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The first [[Vilenica International Writers’ Gathering]] was organised in [[established::1986]] by the Slovene Writers' Association and [[Veno Taufer]], though it has originated in 1980 with literary meetings organised by [[Municipality of Sežana]] in the karst caves of Vilenica. Later the event has developed into an important Central European event which hosts more than 100 guests every year.
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The first [[Vilenica International Writers’ Gathering|Vilenica International Literary Festival]] was organised in [[established::1986]] by the [[Slovene Writers’ Association]] and [[Veno Taufer]], though its origins go back to 1980, when literary meetings were organised by [[Municipality of Sežana]] in the karst cave of Vilenica, after which the festival takes its name. To date the event has developed into an important Central European gathering of writers and the biggest festival of this sort in Slovenia, hosting more than 100 guests every year in the early autumn days. The main festival programme is held in Lipica and the Karst region, while a number of events are organised all over Slovenia.  
The 26th edition of the festival took place from 7 to 11 September.
 
  
 
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==History==
 
==History==
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From the first Vilenica festival to present day, more than 1,500 guests hailing from over 50 countries have participated in the festival. Many of them are writers, essayists, playwrights, as well as translators, editors, journalists, philosophers, publishers, and others interested either privately or professionally in Central European literature.
  
From the first Vilenica gathering until today, over 1,500 guests from more than 50 countries have participated in the event. Many of them have been writers and essayists, as well as translators, editors, journalists, philosophers, publishers and others who are interested either privately or professionally in the literature of the Central European countries and the works they produce. Thoroughly Central European from the outset, the Vilenica Gathering has developed from the early days when it strove for political freedom to a 21st-century event involved in the resistance against linguistic and cultural uniformity in Europe.
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==Organisation==
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In organising this event, the [[Slovene Writers’ Association]] and the [[KUD Vilenica Art Society]] cooperate with various organisations including [[Municipality of Sežana]], [[Kosovel Culture House Sežana]], the Sežana Caving Association, Lokev Community Council and Tourist Association of Štanjel.  
  
In organising this event, the [[Slovene Writers’ Association]] and the [[KUD Vilenica Art Society]] co-operate with various organisations including [[Municipality of Sežana]], [[Kosovel Culture House Sežana]], the Sežana Caving Association, the Lokev Community Council and the Tourist Association of Štanjel.
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The Vilenica International Literary Festival is financially supported by the [[Ministry of Culture]] of Slovenia, [[Slovenian Book Agency]], Central European Initiative (CEI), EU Culture Programme, [[Municipality of Sežana]], private sponsors, and others.
  
The Vilenica International Writers' Gathering is financially supported by the [[Ministry of Culture]] of Slovenia, the [[Central European Initiative (CEI)]], EU Culture Programme, [[Sežana Municipality]] and private sponsors.
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==Programme==
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The Vilenica festival features a wide array of literary and cultural events, readings, symposia, literature presentations, round-table discussions, a book fair, all with a view to promoting literature and authors among professionals and the general public. Some of them are aimed at authors, translators, publishers, and literary scientists, affording opportunities to discuss topical issues and arising trends, while others set a relaxed atmosphere perfect for informal meetings and networking. Every year a different literature and a Slovene author are put into focus, while the motto of the festival changes with regard to current topics in contemporary literature. Some of the featured literatures have been: contemporary Lithuanian literature, literature from Flanders, contemporary literature written in Irish Gaelic, Basque literature, etc.
  
==Programme==
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The highlight of the festival is the [[Vilenica International Literary Awards|Vilenica International Literary Prize]], which is bestowed upon a Central European author for outstanding achievement in literature or essay writing. The ceremony is held in the Karst cave Vilenica and is accompanied by music and dance performances. 
  
The highlight of the event is the [[Vilenica International Literary Awards]] ceremony. In 2006 the Vilenica Grand Prix was conferred on Serbian poet Miodrag Pavlović, while Slovene writer Mojca Kumerdej received a Vilenica Crystal for best short story.  
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The [[Vilenica International Literary Awards|Crystal Vilenica]] is given to an author from Central Europe for the finest contribution to the ''Vilenica Almanac'' at a literary reading at the Štanjel castle.
  
