Ulysses' Shelter: building writers-in-residence network

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).

Poetry Reading in ARL in Dubrovnik with Jan Škrob

In the cosy space of Art Workshop Lazareti in Dubrovnik, young Czech poet Jan Škrob, the first visitor of the new cycle of residencies on the island of Mljet as a part of the Ulysses' Shelter 3 project, presented his work and read some of his poems. His work was presented to Dubrovnik by the founder of the Ulysses' Shelter project, Ivan Sršen, and his father Matko Sršen. This unusual literary evening came to existence becasue of all three guests' love of poetry, and Ivan and Matko Sršen translated three of Jan's poems to Croatian. The audience enjoyed a conversation with Jan Škrob, learning about his relationship with nature in his poetry, and related reasons why he has chosen Mljet as a destination of his residency stay among the 8 destinations which were offered to each resident with the project's open call.


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.

 

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