Simonas BERNOTAS

BERNOTAS Simonas

Poems

Simonas Bernotas (b. 1993 in Kaunas) is a poet, translator, and publisher. He lives in Vilnius. He holds an MA in Intermediate Literature Studies from Vilnius University. Bernotas poetry collection Reivas (Rave, published in 2019) earned the Best Debut prize from Lithuanian Ministry of Culture. His second poetry collection Pasakų parkas (Park of Folktales, published in 2023) was nominated »Book of the Year 2023«, was shortlisted as one of the twelve most creative books in Lithuania and won the Young Yotvingian Prize.

  • Leeuwarden Europan Capital of Culture 2018
  • Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the EU
  • MuntPunt
  • Hungarian Cultural Institute Brussels
  • Romanian Cultural Institute in Brussels
  • It Skriuwersboun
  • Austrian Cultural Forum
  • Danish Cultural Institute
  • Network to Promote Linguistic Diversity
  • LUCA School of Arts
  • Spain Arts and Culture - Cultural and Scientific Service of the Embassy of Spain in Belgium
  • Embassy of Sweden
  • Greenland Representation to the European Union
  • Instituto Cervantes Brussels
  • Vlaams-Nederlands Huis deBuren
  • Swedish Institute
  • Embassy of Andorra
  • Mission of the Faroes to the EU
  • LOFT 58
  • Etxepare Euskal Institutua
  • Greenlandic Writers Association
  • Ambassade du Luxembourg à Bruxelles
  • Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union
  • Embassy of the Republic of Latvia to the Kingdom of Belgium
  • Scottish Government EU Office
  • Permanent Representation of the Republic of Estonia to the European Union
  • Orfeu - Livraria Portuguesa
  • Yunus Emre Institute
  • Ville de Bruxelles
  • Polish Institute - Cultural Service of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Brussels
  • Lithuanian Culture Institute
  • Camões Instituto de Cooperação e Língua Portugal
  • Czech Centre Brussels
  • Permanent Representation of the Republic of Slovenia to the European Union
  • Embassy of the Republic of Estonia in Belgium
  • Embassy of Ireland
  • Commission européenne
  • Istituto Italiano di Cultura