The motto of Vilenica 2007 was 'Who is afraid of the truth of literature?' and the festival opened with the leading Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer. Next to the CEI Round Table, the 5th International Comparative Literature Colloquium took place there. The Vilenica Grand Prix went to Goran Stefanovski.
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Organised by [[KUD Vilenica Art Society|KD Vilenica]], the [[Vilenica International Literary Awards|Young Vilenica Award]] is presented to authors up to the age of 15. The winners are given the opportunity to read their poetry at the festival.
In a bid to promote lesser-known literatures, the 2006 Vilenica Gathering featured a panel on Basque literature entitled 'To Write in Euskera: the Basque Language, Today and Tomorrow', and the organisers also published the first ''Vilenica Anthology'', dedicated on this occasion to contemporary Basque literature. Another panel scrutinised the historic, political and literary dimensions of relations between neighbours. Entitled 'Who Can Hear One's Neighbour's Story?', the debate, sponsored by the Central European Initiative (CEI), pointed to the need for self-criticism.
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The candidates for the [[CEI Fellowship for Writers in Residence]] are guests of the Vilenica festival, where the fellowship winner is announced at one of the events.  
  
The ''Literature Across Frontiers'' project supported by the EU Culture Programme (2007-2013) have supported the Vilenica programme section ''Lesser-Known Literatures of Europe'' In 2011 the festival featured literature from Turkey and invited the writers Nazlı Eray, Nedim Gürsel and Mehmed Yaşın. On that occassion, the anthology ''İstanbul Türküsü'' (''Listening to Istanbul''), the sixth in the Vilenica Anthology series, was launched.
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==Publications==
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A programme booklet offers basic information and timetables on festival events, as well as information on the participating authors and other performing artists. The booklet is particularly useful as it contains an overview of the participants, their work and contact information.
  
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The central publication is the ''Vilenica Almanac'', published since the very beginning of the festival. It features a presentation of the [[Vilenica International Literary Awards|Vilenica International Literary Prize]] winner and a selection of poetry or prose by the participating authors (published in the source language, in Slovenian, and English). ''The Almanac'' also includes the winning poems of the [[Vilenica International Literary Awards|Young Vilenica Award]] and Cúirt Festival.
  
==The CEI Fellowship for Writers in Residence==
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The literature in the foreground, that is, less-known European literature, is published in the Vilenica Anthologies series. The anthology features translated poetry and prose in Slovenian, as well as information on the authors.
  
The Central European Initiative Fellowship of € 5,000 is addressed to young writers from 18 CEI Member States and is intended to be used for a three-month residence in any CEI Member State of the candidate’s choice. In 2006 its first recipient was Goce Smilevski (Macedonia) who spent three months in Slovenia and Italy, completing a writing project. In 2007 a poet, writer, translator and literary critic Marianna Kiyanovska from Lviv (Ukraine) was awarded the fellowship, while in 2008 the grant was bestowed to a story and essay writer Ivana Sajko (Croatia), and in 2009 to the Serbian author Dragan Radovančević.
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In collaboration with [[Cankarjeva Publishing House Ltd|Cankarjeva Založba Publishing House]], a book by the previous year's recipient of the [[Vilenica International Literary Awards|Vilenica International Literary Prize]] is translated into Slovenian and presented at the Štanjel castle.
The Fellowship international jury selects three shortlisted applications. The candidates are guests of the Vilenica festival when the fellowship winner is announced at one of the festival events.
 
  
==Publishing==
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A special festival publication features essays presented at the CEI Round Table Discussion.
  
The ''Vilenica Almanac'' presents the programme of the event together with a list of all participants, information about the Vilenica International Literary Award winners and extracts from their work, a selection of poetry or prose by authors invited to the event (published in the original language, in Slovene and in one of the major languages) and a survey of how the Gathering has developed since the earliest days. A book of work by the previous year's winner translated into the Slovene language is presented at Štanjel Castle.
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Read Me Live, a live literature website, was launched as part of the 2011 Vilenica festival following a joint effort of four European festivals supported by the European Commission.
  
 
==Venues==
 
==Venues==
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Alongside the literary meetings organised in the karst cave of Vilenica, various readings and other events now take place at different locations in the Karst region: in Lipica, the old church in the village of Lokev, [[Kosovel Culture House Sežana|Kosovel Cultural House]] in Sežana, medieval castle of Štanjel. Accompanying events are also held in Ljubljana, Maribor, Celje, Koper and Gorizia (Italy).
  
