HALMA at the Leipzig bookfair
"Translating Europe" conference from April 15-19, 2010
HALMA was initiated in November 2006 by the Literary Colloquium Berlin together with the Robert Bosch Foundation and the Fundacja Pogranicze.
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.
HALMA at the Leipzig bookfair
Sunday, 21st of March 2010 at 11pm
Travelling through Europe -
The HALMA grant for young writers
with Anna Kim (author and HALMA grant holder 2009/2010, Vienna) and Renata Serednicka (Villa Decius, Krakow)
Moderator: Jörg Plath (Journalist)
Glashalle, Stand 11 (upstairs)
An event by Arte Germany, HALMA, the European network of literary centers and the Robert Bosch Foundation
"Translating Europe" conference from April 15-19, 2010
The next HALMA conference on "Translating Europe" will take place from April 15 -19, 2010 at the Elias Canetti Center in Ruse, on the Danube between Bulgaria and Romania and the Culture Port in Cetate.
There will be events open to the public on the 15th and 16th of April such as readings, panel discussions and lectures on translation of small languages and cultural mangement in Europe.
Further information here