Sunil Mann
Landis & Gyr Stiftung Residency
2018
Sunil Mann was born in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland to Indian parents. Sunil has been a freelance writer since 2018 and has written seven novels based on an Indian-born private detective Vijay Kumar, as well as three children's books and a youth novel. Sunil has had over eighty short stories and short crime novels published in anthologies and magazines.
Sunil has received numerous awards, including the Zurich Crime Prize, recognition from the Culture Department of the Canton of Zurich, work grants from Pro Helvetia and the Canton of Zurich.
Landis & Gyr Stiftung, Switzerland
The Landis & Gyr foundation awards studio scholarships to Swiss artists and cultural professionals in London, Budapest, Sofia and Zug. Its London-based residency partnership with Acme was established in 1987, and provides six month long work/live opportunities for ten Swiss artists per year. Artists are selected for the programme directly by Landis & Gyr Stiftung and must demonstrate a track record of achievement in their field. Over two hundred visual artists, curators, writers, musicians and composers have benefitted from the programme. Residencies are based in Stepney, E1 and are available to Swiss residents only
For more information visit lg-stiftung.ch.
