European Festival of the First Novel 29 May - 1 June 2008
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Literary Festival and Literary Conference for New European Literature
29 May - 1 June, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
New, previoulsy untranslated literature from ten or more European countries will be presented for the sixth year running, offering opportunities for literary exchanges, for the meeting of literary talents, publishers, translators and critics. So far the following countries already confirmed their participation: France, Germany, Denmark, Spain and Switzerland.
The Conference on the European First Novel:
- - Gathers first-time novelists from ten or more European countries whose work as yet exists only in the original language.
- - Gathers the publishers of the first novels.
- - Opens with a public Reading Gala.
- - Offers participants and professional conference visitors, (translators, editors, critics and agents) a forum for literary exchanges and publication transfers.
-- Publishes a brochure containing a summary of works to be discussed, extracts from sample-translations in German, French & English, as well as information about the authors.
-- Presents the authors as well as the participating publishers through organised discussions.
-- Highlights and explores more deeply aspects of the literary exchanges and transfers through lectures & workshops, involving all participants and visitors to the conference.
-- Documents the results of each conference.
- - - - Is carried out since 2003 by the Literaturhaus Schleswig-Holstein in cooperation with the Centre Culturel Français de Kiel and the Salzau gGmbH as co-operating partner under the sponsorship of the French Embassy in Berlin as well as that of Land Schleswig-Holstein.
-- Is supported financially and organisationally by institutions of the participating countries.
-- Is granted with the Ars Baltica Logo since 2004
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Participants of 2008 edition:
Henriette E. Møller: „Jelne", Larissa Boehning: „Lichte Stoffe", Olivier Bouillère: „Rétro", Natalie Koch: „Streken", Sturle Brustad: „Anarchy in Åmot", Reinhard Kaiser-Mühlecker: „Der lange Gang über die Stationen", Ewa Kujawska: „Dom Małgorzata", Nicolas Buri: „Pierre de Scandal", Ángel Vallecillo „Colapsos" und Ildikó Szilágyi-Nagy: „Valami jó testnyílás"
Further information for interested conference-visitors concerning the conditions for participation can be obtained from the Literaturhaus Schleswig-Holstein.
Visit also the project's site.
e-mail: Literaturhaus Schleswig-Holstein
Schwanenweg 13
24105 Kiel
Tel: 0431/57968 40
Centre Culturel Français de Kiel
Hardenbergstraße 11
24105 Kiel
Tel:
Read here about 2007 edition.