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Attila F. Balázs introduced himself on a book tour in Székelyföld I Balázs F. Attila székelyföldi könyvbemutató turnén mutatkozott be
As the winner of the "Show Yourself!" literary transfer competition in March 2023, poet, writer and translator Attila F. Balázs presented his interview collection titled "The Two Sides of the Bars" in Székelyföld.
A "Mutasd magad! - irodalmi transzfer pályázat (2023)" áprilisi nyertesei/ Winners of the "Showtime! " – literary transfer competition (2023) in April
A pályázatra azon hazai szerzők és fordítók jelentkezését vártuk, akik meghívást kaptak valamilyen rangos külföldi rendezvényre, könyvbemutatóra, fesztiválra./ We were expecting applications from domestic authors and translators who were invited to prestigious foreign events, book launches or festivals.
Foreign premiere of concert theatre performance Twenty-Six Years – Private Petőfi
After its Budapest debut, the concert theater performance Twenty-Six Years - Private Petőfi will also be presented in Brussels. The show evoking the figure of Sándor Petőfi, the giant of poetry who was born 200 years ago, will be seen for the first time by foreign audiences in the Belgian capital. The Liszt Institute in Brussels will host the performance as part of the Petőfi Literary Fund’s bicentennial program dedicated to Petőfi.
Barnás, Böszörményi, Kukorelly, Andrea Tompa and Melinda Varga at the Leipzig Book Fair
At the Leipzig International Book Fair (Leipziger Buchmesse) organised between April 27-30 2023, the works of Ferenc Barnás, Zoltán Böszörményi, Endre Kukorelly, Andrea Tompa and Melinda Varga published in German are presented along with The Continental, an English-language journal of Central European literature. The organiser of the Hungarian pavilion and programs are the Petőfi Literary Fund and the Collegium Hungaricum Berlin.
The novel of Ag Apolloni written in Debrecen nominated for a Europe Award
Albanian writer from Kosovo Ag Apolloni spent a month in Debrecen in July 2022 as a scholarship holder of the Hungarian Writers’ Residency Program. His book written in the city called "Piroska: A Fairy Tale for Adults" (Kësulëkuqja, përrallë për të rritur) was already published last year in October and due to its massive success, it was nominated for the European Union Literary Award.
Kornélia Deres at the European Poetry Festival
The European Poetry Festival hosted representatives of European nations' poets for the sixth consecutive year. The 6th European Poetry Festival welcomes poets from European nations as its guests. As one of the largest poetry festivals in the United Kingdom, this event series is characterized by the invited poets forming pairs and creating entirely new texts together. These texts are then presented as poetry performances.
Spotlight on women at the London Book Fair I Fókuszban a nők a Londoni Könyvvásáron
The Petőfi Literary Fund represented Hungarian literature az the London Book Fair with its own stand.
A "Mutasd magad! - irodalmi transzfer pályázat (2023)" márciusi nyertesei / Winners of the "Showtime! " – literary transfer competition (2023) in March
A pályázatra azon hazai szerzők és fordítók jelentkezését vártuk, akik meghívást kaptak valamilyen rangos külföldi rendezvényre, könyvbemutatóra, fesztiválra./ We were expecting applications from domestic authors and translators who were invited to prestigious foreign events, book launches or festivals.
Bologna Children's Book Fair I Bolognai Gyermekkönyvvásár
The Bologna Children's Book Fair was organized for the 60th time this year. The Petőfi Literary Fund represented Hungary with a stand showcasing the entirety of Hungarian literature.
New Delhi World Book Fair I New Delhi Nemzetközi Könyvvásár
India, the Indian literary market, and participation in the New Delhi World Book Fair has been a new territory for the Petőfi Literary Fund so far, although not without precedence.
A "Mutasd magad! - irodalmi transzfer pályázat (2023)" februári nyertesei / Winners of the "Showtime! " – literary transfer competition (2023) in February
A pályázatra azon hazai szerzők és fordítók jelentkezését vártuk, akik meghívást kaptak valamilyen rangos külföldi rendezvényre, könyvbemutatóra, fesztiválra./ We were expecting applications from domestic authors and translators who were invited to prestigious foreign events, book launches or festivals.
Unprecedented Hungarian children’s literature successes
Otthon (Home) by Kinga Rofusz won the Crossmedia Award at the Bologna Book Fair, while Julianna Litkei got into the world’s greatest illustrators.