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CELA connects 165 literary artists across 11 European countries. Together, the partners and participants of the project are bridging the gaps between each other, the publishing industry and the European public.

The project

CELA unites 66 emerging writers, and 99 emerging translators across 11 European countries and mentors them during a 4-year period. By building a growing network of literary artists across Europe through translating and promoting literary works in non-native languages, CELA aims to break through uneven literary infrastructures in different countries, and to open possibilities to reach European audiences beyond borders.

The project is filled with assignments, writing and translation workshops, residencies, specialisation courses, performances and collaborations. The results of this collective journey will be presented during a festival tour and international publishing campaign, to broaden the artists’ professional practices and open up new networking possibilities. CELA exists to maintain diversity in European literature, and offer smaller languages a bigger opportunity in the publishing industry. Through working together and sharing their work, the partners and participants of CELA are bridging the gaps between each other, the publishing industry and the European public.

CELA has finished two succesful editions since 2017. Again supported by Creative Europe of the European Union, its third edition will run from 2024 to 2028.

Wintertuin

​Wintertuin (Nijmegen, The Netherlands) is a literary production house. It yearly organises 3 literary festivals and 150 literary events. Wintertuin runs a talent development programme for emerging Dutch writers, and is involved in writing projects with elderly and refugees. Wintertuin is founder of the BA Creative Writing at ArtEZ University of the Arts. Wintertuin is part of De Nieuwe Oost.

České Literární Centrum

České literární centrum (Prague, Czech Republic) is the Czech Literary Centre. Czech Lit focuses on promoting Czech literature abroad through cooperating with literary agencies, publishers and cultural organisations abroad, organising literary events, and acting as an informational and cultural centre for literary experts and professionals

Vlaams-Nederlands Huis deBuren

Vlaams-Nederlands Huis deBuren (Brussels, Belgium) presents, produces, inspires and connects. It offers a platform for culture and debate in the Low Countries and abroad. They focus on talent development of young and emerging writers, radio makers, photographers and moderators, mainly within the literary field, and through the implementation of several acclaimed (residency) programmes. deBuren organizes 200-220 events per year and has reached over 10,000,000 downloads with the international literary residency project citybook.eu.​

 
Escuela de Escritores

Escuela de Escritores (Madrid, Spain) is a creative writing academy in Madrid. It's a well-known writing programme, with over 2,000 students per year, and a founding member of the European Association of Creative Writing Programmes (EACWP).

Association KROKODIL

Association KROKODIL (Belgrade, Serbia) is a literary production house. They are dedicated to the production of literary, cultural and socio-political projects with the aim of developing literary audiences, promotion of the culture of dialogue, reconstruction of the broken links in the Balkans, but also to deepening the mutual understanding and acceptance of differences in Europe. KROKODIL is one of the most active agents of change in culture not only in Serbia, but throughout the Western Balkans and wider Europe.

Passa Porta

Passa Porta (Brussels, Belgium) is the international house of literature in the heart of Brussels. They focus on talent development of writers and translators, with their international literary festival and residencies, events and assignments for young and emerging talents.

Scuola Holden

Scuola Holden (Turin, Italy) founded by internationally renowned Italian writer Alessandro Baricco in 1994, is considered an authority in the field of fiction writing and storytelling. The school regularly hosts prestigious international guest lecturers for its students, its main activity being the two-year full-time Course in Writing and Storytelling. Holden also organizes readings, and other activities on a national and international level.

​​Krakowskie Biuro Festiwalowe

​​Krakowskie Biuro Festiwalowe (Krakow, Poland) is a municipal cultural institution. The participation of this organisation is important for the project as it has served as a platform for cooperation between the cultural, creative, academic and innovation sectors in the city and beyond. Krakow Festival Office is also the operator of the UNESCO City of Literature programme in Krakow

FILIT

FILIT (Iași, Romania) is a project that brings together professionals in the field of books, both from Romania and from abroad. The participation of this organisation is important for the project, as it combines an audience of writers, translators, publishers, festival organisers, literary critics, booksellers, book distributors, managers and cultural journalists.

ARTLIT

ARTLIT (Bucharest, Romania) has as its goal to defend the Romanian literary translators’ moral and its legal and economic rights and interests, to promote the enforcement of Romanian an European legislation in this field, as well as to support the quality level in literary translation, thus contributing to written culture and the book market development.

