Hald Hovedgaard announces that a week-long writers' retreat will be held at Hald Hovedgaard's lakeside estate in northern Denmark from May 19 to May 27, 2007. The retreat will bring together five American writers and five Danish writers in a beautiful, peaceful location, where they will be able to work without interruption in a supportive environment.
The five American writers to participate in the Hald writers' retreat this spring have now been selected.
Anselm Berrigan is a New York-based poet and teacher, and the artistic director of the St. Mark's Poetry Project.
Stacey D'Erasmo is a novelist whose works include Tea, which was selected as a New York Times Notable Book. Her essays and criticism have appeared in the New York Times Book Review, the New York Times Magazine, and Ploughshares.
David Ebershoff is the author of the bestselling and award-winning novels, Pasadena and The Danish Girl, and the short story collection, The Rose City.
His fiction has been published in more than a dozen countries to critical acclaim. He also serves as an editor-at-large at Random House.
Dinaw Mengestu's debut novel is The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears. He has written for such magazines as Harper's and Rolling Stone.
Sarah Houghteling's debut novel will be published by Knopf in 2008.
On March 28 the Danish authors participating in the project will be made public.
The Hald Writers' Retreat Committee consists of:
Nathaniel Rich, The Paris Review
Martin Glaz Serup, Writer, Editor Litlive
Peter Q. Rannes, Director, The Danish Centre for Writers and Translators
About Hald:
Hald Hovedgaard, a Manor House built in the 18th century, is now the home of the Danish Centre for Writers and Translators, whose primary function is to host Danish writers and translators for work retreats. The Hald Manor House is situated in its own French-styled park six miles outside Viborg, one of the oldest towns in Denmark, having been founded by Vikings in the eighth century. The unusually beautiful surroundings include the Hald Lake, the hills of Dollerup Bakker and the ancient Hald Oak Forest. The Danish Centre for Writers and Translators is a self-governing institution run with economical support from the Danish state and the council of Viborg.
The projects is financially supported by DaNY Arts, the Danish Arts Council's major collaboration project. Please see www.danisharts.info/danyarts for further information.
