European Festival of the First Novel

HALMA members' meeting in Germany

Events on Literature and Sustainability

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HALMA connects literary centres of Europe, organizes intercultural exchange and allows actors of literary life – authors, translators, promoters – to experience the variety of different cultures. The HALMA network creates alterable structures which promote dialogue and exchange between European regions. Within a framework of cooperations, events, and scholarships, HALMA creates a forum for transnational encounter.

As in the game "Halma" (Greek: jump) the network provides ideal opportunities to move from one European house to another in order to work, to research or to realize projects, since literature and culture have developed a deep and sustainable connection in many places. 16 literary centres in Central and Eastern Europe have founded the network. An enlargement, particularly towards Western Europe, has already begun. Currently HALMA represents 26 literary institutions in 21 countries.





European Festival of the First Novel

From 10-13 May, 2012 the European Festival of the First Novel will take place in Kiel. The meeting on new European literature starts with a public reading event, followed by an international conference. Since 2003, European first-time novelists present their works in Schleswig-Holstein. The eleven participants were chosen by literary centers or other institutions of their home countries. For more information and details about the program please click here.

 

 


HALMA members' meeting in Germany

The next HALMA members' meeting will take place in Germany from 10 to 13 May 2012. The meeting is hosted by these two HALMA houses: House of Literature Schleswig Holstein and the Foundation kunst:raum sylt quelle


Events on Literature and Sustainability

As part of the HALMA meeting in Kiel and Sylt and the European Festival of the First Novel, HALMA will organise two interesting events dealing with the issue of sustainability in the field of literature: the round table discussion Multilateral Projects and Networks for European Literature on 11 May 2012 in Kiel and the reading and discussion of the writers (and former grant holders of the literary award Inselschreiber) Gunther Geltinger and Gernot Wolfram Written and forgotten? Sustainability of Literature on 12 May 2012 in Sylt.


HALMA on Facebook

HALMA is now on Facebook with a Fanpage. The latest news on HALMA as well as information about upcoming events will be posted there.