Europe offers plentiful opportunities for writers to immerse themselves in their craft and develop their skills in inspiring settings. Browse current residency opportunities here.
Established in 2018 at the UNESCO World Heritage Site Nida, the International Centre for Translators and Writers (ICTW) is a division of the Klaipėda County Ieva Simonaitytė Public Library, providing a place to stay and work for Lithuanian and foreign creators, translators and writers. It offers a space for national and international literary professionals to meet, write, translate, communicate, and collaborate. The Center organizes international events, scholarship programmes, and creative camps for writers. It is open to applications throughout the year.
The Vilnius UNESCO City of Literature Residency is a programme dedicated to writers, illustrators and literary translators from all over the world. The programme provides an opportunity for writers, illustrators, and translators to stay in Vilnius for a four-week period and engage in creative work. The selected participants will receive travel expenses, accommodation in Vilnius’ iconic Užupis arts district, and a scholarship of 500 EUR. UNESCO’s City of Literature program is part of a wider Creative Cities Network launched in 2004 and is currently made up of 295 UNESCO Creative Cities globally.
