Founded:
2004
Duration:
1 to 2 months (not in July and August)
Paid by host:

A stipend of 1200 euros for a one-month residency.

Paid by artist:

Travel costs and insurance.

Application guidelines:

Literary authors can apply in July and August for a residency in the following year. They can do so by sending a CV, a list of (book) publications and published translations of their work, and a one-page description of their writing project to [email protected]. Priority goes to authors whose work is also currently available in Dutch or French. Only applications from published novelists, writers of short stories and literary non-fiction, poets and graphic novelists will be considered by Passa Porta's selection committee. The files should be written in Dutch, French or English.

Deadline:
Deadline:
Applications are accepted between 1 July and 31 August
AIR tags:
urban, isolated, stipend, other, accommodation, international, private, kitchen, apartment, project manager-support, critics, library, computer, basic tools and equipment, mid-career, established artist, 1 to 3 months
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Passa Porta

Passa Porta

Internationaal literatuurhuis
Description

Passa Porta, the International House of Literature, is a multilingual meeting place in the heart of Brussels for anyone and everyone curious about ideas, texts and stories. It is where readers meet their favourite writers from Belgium and abroad and where they discover new talents. Every two years the Passa Porta Festival celebrates Brussels as a city of literature with the arrival of hundreds of writers and artists from around the world.
Passa Porta is also supporting literary creation and receives up to 9 foreign writers in residence per year. The organisation hopes to create the ideal work environment for their project, in the research or writing phase.

Outcome

Authors are expected to commit themselves to working on a new manuscript and to mention their residency at Passa Porta in the eventual publication.
Passa Porta may ask them to be open to meeting Belgian audiences or making other literary contributions. Such assignments are properly compensated.

Accommodation Information

The writer in residence stays in a flat on the first floor of Passa Porta, in the centre of Brussels. The flat is fully equipped and has a floor area of 100 sq. m. It comprises a spacious living room, a dining room, bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, and study.

Technical Information

Passa Porta includes a multilingual bookshop, a literary platform, offices, a venue for workshops and meetings.

Contact information

A. Dansaertstraat 46
1000 Brussel
Belgium

Email
residences [at] passaporta.be
Phone
+32 (0)2 226 04 54
Website
https://www.passaporta.be/en/in-residence