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Without children, there is no future for literature, let alone literary festivals. Conrad Festival is one of those initiatives that was aware of this simple fact from the very beginning. Hence the consistently growing presence of literature for children at the festival. Therefore, all hands on deck, set the sails, book in hand and full […]

In July, we conducted a recruitment for the first creative writing course under the brand of City of Literature by UNESCO. Among over hundreds of submitted text samples, we have selected 15 participants, who will be able to learn the secrets of good writing, at workshops in September and October, which will be guided by […]

On September 21-23, in Essen, Germany, the 4th Forum d’Avignon Ruhr summit, an annual meeting of representatives of the Network for Innovation, Culture and Creativity in Europe — N.I.C.E., European Centre for Creative Economy – ECCE and European Commission delegates took place. At the Forum nearly 100 delegates participated from Great Britain, France, Netherlands, Austria, Finland, and Russia, who […]

The “Against the Current” edition of the Conrad Festival on October 19-25 is a space where literature transcends narrow boundaries and encounters other areas of culture, especially art. Just as in previous years, we invite our participants to enhance their festival experience by taking part in exhibits along with the accompanying vernissages. This year, they […]

On August 5 in Bergen, the Electronic Literature Organisation 2015: The End(s) of Electronic Literature conference will take place. This is the most important conference in this area of digital literature. Along with the Ha!art team, Polish artists and researchers will prepare a common attack under the slogan “POLISH IMPACT.” Katarzyna Bazarnik, Zenon Fajfer, Jakub […]

Audiences at this year’s Brusselspoetryfest on September 11-13 had the opportunity to familiarise themselves with “liberature,” an innovative approach to literature created by Polish writers Zenon Fajfer and Katarzyna Bazarnik. Festival attendees had the opportunity to meet with the creators of this concept and learn all about what exactly liberature is. The term “liberature” was coined by […]

This year marks the 25th anniversary of Lithuania regaining its independence. On this occasion, thematic programming dedicated to the literature of our northern neighbours will hold a special place in the programme of the 7th Conrad Festival. This is the first presentation in Poland of such scope about this corner of literary Europe that is […]

Nearly 150 guests, approximately 100 meetings and a rich variety of accompanying event series: for the seventh time, guests from Poland and abroad will descend upon Krakow to take part in the Conrad Festival on October 19-25, 2015. This year’s slogan will be “Against the Current.” The light of the lighthouse, which the town hall […]

On September 6-12 Tel Aviv will host the 6th Summit of UNESCO Creative Cities in the field of design. Krakow UNESCO City of Literature will join its colleagues to present on the innovative trends in literature that the city organizes and promotes. The conference theme Cracking the Innovation Code is the largest such event in Israel […]