Residencies

International Residence at Récollets

The City of Paris and the Institut français, France’s international agency for cultural policy affiliated to the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, offer a programme of residences dedicated to established writers and artists in the fields of visual and performing arts who have already achieved international recognition. The residences take place at the Recollets International Exchange and Accommodation Centre, a magnificent building in the centre of Paris, opened in 2003.                    

The purpose of the residence programme is to host artists and writers who have a specific project to develop in Paris. This project should preferably be carried out in partnership with a previously specified local institution or other structure, a company, or an artist, in Paris or the surrounding area for artists in the fields of visual or performing arts, and/or as part of a research project.
The project should be developed in Paris, in harmony with the host town and its cultural environment. This residence, which is a privileged period of reflection and creativity for the artist, will contribute to the presence and visibility of international artists in Paris.

Translation House Looren

Translation House Looren offers literary translators from around the world the opportunity to enjoy a working residency in the peaceful Swiss countryside.  This unique establishment in Switzerland is operated by the Translation House Looren Association. Additional information can be obtained directly from Translation House Looren www.looren.net

 

French Residency for International Writers and Translators

Residencies at The House of the Foreign Writers and Translators of Saint Nazaire (Maison des Écrivains Étrangers et des Traducteurs de Saint-Nazaire: M.E.E.T)
The House of the Foreign Writers and Translators of Saint Nazaire (Maison des Écrivains Étrangers et des Traducteurs de Saint-Nazaire: M.E.E.T) welcomes writers and translators from all over the world in France since 1987.

Residencies
The "Meet" welcomes one writer or translator at a time for four to eight weeks. The resident is allocated a weekly grant and accommodated in a large two-bedroom flat in the "Building", an emblematic high-rise overlooking the docks and the shipyards of Saint Nazaire Harbour, on the Loire River estuary. At the end of his/her stay, the resident is given the opportunity to have one of his works and its French translation published in the Meet's collection "Les Bilingues".
The writers and translators who wish to apply must send a biographical as well as a bibliographical note. Every application is considered by The Meet's literary council, a body of writers, translators and critics.

Duration:
4 to 8 weeks

Accommodation information:
A big apartment, on the tenth floor of the Building, a block of flats located above the docks of Saint Nazaire’s port and the shipbuildings workshops of the "Chantiers de l’Atlantique" on the Loire’s estuary.
Saint Nazaire is a middle-size town located in the south of Brittany, on the Loire River estuary. It's only two and a half hours away from Paris by high-speed train. The nearest airport is Nantes Atlantique.

Outcome:
At the end of his/her stay, the resident is given the opportunity to have one of his works and its French translation published in the Meet's collection "Les Bilingues".
M.E.E.T invites one writer or translator at a time. It allocates him/her a grant of 230 euros per week and offers him/her accommodation in the Building.

Application Guidelines and Criteria:
The writers and translators who want to make an application to be accommodated must send to the M.E.E.T a biographical and bibliographical note by to meetingsaintnazaire@gmail.com
Deadline:
End of February for a residency the year after

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