HALMA meeting in Latvia
Sian Melangell Dafydd in Jyväskylä
HALMA at Frankfurt Book Fair 2010
HALMA on Facebook
HALMA was initiated in November 2006 by the Literary Colloquium Berlin together with the Robert Bosch Foundation and the Fundacja Pogranicze.
HALMA is supported by the European Commission in 2010.
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.
Filip Florian invited to two international festivals
Romanian author and HALMA grantee Filip Florian reads in Berlin and Slovenia
Thursday, 2 September, at the 25th Vilenica International Literary Festival in Slovenia at 7 p.m. at the St. Daniel Church in Hruševje. Filip Florian will read from his novel “Little Fingers”.
More information here
Sunday, 19 September at 6 p.m. at the international literature festival berlin in the framework of this year’s focus on Eastern Europe.
Venue: Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Conference Room 1.
More information here
HALMA meeting in Latvia
The next HALMA members' meeting will take place from September 10 to 13, 2010 in Ventspils, Latvia. It is hosted by the International writers' and translators' house during the Latvian poetry days.
More information here
Sian Melangell Dafydd in Jyväskylä
Sian Melangell Dafydd from Wales will read at the Writers' House in Jyväskylä/Finland on 17 September 2010 at 6 p.m. The author received a HALMA grant and is staying in Jyväskylä for one month in September.
HALMA at Frankfurt Book Fair 2010
Young authors from Germany, Italy and Switzerland who have been awarded a HALMA grant will read at the Frankfurt Book Fair, present their new books and talk about work and adventurous culture jumps in Europe.
Travelling Europe - HALMA grantees read and tell
08 October 2010 at 3 p.m. in cooperation with ARTE
Venue: ARTE-Stand in 3.1, Westfoyer
with Mareike Krügel (Author, Schleswig-Holstein) and Flavio Soriga (Author, Sardinia); Moderation: Laura Seifert (HALMA, secretary general); Translation/Interpreter: Viktoria von Schirach
More information here
Travelling Europe - Swiss writers travel to the East
09 October 2010 at 1 p.m. in cooperation with SBVV (Swiss Publishers' and Booksellers' Association) and bilger publishing house
Venue: SBVV-Stand Halle 4.1 A106
with Daniel Goetsch (author, Berlin), Roland Reichen (author, Bern); Moderation: Laura Seifert (HALMA, secretary general)
More information here
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.
