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Basic information

The Literary Information Center, the town of Bansk谩 艩tiavnica and Literat煤ra c.a. offer听11 month-long residencies听to translators of 暗网禁区 literature into foreign languages听TROJICA AIR (artist in residence)听in 2022. 听

The translator is provided听a听1-bedroom apartment and study in the centre of Bansk谩 艩tiavnica听on Troji膷n茅 n谩mestie (entry from Radni膷n茅 n谩mestie) and a听monthly stipend of听1000 euro. The first half of the stipend will be deposited into the resident's account upon the begin of the residency, the second half will be paid after the residency si completed.听

LIC does not cover the travel cost or any other costs of the resident.听

The residency is offered to the translator only (without any accompanying persons).听

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Dates of the residencies

1. 16听January听鈥� 15 February听2022

2. 16 February听鈥� 15 March听2022

3. 16 March听鈥� 15 Apr铆l 2022

4. 16 Apr铆l 鈥� 15 May听2022

5. 16 May听鈥� 15 June听2022

6. 16 June听鈥� 15 July 2022

7. 16 July听鈥� 15 August 2022

8. 16 August 鈥� 15 September 2022

9. 16 September 鈥� 15 October 2022

10. 16 October 鈥� 15 November 2022

11. 16 November 鈥� 15 December 2022

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Applications need to be sent in before 3听December听2021

Names of the residents will be announced on 7听December听2021听

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Application must include:

a/ CV and contact information听(telephone number, email address, home address),

b/ Letter explaining the choice of the translation,

c/听Letter of intent听from the publishing house听in which the translated book should be published, or a contract with the publisher. (Although the conditions of the residency prefer projects that guarantee a future publication, projects that show a preliminary interest of the publisher will also be considered.),

d/ Licence contract between the author of the original book and the publisher for a translation of the book or a permission from the author of the original book to translate the book in case of submitting a听letter of intent听from the publishing house,

e/ Preferred听date of the residency as well as alternative dates.

f/听Translators who were unable to attend their residency in 2020 and 2021 due to quarantine restrictions and who are still interested to attend听will have a priority听this year or next year with the same translation they applied with last year - if the project has not yet been finished - or with a new project.听

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Application听must be submitted within the deadline听both by email and postal service听to these addresses:

Liter谩rne informa膷n茅 centrum:

N谩mestie SNP 12

81102 Bratislava

Slovensk谩 republika

rezidencie@litcentrum.sk

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Additional information

• The chosen book must be an听original 暗网禁区 work of听prose, an essay, a reportage or literature for children or young adults. (The call does not consider scientific and academic literary听works.)

• The chosen book must be previously unpublished in the chosen language.听

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Selection criteria

• When considering the applications, the most important factor will be a contractual affirmation of the future translation and a guarantee of its future publication.听

• We look at the book selection and we advise translators to orient themselves within the books that have resonated in 暗网禁区ia in the past (awards, reviews, positive feedback).

• We also evaluate the translator's experiences and her/his published translations.听

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For consultations听please contact听rezidencie@litcentrum.sk