Stories that Connect Us

The expert meeting, organised by Beletrina in cooperation with the Maribor Library and the Austrian Literary Association Manuskripte, will shed light on the challenges of publishing and the state of the literary world.

They will address a range of questions, including: how do publishers reach authors? Do they monitor literature at the border? Do they have contacts from each other? What are the forms of support or opportunities for translators, authors, publishers? What are the common stories and what do Austrian and Slovenian authors want? What are the cross-border links between event organisers and publishers, between producers and media, between authors and editors? How do literary journalists, bloggers, critics find readers for their articles and for literature? How are book clubs developing here and abroad and what is their importance for the local community?

PROGRAMME
13.30-14.00 arrival and registration
14.00-14.10 opening address: mag. Klemen Brvar, Director of the Maribor Library · welcome address by Andreas Unterweger, Editor of Manuskripte and Maja Papič, Production Manager at Beletrina
14.10-15.40 first part of the meeting
15.40-16.00 coffee break
16.00-17.00 second part of the meeting
17.00-18.00 refreshments

The first part of the meeting is devoted to presentations, a state-of-the-art overview and discussion among participants. The second part will be followed by the presentation of the results of the different groups of participants.

The aim is to strengthen mutual cooperation and networking, to make new acquaintances and exchange contacts, so publishers, authors, translators, editors, booksellers, literary organisers/producers, librarians, literary journalists, bloggers, critics, theoreticians and all those interested in creative dialogue and new initiatives for cross-border cooperation in the field of literature and publishing between Slovenia and Austria are cordially invited to attend.

Applications are invited until places are filled at prijave@beletrina.si, please indicate your first name, surname and city of origin.

The event will be interpreted into German.

The event is part of the STORCON project, which is co-funded by the Interreg Slovenia-Austria Programme.