Here's something for writers to look forward to: the Fondation Jan Michalski -- who also run the Jan Michalski Prize for Literature, which is: "open to authors from the world over and is intended to contribute to their international recognition" -- are working on a pretty decent-looking writers' retreat/residence, the Maison de l'Ecriture in Montricher, Switzerland.
Friedrich Schmidt has a (German) preview in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung.
Friedrich Schmidt has a (German) preview in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung.