The international residences with which the Ramon Llull Institute has collaboration agreements have made public their selections, based on an open call, for the 2026 stays.
As for writing residencies, Art Omiin the United States, has selected Manuel Baixauli i Alba Walnut Tree for their stays from September 24 to October 15, and from October 21 to November 18, respectively.
On the other hand, a Château de Lavignyin Switzerland, will reside there Jordi Puntí from July 28 to August 24.
lastly, Literarisches Colloquium Berlinin Germany, has selected Julia Sentís for residence from August 1 to 31, i Eduard Olesti for residence from November 1 to 30.
As for live arts, in residence Transmission Impossiblewithin the program of Avignon Festivalthe ERAM drama student will participate Antonia Roig from July 2 to 16. A Marriagein Italy, will make the stay Anna Ferrerfrom October 15 to 25.
The Ramon Llull Institute’s strategic residencies program promotes the participation of Catalan and Balearic creators in residence centers of international prestige, especially those that offer a significant impact in terms of projection, network and creative development.
Manuel Baixauli (Swedish, 1963) is a painter and writer. spiral (Columna, 1998), the first book he published, is a collection of short stories. The novels follow Verso (Bromera, 2001), i The Manuscript Man (2007), which receives six awards. In 2014 he published The fifth floor (Proa), novel that received the Valencian Writers Criticism Award and the Crexells Award for Catalan Narrative. A Nobody is waiting for us (Periscopi, 2016), offers a collection of articles with the air of a diary, accompanied by drawings made by the author himself. with unknown (Periscopi, 2020) wins the Llibreter Award for the best book of Catalan literature in 2020. His latest book, Horse, athlete, bird (Periscopi, September 2024) has been awarded the 2024 Omnium Award, for the best novel of the year.
Dawn Walnut (he/him) (Palma, 1997) is a philosopher and writer. His first novel, monument (Adia Edicions), was awarded the Antoni Vidal Ferrando Prize for Narrative 2025. She was a finalist for the Salvador Iborra Poetry Prize 2025, and has published stories in the magazine Morlanda. Currently, he is part of the magazine’s editorial board solsticeand is dedicated to cultural management.
Jordi Puntí (Manlleu, 1967) is a fiction writer and regular contributor to the press. He has published three books of stories. His first novel, Lost bags (2010), won numerous awards and has been translated into sixteen languages. He is also the author ofThe Castiliansan autobiographical fiction, and of Everything Messi. In 2023 he published confettia novel that explores the limits of biography and fiction, with which he won the prestigious Sant Jordi prize.
Eduard Olesti (Barcelona, 1995) is a writer and stage director. He has published the novel Standing dogs and the books of poems A twilight cowboy i Sarcop. As a director and playwright, he has worked on works such as Acute Renal Failure (Beckett Hall), Barcelona Ratafia (Parallel 62), CAÍN loops and did it again (Old Greek Theater 2024), Shrek, kebabs and the Fall of Yugoslavia (TNT). He has also worked as a curator, screenwriter, translator, rhapsode and performer.
Julia Sentís (Barcelona, 1995) investigates the intersection between poetry, the body in motion, narrative practices, pedagogy and mediation. He has studied the Degree in Humanities (UPF) and the Master in Artistic Practices and Cultural Studies: body, affections, territory (UPV, UPNA, Centro Huarte). He has been trained in movement research practices from somatics, biomechanics and improvisation. She works as a teacher and is also involved in artistic research. His first collection of poems, palpable (2026), won the Salvador Iborra 2025 Young Art Poetry Competition.
Antonia Roig (Mallorca) is a 4th year student of Performing Arts at the ERAM University School (Girona). He began his artistic training in choral singing and viola at the Escolania de Lluc (2013-2020). The theater of the text, from the interpretation, is the focus of his work. Currently, he is working on a piece of his own creation, with Anna Mateo, as his final degree project. The conceptual core of the work is the transformation of being through the gaze of the other. It also works on the role of the spectator as an active participant in the theatrical event and the performers dialogue between character and actress.
Anna Ferrer (Menorca, 1993) sings, composes and breaks down songs from other times. He takes care of and teases the popular root song by demystifying it and making it universal. This is how their music is inspired by tradition, while evolving towards their own sonorities crossed by synthesizers. Anna Ferrer’s current proposal is the project PAa performative concert that arises from the need to ritualize the passing of a family job. Ferrer takes to the stage accompanied by his father, two musicians and a repertoire that combines orality, popular imagination, research and artistic experimentation.