Book Arsenal

Mystetskyi Arsenal (Kyiv, Ukraine) is a public, state-funded cultural institution that incorporates a variety of artistic disciplines into its institutional activity. The mission of Mystetskyi Arsenal is to foster modernization of Ukrainian society and Ukraine’s integration into the global context based on the axiological potential of culture.

Next Page

Next Page Foundation (Sofia, Bulgaria) aims to encourage international literary communication and support the presence of Bulgarian literature on the international stage. With its own Sofia Literature and Translation House, Next Page supports literary exchange by offering the only residency programme for writers and translators in the country, organizes public and networking events, connects book professionals and organizations, and works for the development of the translators.

Goga

Goga (Novo Mesto, Slovenia) is a Slovenian residency and publishing house. Aside from publishing, Goga focuses on international cooperation in the field of literature. Goga organises between 50 and 100 events every year and co-creates projects connecting literature with other art forms.

Kim van Kaam
Project Coordinator
Wintertuin

Frank Tazelaar
Director
Wintertuin

Erik Peters
Communications Coordinator
Wintertuin

Denise Moura
Project Manager
Wintertuin

Noor Lorist
Communications Manager
Wintertuin

Thom Wijenberg
Project Assistant
Wintertuin
 

Jill Naaijen
Administration Officer
Wintertuin

Erik van Dam
Financial Controller
Wintertuin

Michala Čičváková
Director and project manager
Czechlit

Kateřina Honsová
Communication Manager
CzechLit

Jakub Fráňa 
Project Assistant
CzechLit

Sylvia van den Hurk
Director
deBuren

Aline Lapeire
Project Manager
deBuren

Michiel Denys
Communication Manager
deBuren

Nele Braux
Project Assistant
deBuren

Javier S. Comenge
Director
Escuela de Escritores

Alejandro Ortega
Project Manager
Escuela de Escritores

Humberto Franco
Communication Manager
Escuela de Escritores

Sara G. Ruiz
Project Assistant
Escuela de Escritores

Stefana Pekez
Project Manager
KROKODIL

Milan Adnađ
Administration Officer
KROKODIL

Piet Joostens
Project Manager
Passa Porta

Mélissa Boneté
Communication Manager
Passa Porta

Maja Wiktoria Gmur
Project Assistant
Passa Porta

Martino Gozzi
Director
Scuola Holden

Simone Fenoil
Project Manager
Scuola Holden

Anna Galli
Communication Manager
Scuola Holden

Anna Scerra
Scuola Holden
Project Assistant

Elżbieta Foltyniak
Director
KBF

Maria Świątkowska
Project Manager
KBF

Manca Masnik
Project Manager
Goga

Agnieszka Strzelczak-Gacek
Project Assistant
KBF

Ivana Stipić
Communication Manager
Goga

Helena Zemljič
Project Assistant
Goga

Iulian Pruteanu
Director
FILIT

Monica Salvan
Project Manager
FILIT

Simina Popa
Project Manager
FILIT / Artlit

Amelia Gheorghiță
Communication Manager
FILIT

Andreea Tacu
Project Assistant
FILIT

Dora Cană
Administration Officer
FILIT

Sophia Bela
Communication Manager
Book Arsenal

Iryna Bilan
Project Assistant
Book Arsenal

Louise Yushchenko
Administration Officer
Book Arsenal

Julia Rafailovich
Director
Next Page

Adriana Paneva
Project Manager
Next Page

Monica Dimitrova
Communication Manager
Next Page

Jana Krátká
Administration Officer
Czechlit

Lara Coto
Administration Officer
Escuela de Escritores

Vladimir Arsenijević
Director
KROKODIL

Milena Berić
Communication Manager
KROKODIL

Sanja Urošević
Project Assistant
KROKODIL

Hendrik Tratsaert
Director
Passa Porta

Stefan Siffer
Administration Officer
Passa Porta

Alessandra Larocca
Administration Officer
Scuola Holden

Daria Malinowska
Communication Manager
KBF

Marcelina Karcz
Project Assistant
KBF

Mitja Ličen
Director
Goga

Jernej Fabijan
Administration Officer
Goga

Yulia Kozlovets
Director
Book Arsenal

Yuliia Konopliana
Project Manager
Book Arsenal

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