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International Residence Program for Poets and Poetry Translators

«MERIDIAN CZERNOWITZ»

International Literature Corporation MERIDIAN CZERNOWITZ announces the start of the project «International Residence for Poets and Poetry Translators from Ukrainian into German». The first residency was in March 2013. This would be the first writers-in-residence in Ukraine. It will become a part of the European network of residencies HALMA.

The aims of the Residence is the promotion of the city of Chernivtsi in Europe, bringing it back onto the cultural map of Europe, establishing Chernivtsi as one of the centers of the literary process formation.

Such a residence project was initiated by the Initiative Group of the Festival Meridian Czernowitz: Igor Pomerantsev, Petro Rychlo, Mark Bielorusets, Joseph Zissels, Yuri Andrukhowytsch, Serhii Zhadan, Serhii Osachuk and Sviatoslav Pomerantsev.

During their residence invited poets/translators will have an opportunity to live and work in Chernivtsi for weeks each. The residence will be offered to take part in the literature events in Chernivtsi and other Ukrainian cities.

The first residents will be the poets and translators from the German-speaking countries- Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, and then – from Romania, Poland, Israel and other countries. The only requirement for the residents is mentioning of the residence when publishing texts created in Chernivtsi.

Every year the organizers are planning to host eight foreign poets/translators in the apartment in the historical center of the city.

The residence is organized thanks to the support of the Allianz Kulturstiftung (Germany). General partner – residencial complex “Vodograi” (Vorobkevycha str., Chernivtsi).