"Translating Europe" conference from April 15-19, 2010
HALMA at the Leipzig bookfair
Call for applications
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.
Slovenian Book Agency supports HALMA
FIRST SLOVENIAN WRITER RECEIVES A HALMA SCHOLARSHIP FUNDED BY THE SLOVENIAN BOOK AGENCY.
Thanks to the scholarship, the Slovenian poet Barbara Pogačnik, born 1973, will be a writer in residence of two HALMA houses for two months: In February 2010 she will stay at the Villa Decius in Krakow and in March she will live at the Translators’ House Wales. Barbara Pogačnik graduated in Romance linguistics and literature from the University Paris - Sorbonne and has published two poetry collections as well as several translations from French into Slovenian.
"Translating Europe" conference from April 15-19, 2010
The next HALMA conference on "Translating Europe" will take place from April 15 -19, 2010 in Ruse, on the Danube between Bulgaria and Romania and 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
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
Call for applications
The Danish Arts Council offers a HALMA grant for writers from Denmark. Applications are accepted untill the 15th of February 2010 (noon). Please click here for detailed information.