Kalligraphie-Wettbewerb in Kutaisi
Anlässlich des Tags der Georgischen Sprache fand in Kutaisi, Georgien, am 14. April im Rahmen eines UNESCO City of Literature Events ein Kalligraphie-Wettbewerb statt. Über 100 Kalligraph*innen nahmen teil - wow! Auf der Facebook-Seite der City of Literature Kutaisi findest du weitere Eindrücke vom Wettbewerb und erfährst, warum am 14. April die Georgische Sprache gefeiert wird.
Next writer-in-residence in Tartu
In April and May, Tartu UNESCO City of Literature will host the Canadian writer and literary programmer Christiane Vadnais as the Tartu International Writers Residency Program guest. Christiane Vadnais holds a Master's in Creative Writing. She writes fiction and works in the literary world as an event programmer and producer of innovative reading experiences. She has published one novel and several short stories and collaborates on numerous transdisciplinary projects. Her literary work has been translated into six languages and she has won several awards. In Tartu she plans to work on her second novel, get engaged in the local literary scene, and strengthen the ties between Tartu and Quebec as two sister Cities of Literature in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network. Among other activities, she will participate in Tartu International Literary Festival Prima Vista 2024: Futures Better and Worse.