The Château de Lavigny is pleased to announce fellowships for literary translators sponsored by Pro Helvetia, Swiss Arts Council
Pro Helvetia, the Swiss Arts Council, joins forces with the Ledig-Rowohlt Foundation to offer residencies to literary translators who have a confirmed translation project that concerns a Swiss living author. A signed contract with a publishing house for the proposed project is necessary.
The Ledig-Rowohlt/Pro Helvetia fellowship will provide experienced translators with a CHF 1'400.- grant, as well as a fixed amount of CHF 300.- for travel expenses. The fellowship does not include board.
The application files for the Pro Helvetia Fellowship residency (application form) and all the documents listed on the form, including a copy of the publishing house’s contract for the translation project, must be sent by email to the Ledig-Rowohlt Foundation no later than October 15 for a residency the following year.
The Château de Lavigny is pleased to announce fellowships for writers from the regions covered by the liaison offices of Pro Helvetia (Arab region, China, Russia, South America, South Asia, West Africa, Central Africa, East Africa and Southern Africa) sponsored by Pro Helvetia, Swiss Arts Council.
Applications for a three months residency must be submitted directly to Pro Helvetia via myprohelvetia.ch. once a year (application deadline: 1 March - for the following year). Applicants will be notified in July. Applications must be submitted in English.
Application for a four weeks research trip residency can be submitted any time, but on the same time to Pro Helvetia via myprohelvetia.ch and to Chateau de Lavigny (application deadline: 15 October - for the following year). Applications must be submitted in English
The fellowships include the costs of the residency, full board with the service of a chef for dinner, travel expenses, local transports, health insurance.
Application form to Chateau de Lavigny here
Application to Pro Helvetia here
PRO HELVETIA WRITER FELLOWSHIP 2023 CHATEAU DE LAVIGNY
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PRO HELVETIA LITERARY TRANSLATOR FELLOWSHIP 2023 CHATEAU DE LAVIGNY
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Jamie Lee Searl (Royaume-Uni) - Pro Helvetia Switzerland
Yvette Siegert (Etats-Unis) - Pro Helvetia Switzerland
Petro Taraschuk (Ukraine) - Pro Helvetia Switzerland
Mineva Todorka (Bulgarie) - Pro Helvetia Switzerland
PRO HELVETIA WRITER FELLOWSHIP 2022 CHATEAU DE LAVIGNY
Chen Qiufan (China) 3 months residency - Pro Helvetia Shanghai
Anton Krueger (South Africa) 1 month residency - research trip - Pro Helvetia Johannesburg
Elena Kostiuchenko (Russia) 1 month residency - Pro Helvetia Moscow
PRO HELVETIA LITERARY TRANSLATOR FELLOWSHIP 2022 CHATEAU DE LAVIGNY
Luciana Cisbani (Italy) - Pro Helvetia Switzerland
Natasa Medved (Croatia) - Pro Helvetia Switzerland
Asghar Nouri (Iran) - Pro Helvetia Switzerland
Francisca Romeral (Spain) - Pro Helvetia Switzerland
Yla von Dach (Switzerland/France) - Pro Helvetia Switzerland
PRO HELVETIA LITERARY TRANSLATOR FELLOWSHIPS 2021 IN CHATEAU DE LAVIGNY
Lydia Dimitrow (Germany)
Anna Kove (Albania)
Zorana Rackov (Serbia)
Irina Talevska (North Macedonia)
Amalija Vitezovic (Serbia)
PRO HELVETIA LITERARY TRANSLATOR FELLOWSHIPS 2020 IN CHATEAU DE LAVIGNY
Tatiana Chugunova (Russia)
Linda Maria Baros (Romania)
Petruta Spanu (Romania)
Françoise Toraille (France)
PRO HELVETIA LITERARY TRANSLATOR FELLOWSHIPS 2019 IN CHATEAU DE LAVIGNY
Luciana Cisbani (Italy)
PRO HELVETIA LITERARY TRANSLATOR FELLOWSHIPS 2018 IN CHATEAU DE LAVIGNY
Rokus Hostede (Belgium)
