Dan Sociu is the author of three volumes of poetry, two novels, numerous essays, stories and translations. The residency at Ledig House International Writers Residency is his third invitation to the U.S., following his participation in the release of the anthology The Wall in My Head (2009, Open Letter Press), to which he contributed an excerpt from his debut novel Urbancolia (2008, Polirom).

Sociu also works as a translator in Bucharest. His translation credits include Charles Bukowski’s "Love is a dog from hell", Seamus Heaney’s "Bogland," Jack Kerouac’s "Dharma Bums," and Aleksandar Hemon’s "The Lazarus Project."

Dan Sociu's participation to Ledig House Residency is supported by RCINY.