The international residencies with which the Ramon Llull Institute has collaboration agreements have made public their selections, based on an open call, for the 2026 stays.
Regarding the writing residences, Art Omiin the United States, has selected to Manuel Baixauli y Alba Walnut Tree for your stays from September 24 to October 15, and from October 21 to November 18, respectively.
On the other hand, Château de Lavignyin Switzerland, will reside Jordi Puntí from July 28 to August 24.
Lastly, Literarisches Colloquium Berlinin Germany, has selected a Julia Sentís for residence from August 1 to 31, and Eduard Olesti for residence from November 1 to 30.
As for live arts, in the residence Transmission Impossiblewithin the program of Festival of Avignonthe ERAM dramatic art student will participate Antonia Roig from July 2 to 16. In Marriagein Italy, will reside Anna Ferrer from October 15 to 25.
The Ramon Llull Institute’s strategic residency program promotes the participation of Catalan and Balearic creators in internationally prestigious residency centers, 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), and The Manuscript Man (2007), which receives six awards. In 2014 he published The fifth floor (Proa), novel that receives the Valencian Writers Criticism Award and the Crexells Award for Catalan Narrative. A Nobody is waiting for us (Periscope, 2016), offers a compilation of articles with the air of a diary, accompanied by drawings made by the author himself. cone unknown (Periscope, 2020) wins the Premio Librero for the best book of Catalan literature in 2020. His last book, Horse, athlete, bird (Periscopi, September 2024) has been awarded the Òmnium Award 2024, for the best novel of the year.
Dawn Walnut (he/she) (Palma, 1997) is a philosopher and writer. His first novel, monument (Adia Edicions), was awarded the Antoni Vidal Ferrando Narrativa Prize 2025. She was a finalist for the Salvador Iborra Poetry Prize 2025, and has published short 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 of The Castiliansan autobiographical fiction, and of Everything Messi. In 2023 public 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 books of poems A twilight cowboy y Sarcop. As a director and playwright, he has worked in works such as Acute Renal Failure (Beckett Room), 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, fictional 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 dedicated to 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 School of Lluc (2013-2020). Text theater, from interpretation, is the focus of his work. Currently, he is working on a piece of his own creation, with Anna Mateo, as his graduation 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 artefact and the performers dialogue between character and actress.
Anna Ferrer (Menorca, 1993) sings, composes and breaks down songs from other times. Take care and listen to the popular root song, demystifying it and making it universal. This is how their music is inspired by tradition, while evolving towards their own sounds crossed by synthesizers. Anna Ferrer’s current proposal is the project PAa performative concert that arises from the need to ritualize the passing of the family trade. Ferrer takes to the stage accompanied by his father, two musicians and a repertoire that combines orality, the popular imagination, research and artistic experimentation.
