WRITERS and TRANSLATORS: Bonjour mes amis! My lovely sister who is a writer has had a love affair with France since she was in diapers so therefore, I am always hunting around for her. I have recently come across literally dozens of writing residences in that fair country of fine cheeses, poodles, and wine. For starters, here are three interesting ones (two of the deadlines have passed but you can bookmark them for next year. I'll post more down the road but these ones I stole from the Official Website of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy. The following ones are more for research and translation. I'll post more in the future for creative writing, not just research. Gee...maybe there is a grant for y'all to just go and hang out in cafés and drink. I can't promise you anything but....in the meantime, check these out. Viva la France!:
The Villa Gillet Residency Program
The Villa Gillet Program, launched jointly by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Villa Gillet in 2005, provides a four to six-week residency to a literary translator. The program’s goal is to encourage translations of French contemporary work that have not yet been acquired by American or British publishers. Application Deadline: June 30 of any given year. For more info, go to: www.frenchbooknews.com
IMEC (Institut pour la Mémoire de l’Edition Contemporaine) is a growing collection of contemporary French writing – including the archives of Michel Foucault and Marguerite Duras – housed in the Abbey d’Ardenne, near Caen in Normandy. Each year beginning in 2006, IMEC and the Book Department will host two one-month residencies for American researchers.
Deadline: March 15 of any given year. Contact: contact-usa@frenchbooknews.comIMEC Residency Program Website: www.frenchbooknews.com
Saint-John Perse Foundation Residency Program
In 2006, the Book Office, in partnership with the Saint-John Perse Foundation, co sponsor the first annual residency to conduct research on the literary and diplomatic archives of the Nobel Prize winning author Saint-John Perse at the Aix-en-Provence Cité du Livre. Contact: books@frenchculture.org Application Deadline: March 15 of any given year. Website: www.frenchbooknews.com Contact: contact-usa@frenchbooknews.com