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.
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.
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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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.
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 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 (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