Call for Applications: Vilnius Literary Residency 2025

Vilnius UNESCO City of Literature is pleased to announce a call for applications for its creative residency program, scheduled for December 1–31, 2025. This one month residency is offered to […]
LITHUANIAN LITERARY TRANSLATORS’ RESIDENCY IN VILNIUS 2025

Vilnius UNESCO City of Literature, in collaboration with the Lithuanian Culture Institute, invites Lithuanian literary translators living abroad to apply for a 3-4 week residency in Vilnius. The residency […]
After the residency in Vilnius: Ronan Ryan

I’m an Irish writer, based in Dublin, and I’ve also lived in France, Japan, the US, Singapore, Australia, England, Scotland, and New Zealand. I have an MSc in Creative Writing […]
Two authors selected for the Vilnius Literary Residency 2024

After publishing the call for the Vilnius Literary Residency 2024, Vilnius City of Literature received 105 applications from the authors residing in 27 Cities of Literature all around the world. […]
Vilnius UNESCO City of Literature Creative Residency: call for applications

Vilnius UNESCO City of Literature offers a four-week creative residency in the heart of Užupis, its iconic arts district, for writers, illustrators and literary translators in fall 2024. VILNIUS’ […]
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: CONGRESS OF LITERATURE IN VILNIUS

On May 6–10, 2024, Vilnius UNESCO City of Literature will host an international congress of literature aimed at presenting the vast and exciting field of Vilnius literature – its writers, […]
Suzanne Reid: After the Residency

Vilnius UNESCO City of Literature Vilnius, the missing piece of the puzzle in my novel Vilnius, the missing pearl that crystalized the reason for writing it Vilnius, the missing part […]
Poetic Blizzard: Registration

The success of the first Poetic Blizzard / Poezijos gniūžtė / event last year has inspired teachers from “Diemedis” middle-school in Vilnius to seek connections in other schools across UNESCO Cities […]
Residents of the fall 2023

The Vilnius Literary Residency is a program dedicated to writers, illustrators and literary translators from all over the world, with a focus on the Norwich and Krakow Cities of Literature […]
Vilnius UNESCO City of Literature creative residency

Vilnius UNESCO City of Literature offers a four-week creative residency in the heart of Užupis, its iconic arts district, for writers, translators or illustrators from Norwich, Krakow and Lviv in […]