Cultural organisation announces literature scholarship
Applications are possible from 15 June to 31 July
For the first time, the City of Chemnitz's cultural organisation is offering a literary scholarship.
We are looking for a literary producer who would like to live in Chemnitz from 1 October 2022
live in Chemnitz for a maximum of six months from 1 October 2022 and spend this time intensively
region, participate in the socio-political and cultural discourse and enrich it with their own
contributions - analogue and/or digital.
The prerequisite is that the scholarship holder writes and publishes in German, regardless of
regardless of their first or second language and nationality. In addition
must have at least one independent publication that is not self-published.
not self-published.
Applications with text sample (max. 10,000 characters), CV, bibliography of previous publications (if applicable), letter of motivation
publications, letter of motivation (max. 2,000 characters) and description of a concrete
(max. 4,000 characters) can be sent from 15 June as a PDF document by e-mail to .
e-mail to kulturmanagement@stadt-chemnitz.de from 15 June.
The application deadline is 31 July. The selection will be made by a jury consisting of authors and
cultural actors with a connection to the city of Chemnitz.
15,000 euros are available for the scholarship. The decision was made by the
Cultural Committee made the decision in February at the suggestion of the Cultural Advisory Board.
During their stay in Chemnitz, the scholarship holder will receive an allowance of
1500 euros per month, a furnished flat and a local transport season ticket for this period.
period.
The scholarship encourages people to engage with the past and present of life in the city of Chemnitz
of life in the city of Chemnitz and the region. In the spirit of the
Capital of Culture motto "C the Unseen" and the City of Chemnitz's cultural strategy "Giving Culture Space
and its surroundings are setting out together to re-localise themselves in Europe
to make the undiscovered visible, tangible and conceivable. The scriptor-in-residence
The scriptor-in-residence scholarship holder is invited to take part in this endeavour and present parts of their current work.
of their current work, e.g. at readings to mark the start and end of the scholarship
scholarship, in the cultural life of the city and at interactive readings in schools and educational institutions.
educational institutions.
All necessary documents and the application requirements are summarised on the website of the
City of Chemnitz website at www.chemnitz.de/literaturstipendium. The applicant
The applicant consents to the processing, in particular to the collection, storage and use
use of the data for the purpose of application processing and administration or the processing
of any claim for reimbursement of the grant that may arise. The consent also applies to
the transmission and processing of the data to all jury members.