The International Visegrad Fund has approved the Literary Residents for 2018. The Visegrad Literary Residency Program consists of a series of residency stays and literary events addressed to writers of fiction and non-fiction, poets, essayists, critics as well as literary translators, publicists and journalists from the Visegrad Countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia).
It is based on a partnership of 4 Host Institutions, one in each V4 country: Institut umeni (Arts Institute) in Prague, Petőfi Irodalmi Múzeum (Petőfi Literary Museum) in Budapest, Stowarzyszenie Willa Decjusza (Villa Decius Association) in Krakow and Literarné informačné centrum (Centre for Information on Literature) in Bratislava.
Compact Spring Edition (1st May – 12th June 2018)
Czech Republic:
1) Luboš Svoboda – Literarné informačné centrum in Bratislava (SK)
2) Karel Veselý – Petőfi Irodalmi Múzeum in Budapest (HU)
3) Michael Alexa – Villa Decius Association in Krakow (PL)
4) Daniela Šafránková – Institut umeni in Prague (CZ)
Poland:
1) Wojciech Ganczarek – Literarné informačné centrum in Bratislava (SK)
2) Andrzej Muszynski – Institut umeni in Prague (CZ)
3) Agnieszka Sadurska – Villa Decius Association in Krakow (PL)
4) Anna Butrym – Petőfi Irodalmi Múzeum in Budapest (HU)
Slovakia:
1) Erik Šimšík – Institut umeni in Prague (CZ)
2) Timea Beck – Literarné informačné centrum in Bratislava (SK)
3) Jana Bodnárová – Petőfi Irodalmi Múzeum in Budapest (HU)
4) Jakub Juhás – Villa Decius Association in Krakow (PL)
Hungary:
1) Gabriella Csutak – Villa Decius Association in Krakow (PL)
2) Marcell Szabó – Institut umeni in Prague (CZ)
3) Attila Sirbik – Literarné informačné centrum in Bratislava (SK)
4) Dr. Kornélia Deres – Petőfi Irodalmi Múzeum in Budapest (HU)
Regular Autumn Edition (1st September – 30th November 2018)
Czech Republic:
1) Dora Kaprálová – Literarné informačné centrum in Bratislava (SK)
2) Alena Machoninová – Petőfi Irodalmi Múzeum in Budapest (HU)
3) Ján Váňa – Villa Decius Association in Krakow (PL)
4) Patrik Ouředník – Institut umeni in Prague (CZ)
Poland:
1) Paweł Pieniążek – Villa Decius Association in Krakow (PL)
2) Małgorzata I. Niemczyńska – Petőfi Irodalmi Múzeum in Budapest (HU)
3) Mikołaj Łoziński – Literarné informačné centrum in Bratislava (SK)
4) Teresa Drozda – Institut umeni in Prague (CZ)
Slovakia:
1) Tünde Mészáros – Petőfi Irodalmi Múzeum in Budapest (HU)
2) Eva Lukáčová – Villa Decius Association in Krakow (PL)
3) Monika Kapráliková – Literarné informačné centrum in Bratislava (SK)
4) Ivan Štrpka – Institut umeni in Prague (CZ)
Hungary:
1) Lesi Zoltán – Villa Decius Association in Krakow (PL)
2) Renátó László Fehér – Institut umeni in Prague (CZ)
3) Márta Patak – Literarné informačné centrum in Bratislava (SK)
4) Benedek Totth – Petőfi Irodalmi Múzeum in Budapest (HU)