The company's main purpose is to organize writing workshops and residencies, as well as all scientific, artistic, and cultural activities directly or indirectly related to them. It can carry out all commercial and financial operations related to this activity, as well as all operations aimed at promoting the company's purpose and interests. It can create branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire companies with similar objectives, merge with such companies, buy or sell real estate, except for operations prohibited by the LFAIE, and conclude all contracts aimed at developing or achieving its purpose or directly or indirectly related to it. It can grant or receive loans from or to its partners, as well as to all companies in the same group.