Creative residencies and literary tours

Date limite: 9 décembre 2024
Calls - PDF format

To support the flow of literature and authors throughout Gaspésie, Culture Gaspésie is launching two calls for project proposals for three creative residencies and five literary tours over the course of the winter and spring 2025 seasons.

The organisation poème en août is responsible for implementing and coordinating this project.

CREATIVE RESIDENCIES

OUR OBJECTIVE :

  • Support Gaspesie authors by offering them access to a creative space (research, writing) for a period of 7 nights in an RCM other than their own;
  • Enable authors to enjoy a creative experience providing paid creative conditions; and
  • Promote the flow of authors and literature throughout the region.

OUR PARTNERS :

EACH RESIDENCY INCLUDES :

  • Accommodation for the entire duration of the author’s stay;
  • An honorarium of $1,200 (taxes included);
  • Per diems of $490 (taxes included); and
  • Travel expenses up to a maximum of $300 (taxes included).

COMMITMENT ON THE PART OF SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES

  • Respect the accommodation conditions of the host venue; and
  • Mention the contribution of Culture Gaspésie, poème en août and the partners on their social networks during a launch or the release of a new work resulting from this residency.

ELIGIBILITY

  • Be a member of Culture Gaspésie;
  • Work in literature or storytelling;
  • Be a professional or aspiring professional author;
  • Agree to have their name and project mentioned in Culture Gaspésie and poème en août communication tools (website, social media, newsletter, press release, etc.);
  • Have had their main residence in one of the following RCMs for at least one (1) year: Haute-Gaspésie, Côte-de-Gaspé, Rocher-Percé, Bonaventure or Avignon; and
  • Be available for the entire duration of the residency.

The following individuals are not eligible :
Culture Gaspésie and poème en août staff members.

EVALUATION CRITERIA

  • Quality and originality of the project or creative process;
  • Clarity and realism of the objectives pursued during the stay; and
  • Impact of the project or process on the author’s approach.

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS

Authors wishing to submit an application in response to this call must complete the online form and provide a complete dossier (see description below), making sure to include all the required documents, and send it by WeTransfer, in an organised folder, to the following e-mail address : poemeenaout@gmail.com

Please note that the jury will only consider the elements presented in the dossier, which is why it is so important to submit a complete dossier. The jury’s decision is final.

The complete application dossier must include :

  • Completed online form;
  • Artistic curriculum vitae;
  • Artistic approach; and
  • Photo attached to the application (your photo could be used for promotional purposes).

ANNOUNCEMENT OF SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES
A press release announcing the successful candidates will be issued in January 2025.

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If you have any questions, please contact Suzie Larivée at poemeenaout@gmail.com and we can arrange a telephone appointment if necessary.

LITERARY TOURS

OUR OBJECTIVES :

  • Offer Gaspésie authors the opportunity to meet the public in four of the region’s RCMs over a period of five consecutive days;
  • Develop partnerships with various organisations in the RCMs and forge connections with readers; and
  • Support the professionalisation of authors by poviding paid touring opportunities.

Poème en août is responsible for organising the tours (tour itinerary, host partners for readings and talks, accommodations, promotion). The touring author will not travel within their home RCM.

EACH TOUR INCLUDES :

  • Accommodations during the five-day tour;
  • An honorarium of $1,425 (taxes included);
  • Per diems of $400 (taxes included); and
  • Travel expenses up to a maximum of $325 (taxes included).

COMMITMENT ON THE PART OF SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES

  • Respect the conditions established by mutual agreement for the tour; and
  • Mention of the contribution of Culture Gaspésie, poème en août and the partners on their social networks.

ELIGIBILITY

  • Be a member of Culture Gaspésie;
  • Work in literature;
  • Be a professional or aspiring professional author;
  • Agree to have their name and project mentioned in Culture Gaspésie and poème en août communication tools (website, social media, newsletter, press release, etc.);
  • Have had their main residence in one of the following RCMs for at least one (1) year: Haute-Gaspésie, Côte-de-Gaspé, Rocher-Percé, Bonaventure or Avignon; and
  • Be available for the entire duration of the tour.

The following individuals are not eligible :
Culture Gaspésie and poème en août staff members.

EVALUATION

  • Quality of the work presented during the tour;
  • Clarity and realism of the objectives pursued during the tour; and
  • Impact of the tour on the artist’s professional development.

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS
Authors wishing to submit an application in response to this call must complete the online form and provide a complete dossier (see description below), making sure to include all the required documents, and send it by WeTransfer, in an organised folder, to the following e-mail address: poemeenaout@gmail.com.

Please note that the jury will only consider the elements presented in the dossier, which is why it is so important to submit a complete dossier. The jury’s decision is final.

The complete application dossier must include :

  • Completed online form;
  • Artistic curriculum vitae;
  • Artistic approach; and
  • Photo attached to the application (your photo could be used for promotional purposes).

ANNOUNCEMENT OF SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES
A press release announcing the successful candidates will be issued in January 2025.

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If you have any questions, please contact Suzie Larivée at poemeenaout@gmail.com and we can arrange a telephone appointment if necessary.

An initiative arising from the Culture-related sectoral agreement: All together in support of the cultural development of Gaspésie.

Partners :
Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation
Regroupement des MRC de la Gaspésie
Centre d’artistes Vaste et Vague
Culture Gaspésie