Awarded residents in the first half of 2021:
1. Michal Hvorecký 11 January - 24 January 2021
Judith Hermann: Domov / Home, translation of the novel from German into Slovak
2. Eva Kenderessy 1 February - 14 February 2021
Translation of the novel Sklenená záhrada / Glass Garden by the Moldavian author Tatiana Tibuleac
3. Katarína Vargová 22 February - 7 March 2021
Working on the new novella Severné more / The North Sea
4. Marek Debnár 15 March - 28 March 2021
Completion of the scientific publication Literárna rozhľadňa / Literary Lookout
5. Tomáš Hučko 5 April - 18 April 2021
Translation of the novel In Dubious Battle by John Steinbeck
6. Saša Salmela 31 May - 13 June 2021
Work on the new book Prípad pre dvoch (sic) / A Case for Two (sic), a pseudo crime novel
7. Veronika Šramatyová 28 June - 11 July 2021
Work on the new poetry collection Balans / Balance
Application deadline for the next six residencies (second half of 2021): 11 APRIL 2021. Announcement of awarded residents: 15 APRIL 2021.
The authors will have their own room in a newly reconstructed townhouse, sharing a bathroom and a fully equipped kitchen, as well as a common area with a library and a piano and a garden overlooking Banská Štiavnica.
The cultural center Eleuzína is on Horná Ružová street 1 near Námeste Sv. Trojice (St. Trinity Square) in the historical town center.
Its space, used for regular cultural events, has a community character.
The organizers do not cover the resident's travel or any other costs in connection with the residency.
Additional information about the cultural center: www.eleuzina.sk
Conditions:
1/ CV and contact information,
2/ a detailed description of the project that the author will work on over the course of the residency,
3/ selection of a date and an alternate date.
(photograph: Freepik)