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The third year of the residency program for translators of literature into foreign languages is now accepting applications.
Basic information
The Literary Information Center, the town of Banská Štiavnica and Literatúra c.a. offer 11 month-long residencies to translators of literature into foreign languagesTROJICA AIR (artist in residence)in 2022.
The translator is provideda1-bedroom apartment and study in the centre of Banská Štiavnicaon Trojičné námestie (entry from Radničné námestie) and amonthly stipend of1000 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.
LIC does not cover the travel cost or any other costs of the resident.
The residency is offered to the translator only (without any accompanying persons).
Dates of the residencies
16January– 15 February2022
16 February– 15 March2022
16 March– 15 Apríl 2022
16 Apríl – 15 May2022
16 May– 15 June2022
16 June– 15 July 2022
16 July– 15 August 2022
16 August – 15 September 2022
16 September – 15 October 2022
16 October – 15 November 2022
16 November – 15 December 2022
Applications need to be sent in before26 November2021
Names of the residents will be announced on 3 December2021
Application must include:
a/ CV and contact information(telephone number, email address, home address),
b/ Letter explaining the choice of the translation,
c/Letter of intentfrom the publishing housein 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 aletter of intentfrom the publishing house,
e/ Preferreddate of the residency as well as alternative dates.
f/ Translators who were unable to attend their residency in 2020 and 2021 due to quarantine restrictions and who are still interested to attendwill have a prioritythis 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.
Applicationmust be submitted within the deadlineboth by email and postal serviceto these addresses:
Literárne informačné centrum:
Námestie SNP 12
81102 Bratislava
Slovenská republika
rezidencie@litcentrum.sk
Additional information
The chosen book must be anoriginal work ofprose, an essay, a reportage or literature for children or young adults. (The call does not consider scientific and academic literaryworks.)
The chosen book must be previously unpublished in the chosen language.
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.
We look at the book selection and we advise translators to orient themselves within the books that have resonated in ia in the past (awards, reviews, positive feedback).
We also evaluate the translator's experiences and her/his published translations.
For consultationsplease contactrezidencie@litcentrum.sk.