Next to literary meetings organised in the karst caves of Vilenica various readings and other events now take place at different locations in the Karst region, in Lipica, in the old church in the village of Lokev; in the [[Kosovel Cultural House]] at Sežana; in the medieval castle of Štanjel and in [[Ljubljana Castle]].
 
  
  

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Mednarodni literarni festival Vilenica
Vilenica International Writers’ Gathering, Društvo slovenskih pisateljev, Tomšičeva 12, SI-1000 Ljubljana
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The first Vilenica International Literary Festival was organised in 1986 by the Slovene Writers’ Association and Veno Taufer, though its origins go back to 1980, when literary meetings were organised by Municipality of Sežana in the karst cave of Vilenica, after which the festival takes its name. To date the event has developed into an important Central European gathering of writers and the biggest festival of this sort in Slovenia, hosting more than 100 guests every year in the early autumn days. The main festival programme is held in Lipica and the Karst region, while a number of events are organised all over Slovenia.

Vilenica International Literary Awards 2005 Gauss Rakusa.JPGIlma Rakusa and Karl-Markus Gauß, Vilenica Prize Winners 2005



History

From the first Vilenica festival to present day, more than 1,500 guests hailing from over 50 countries have participated in the festival. Many of them are writers, essayists, playwrights, as well as translators, editors, journalists, philosophers, publishers, and others interested either privately or professionally in Central European literature.

Organisation

In organising this event, the Slovene Writers’ Association and the KUD Vilenica Art Society cooperate with various organisations including Municipality of Sežana, Kosovel Culture House Sežana, the Sežana Caving Association, Lokev Community Council and Tourist Association of Štanjel.

The Vilenica International Literary Festival is financially supported by the Ministry of Culture of Slovenia, Slovenian Book Agency, Central European Initiative (CEI), EU Culture Programme, Municipality of Sežana, private sponsors, and others.

Programme

The Vilenica festival features a wide array of literary and cultural events, readings, symposia, literature presentations, round-table discussions, a book fair, all with a view to promoting literature and authors among professionals and the general public. Some of them are aimed at authors, translators, publishers, and literary scientists, affording opportunities to discuss topical issues and arising trends, while others set a relaxed atmosphere perfect for informal meetings and networking. Every year a different literature and a Slovene author are put into focus, while the motto of the festival changes with regard to current topics in contemporary literature. Some of the featured literatures have been: contemporary Lithuanian literature, literature from Flanders, contemporary literature written in Irish Gaelic, Basque literature, etc.

The highlight of the festival is the Vilenica International Literary Prize, which is bestowed upon a Central European author for outstanding achievement in literature or essay writing. The ceremony is held in the Karst cave Vilenica and is accompanied by music and dance performances.

The Crystal Vilenica is given to an author from Central Europe for the finest contribution to the Vilenica Almanac at a literary reading at the Štanjel castle.

Organised by KD Vilenica, the Young Vilenica Award is presented to authors up to the age of 15. The winners are given the opportunity to read their poetry at the festival.

The candidates for the CEI Fellowship for Writers in Residence are guests of the Vilenica festival, where the fellowship winner is announced at one of the events.

Publications

A programme booklet offers basic information and timetables on festival events, as well as information on the participating authors and other performing artists. The booklet is particularly useful as it contains an overview of the participants, their work and contact information.

The central publication is the Vilenica Almanac, published since the very beginning of the festival. It features a presentation of the Vilenica International Literary Prize winner and a selection of poetry or prose by the participating authors (published in the source language, in Slovenian, and English). The Almanac also includes the winning poems of the Young Vilenica Award and Cúirt Festival.

The literature in the foreground, that is, less-known European literature, is published in the Vilenica Anthologies series. The anthology features translated poetry and prose in Slovenian, as well as information on the authors.

In collaboration with Cankarjeva Založba Publishing House, a book by the previous year's recipient of the Vilenica International Literary Prize is translated into Slovenian and presented at the Štanjel castle.

A special festival publication features essays presented at the CEI Round Table Discussion.

Read Me Live, a live literature website, was launched as part of the 2011 Vilenica festival following a joint effort of four European festivals supported by the European Commission.

Venues

Alongside the literary meetings organised in the karst cave of Vilenica, various readings and other events now take place at different locations in the Karst region: in Lipica, the old church in the village of Lokev, Kosovel Cultural House in Sežana, medieval castle of Štanjel. Accompanying events are also held in Ljubljana, Maribor, Celje, Koper and Gorizia (Italy).


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