Would You Like to Write in Italy or Oregon?

BOGLIASCO

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Application deadlines are looming for some very attractive Residency and Fellowship offers in Italy and the USA.  Statistics claim that one out of three applications is successful…
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Each year, the Bogliasco Foundation awards approximately 50 Fellowships, without regard to nationality, age, race, gender, or religion, in any subject area of the following disciplines: archaeology, architecture, classics, dance, film/video, history,music, landscape architecture, literature, philosophy, theater, visual arts.

Located in the fishing village of Bogliasco near Genoa, in a region of extraordinary beauty whose landscape has stimulated creative expression for centuries, the Bogliasco Foundation offers one-month residencies to individuals of all nations who can demonstrate notable achievement in the Arts and Humanities.  Visit their Photo Gallery.
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For Bogliasco Fellows, the time and space to create in complete freedom, combined with the thought-provoking company of varied colleagues in an unforgettable setting, results in astounding productivity, novel approaches and often-unexpected collaborations.
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Application Deadlines:
January 15th for the subsequent fall semester, and April 15th for the subsequent spring semester. For further information about applications and to apply, click here.

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FELLOWSHIPSVisit their Photo Gallery
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SITKA Center, Oregon
The Sitka Center’s Residency Program has provided more than 200 visual artists, writers, musicians, and natural science scholars the opportunity to conduct their work while deeply engaging with the inspirational coastal environment of Cascade Head.  Up to six residents at a time, usually from different disciplines and stages in their careers, live and work on campus for up to 3,5 months free of charge.
The Sitka Center offers workshops, residencies and community events, while maintaining a facility appropriate to its needs in harmony with its inspirational coastal environment near Cascade Head and the Salmon River estuary.  Location is Otis, Oregon.
Apply for Sitka’s residency program, which is designed for an artist, writer, or naturalist with professional experience. Deadline is April 17, 2016.
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The Marguerite and Lamar Smith Fellowship for Writers.
The fellowships in Columbus, GA. are intended to afford the writers in residence uninterrupted time to dedicate to their work, free from the distractions of daily life and other professional responsibilities.

The Marguerite and Lamar Fellowship for Writers will be offered for the fall semester of 2016, the fellowship to begin the first of September and to end the first of December.  During this period of time, the Smith/McCullers Fellow will reside in a spacious private apartment in Carson McCullers’ childhood home, the Smith-McCullers House.
The Fellow will be provided with a stipend of $5,000 to cover costs of transportation, food and other incidentals. Fellowship recipients will be required to introduce or advance their work through reading or workshop/forum presentations.  The Fellow will work with the McCullers Center Director to plan a presentation near the end of the residency.

Why do you write? What are your writing goals for yourself? What kinds of projects are you working on, writing-wise and otherwise? Why do you think you’d benefit from a retreat such as this one?  The winner will be chosen and announced by August 1 and will be invited to attend the retreat free of charge.
Deadline for submissions is April 1, 2016.
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Columbus-Georgia.

Fellowship at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
Are you having several years experience in publishing?  Are you an editor, rights and licensing professional, literary agent, small publisher or a product manager (print and digital)?  Then you are in the “right position” to be considered for this fellowship, offered by the Frankfurt Book Fair 2016.  Deadline for applications is April 30, 2016

The Frankfurt Fellowship Program focuses on information exchange, professional dialogue and the creation of networks between young international publishers.  Visits of publishing houses and booksellers, market presentations, match-making events and dinners, and networking opportunities take place in Frankfurt, Munich and Berlin.
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15 Years Fellowship Program.
This year marks the 15th anniversary of the Frankfurt Book Fair’s Fellowship Program.  First launched at the 50th anniversary of the Frankfurt Book Fair in 1998, the Frankfurt Fellowship Programme has provided information and networking opportunities in the world of international publishing to more than 260 participants in 48 countries.
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Benefits
Travel expenses and accommodation while staying in Germany are covered by the Frankfurt Book Fair.  This also goes for part of the food expenses until October 16th.  Participants are responsible for covering their travel costs to Frankfurt and back.
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Program
Starting at 17 October to 23 October, there will only be evening engagements within the Fellowship programme. During the day the Frankfurt Fellows can arrange their own appointments.
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3 Letters of Recommendation.
The letters of recommendation should be written by international publishers, editors, foreign rights directors/managers or literary agents with which the applicant has worked. Recommendation letters written by authors cannot be considered.
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Deadline is April 30, 2016
Application Form

 

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