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Sunday 20th August, at 8.00pm | Blitz, 68 Triq Santa Luċija, Valletta
High Literature / Pop Culture
Moderator: Ramona Depares. Speakers: Zoë Skoulding, Immanuel Mifsud, Arvis Viguls, Asja Bakić.
Tuesday 22th August, 8.00pm, Malta School of Art, 106, Old Bakery Street, Valletta
Poetry as Public Space
Moderator: Antoine Cassar. Speakers: Lilia Ben Romdhane, Zoë Skoulding, Gjoko Zdraveski
Wednesday 23 August, 8.00pm, Maori Bar, Triq il-Lanċa, Valletta
Palk Ħieles/Open Mic
Open to performances by writers and singer-songwriters
Featuring Roger West and Kate Rex
Friday 25 August, 7.00pm, Fort St Elmo, Valletta
The Double Agent: Literature for Sale
A presentation about promoting writers and works by Portuguese publishing consultants from Booktailors, Luís Coimbra and Paulo Ferreira
Saturday 26 August, 7.00pm, Fort St Elmo, Valletta
Speed Dating: Face to face with Literatures in Europe
Representatives from European literary organizations and institutions have 5 minutes to share information about opportunities in the field of literature and publishing
Alexandra Büchler and Siân Williams from Literature Across Frontiers and Literary Europe Live; Mika Buljević from Kulturtreger|Booksa, Zagreb; Juta Pīrāga from the International Writers and Translators House, Latvia; and Judit Böröcz from the Petöfi Literary Museum, Budapest.
The Festival programme, 8.00pm, Fort St Elmo, Valletta
Thursday 24th August
John Aquilina (poetry)
Lilia Ben Romdhane (poetry)
Film by Nicky Aquilina and Lyanne Mifsud of Maria Grech Ganado’s poem “Relazzjoni”
Gjoko Zdraveski (poetry)
Ma Thida (prose), interviewed by Clare Azzopardi
Live music Sandro Zerafa (guitar) and Oliver Degabriele (double bass)
Friday 25th August
Mark Camilleri (prose)
Jean Portante (poetry, prose)
Film by Trevor Borg of Victor Fenech’s poem “Fuq Għoljiet Dingli”
Asja Bakić (poetry, prose)
Alfred Sant (prose), interviewed by Mark Vella
Live music by John Bartolo (drums) and Jimmy Bartolo (guitar)
Parallel workshop for children of all ages, 8.00pm – 11.00pm, Oħloq Kultura
Saturday 26th August
Zoë Skoulding (poetry)
Immanuel Mifsud (poetry, prose)
Film, “Off the Trail” (2015), by Jacob Cartwright and Nick Jordan, of Gary Snyder‘s poem “Endless Streams and Mountains”
Arvis Viguls (poetry)
Mourid Barghouti (poetry, prose, interviewed by Norbert Bugeja
Live music by John Bartolo (drums) and Jimmy Bartolo (guitar)
