Literary Residencies

Europe offers plentiful opportunities for writers to immerse themselves in their craft and develop their skills in inspiring settings. Browse current residency opportunities here.

Selected literary residencies

The residency in Thessaloniki is open to artists of all fields such as performing arts, visual arts, literature, or film and photography. Participants should be working on a specific project or aiming for an exchange between creatives in Greece and Germany. The artists are supervised by the Goethe-Institut in Thessaloniki, the residency usually lasts between 8 to 12 weeks.

The House of Literature in the mountain village of Lefkes, the former capital of Paros, offers ideal working conditions for writers and translators. The mission of the house is to accommodate professional writers and literary translators from all over the world, but mainly from Europe. The writers and translators can pursue their work for a minimum of 2 weeks and up to 3 months.