6 International Literary Festival, to the sea-girt shores of Cyprus

‎

Wednesday, 1st of November 2023,

‎

This year, 2023, the International Literary Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary!

‎

Over the ten-year period, it has hosted numerous interesting, established, awarded, as well as emerging poets and writers from all over the world… such as Chrysa Spyropoulou from Greece and Manuel Forgano from Spain (2013), Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani from Nigeria, Hanne Orstavik from Norway, Pambos Kouzalis from Cyprus (2015), Magnus William Olsson from Sweden, Sandra Beasley from USA (2017), Bjoern Kuhligk from Germany, Narcisse from Switzerland, Philip Meersman from Belgium, Alev Adil from Cyprus (2019), Michael Longley from Ireland, Yang Lian from China (2021)…

‎

The 6th international Literary Festival, to the sea-girt shores of Cyprus, will be four days long, from Wednesday to Saturday, with both days included, 1 - 4 November 2023, and will host 30 writers and poets, from 9 countries, including Cyprus.

‎

4 days, from Wednesday to Saturday

‎

30 writers and poets; 9 from abroad and 21 from Cyprus. Including a singer-songwriter from Norway who is accompanied by her musician

‎

Readings, Discussions and Meet the Writers Sessions

‎

A Dedication to Pedro Olalla

‎

Interacting with students from Universities and Secondary Schools; Visiting the University of Cyprus Library

‎

In Nicosia (capital city), Lemithou (home of the Cultural Foundation Parakentro) and Galata (home of one of the UNESCO heritage Byzantine churches on the Troodos mountains)

‎

One of Ideogramma’s key objectives is the presentation of specialised events dedicated to specific literary themes (countries or writers / poets).

‎

This year we are dedicating Friday evening’s event to the exceptional Spanish poet, writer, translator, Hellenist, philosopher, cinematographer, Pedro Olalla who lives and works in Athens.

‎

Participants:

‎

Pedro Olalla – Spain, Theo Dorgan – Ireland, Armenuhi Sisyan – Armenia, Elsa Korneti, Konstantinos Bouras, Popi Aroniada – Greece, Hussein Habasch – Kurdistan, Milan Děžinský – Czechia, Sarah Camille – Norway.

‎

Cyprus; Andreas Timotheou, Angela Kaimaklioti, Athena Temvriou, Avgi Lilli, Christos Tsiailis, Eleni Xenou, Erato Ioannou, Erina Charalambous, Euphrosyne Manta-Lazarou, Giorgos Charitonides, Jenan Selçuk, Kyriakos Anayiotos, Maria Tziaouri-Hilmer, Mehmet Yashin, Nafia Akdeniz, Nasia Dionysiou, Pambos Kouzalis, Panagiotis Nikolaides, Stavros Christodoulou, Stella Voskaridou

‎

All events are open and free to the public and will be widely promoted in the local (print, tv and radio), the internet (news and culture websites and blogs) and social media (Facebook, twitter, etc).

‎

FESTIVAL PROGRAMME

‎

WEDNESDAY – SATURDAY, 1 - 4 November 2023

‎

Wednesday, 19.00

‎

Part A: In Conversation with three contemporary Greek Poets

‎

Part B: Introductions / Readings by other authors / poets

‎

Venue: ARTos House, Nicosia

‎

Thursday 09.00

‎

Literary Walks

‎

Visiting the Parakentro Cultural Centre, Lemithou

‎

Interacting event with the students of the Mitsis Secondary School

‎

Galata village – lunch, visiting UNESCO churches, afternoon literary coffee / tea

‎

Friday 10.30

‎

Authors visit Universities and other secondary schools

‎

Interacting with students

‎

Visit the University of Cyprus Library

‎

Friday 19.00

‎

Dedication to Pedro Olalla

‎

Venue: ERMA Bookshop, Nicosia

‎

Saturday 10.30

‎

Walking the multicultural city of Nicosia (within the walls)

‎

Saturday 18.00

‎

Literary Horizons

‎

Readings, Projections

‎

Concert – Sarah Camille Ramin Osmundsen (singer songwriter)

‎

Venue: Theatro Polis, Nicosia

‎

https://www.facebook.com/IdeogrammaCyprus

‎

https://www.facebook.com/LiteraryFestivalCyprus

‎

The festival is sponsored and supported by the Deputy Ministries of Culture and Tourism; the literary cultural organisations NORLA. Norway, ACE Spain, Culture Ireland; the Embassies of Ireland and Norway; the Cultural Foundation Tsavliris and Medochemie;

‎

Media Sponsor: CyBC

‎

18 November 2023

‎

Nora Hadjisotiriou, tel: 99678132