periods:
- December 2023-January 2024.
- February-March 2024.
- June-July 2024.
- August-September 2024.
- January-February 2025.
The participants of this residency programme will be asked to write a letter addressed to the next resident, each consecutive resident will then refer to the letter received, reflect on it, and also address the next participant (and the last participant will write a letter to the first one thus completing the circle). This part of the programme aims to connect the residents more to each other and to appreciate the art of letter-writing, endangered in the present world of rushing and short communication forms. The letters can be written either in English or in the mother language of the residents, they will then be translated into English as well as into Estonian and once the programme is completed, the letters will be published in a multilingual booklet
The residency offers:
- Free accommodation at the Karl Ristikivi residency apartment.
- A stipend of €2000 for the residency period.
- A commission of €500 for writing the letter
- Reimbursement of travel costs up to €250.
- A monthly bus pass for Tartu public transport.
- A contact person responsible for making arrangements for performances, meetings and tours and helps to engage in the local literary life.
The candidate must have a permanent address in one of the Nordic or Baltic countries, and have at least one published book (fiction or non-fiction), screenplay or theatre script.
