CEI Award for Young Writers

Contact

Nagrada Srednjeevropske pobude za mlade pisatelje

Tomšičeva 12, SI-1000 Ljubljana

https://vilenica.si/en/call-for-applications-for-the-cei-fellowship-for-writers-in-residence-for-the-year-2019/

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Phone386 (0) 1 251 4144

Founded bySlovene Writers’ Association

Awarded by the Central European Initiative (CEI), a platform for regional cooperation, and the Slovene Writers’ Association, the CEI Award for Young Writers is aimed at fostering international cooperation and stimulating young authors from the 17 CEI member states. The Award aims at promoting the young generation of writers and supporting the circulation of their literary works through the translation in the languages of the CEI countries. The Award envisages the translation into Slovene and the translation into another CEI language of the candidate’s choice.

The call

The call for applications is published on the CEI and Slovene Writers’ Association websites (deadline in June). The winner of the fellowship is selected by an international jury and invited as a special guest to the Vilenica International Literary Festival taking place in Slovenia in September. The fellowship is awarded at the opening ceremony of the festival.

Eligibility

Applicants should be young authors up to 40 years of age from non-EU CEI countries (Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, and Ukraine).

Background

First the Award enabled the recipients to partake in a three-month residence in any CEI member state of the candidate's choice.

See also

• Vilenica International Writers’ Gathering
• Slovene Writers’ Association

External link

• About the Fellowship on the Central European Initiative website
• Announcement 2025 on the CEI website
• Vilenica International Writers' Gathering web page about CEI fellowship with a list of past recipients