organizes literary residences for young writers, translators and editors. The project began at the end of 2018 in three locations - Ljubljana, Larissa and Pomena on the island of Mljet, organized by Sandorf Publishing from Zagreb, in partnership with Slovenian Writers' Society (DSP) from Ljubljana and publishing house Thraka from Larissa. Each resident spends three weeks at each location from December 2018 to October 2019. The network of partners has since extended to include Literary Association Krokodil from Belgrade, Literature Across Frontiers from Wales, Inizjamed from Malta, Culture Reset from the Czech Republic, and Mallorca Film Commission from Spain. The idea of the project is to bring together artists from around the world and expose the creative potential of various European locations. Tovar.hr is the main means of informing about the Ulysses' Shelter project - about the residents, their work, and events within the project (readings, workshops, conferences and social events with residents).

During each residency, guests will publish blog entries through which the interested public will be able to track their journey through the locations included in the project.

Ulysses's Shelter 3 (2023/2024) residents: Dora Šustić, Croatia, prose & screenplays; Lana Pukanić, Croatia, prose & essays; Aljaž Primožič, Slovenia, poetry & plays; Kaja Teržan, Slovenia, poetry; Nežka Struc, Slovenia, poetry; Ivan Antić, Slovenia, short stories, poetry & translation; Efstathia Paliotzika, Greece, poetry; Natassa Sideri, Greece, prose, theatre & translation; Jelena Žugić, Serbia, poetry, prose & translation; Virginia Monteforte, Malta, translation; Ryan Falzon, Malta, prose; Laura Torres, Spain, poetry; Jacobo Bergareche, Spain, prose; Aitana Ahrens, Spain, poetry & screenplays; Kristina Nesvedová, Czech Republic, prose; Sára Vybíralová, Czech Republic, prose & translation; Megan Angharad Hunter, Wales, prose & translation; Rebecca Wilson, Wales, screenplays.

Ulysses's Shelter 3 (2024/2025) residents: Luiza Bouharaoua, Croatia, prose; Josip Čekolj, Croatia, poetry; Danae Sioziou, Greece, poetry; Ioanna Lioutsia, Greece, translation, poetry & theatre; Višnja Begović, Serbia, poetry; Đorđe Božović, Serbia, prose & translation; Kat Storace, Malta, translation; Gabriel Schembri, Malta, prose; Klára Krásenská, Czech Republic, poetry; Ondřej Lipár, Czech Republic, poetry; Steffan Phillips, Wales, poetry; Emyr Humphreys, Wales, translation.

The idea of The International Library of Poetry is to enable users across the world access to poetry in different languages. The library fund consists of books collected through donations under the Ulysses' Shelter project, while residents and project organizers will perform the role of librarians during their stay on the island of Mljet - they will work on the cataloging and lending of donated books to interested readers around the world. On Tovar.hr, you will be able to find the catalog of publications and borrow the books.

IMPRESSUM

Sandorf - publishing house founded in 2008, engaged in Croatian literature and literature in translation, and in a wide range of books in humanities.

Center for Research and Promotion of Urban Culture (CIP) is a non-profit association that has existed for twenty years. Established in 1998, it operates in the areas of culture and art, urbanism, youth mobility and social dialogue.

The process of mapping the literary spots of island Mljet took place between June 2020 and June 2022. The goal of the research was to find the remnants of the family libraries and books that were passed on from generation to generation in small island communities. Because of the specific rural characteristic of Mljet’s history, part of the research focused on the oral history of the island.
The short films accompanied with introductory texts are integrated on an interactive map of Mljet island where all visitors to Tovar.hr can view them and browse through different literary locations on the island. Click on the location you want to learn more about.

Find out more about what and how to donate here or contact us at donations@internationalpoetrylibrary.eu

Find out more about the candidates who will be participating in the residency programme in 2024/2025: Croatia, Czechia, Greece, Malta, Serbia, Wales