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The Reykjavík International Literary Festival takes place from April 24 - 27. This year‘s agenda is ripe with readings, panels, and lectures, all of which are free and open to the public. The works of the... Meira
Reykjavík UNESCO City of Literature has launched an new step in the project Sleipnir - Your Reading Buddy. This reading initiative for children in Reykjavík now takes the flight even higher with a new book and... Meira
UNESCO Cities of Literature worldwide celebrate World Poetry Day with various events. Many of the cities this year highlight the voices of female poets with a focus on gender issues.
We, the members of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN), stand in solidarity with the people of New Zealand and our colleagues in UNESCO Cities of Auckland (Music) and Dunedin (Literature) during this terrible... Meira
Ljubljana, a UNESCO City of Literature since 2015, offers two one-month residencies for writers at the newly restored Švicarija/Swisshouse Creative Centre, which is part of the International Centre of Graphic Arts.... Meira
Krakow UNESCO City of Literature offers two two month residencies in 2019. Application deadline is February 25th.
Krakow UNESCO City of Literature offers Polish readers in Reykjavík free e-books in November. These are twelve bestsellers that readers can enjoy by scanning a QR code that gives access to a free app with the... Meira
Philippe Guerry is a writer and freelance journalist from La Rochelle in France. He is a guest at Gröndalshús residency in Reykjavík and has an exhibition and workshop while in the city.
On October 10 an exhibition of texts from UNESCO Cities of Literature around the world opens at the Reykjavík City Hall. Five poets read from their work at the opening.
Each year, UNESCO Cities of Literature around the globe compile a list of books that their staff members recommend, one from each participating city. This summer, eighteen of the cities took part, pointing out... Meira
UNESCO Creative Cities collaborate and present Poetic Encounters at the XII UNESCO Creative Cities Network Annual Meeting. Poets Bragi Ólafsson and Soffía Bjarnadóttir took part in Reykjavík.
Stanislaw (Stan) Strasburger, novelist, essayist and cultural manager, is writer-in-residence in Gröndalshús in Reykjavík in the spring of 2018, hosted by the Reykjavík UNESCO City of Literature and Goethe... Meira
To mark this year’s World Poetry Day, Reykjavík and our colleagues across the globe are linking up to hold simultaneous literary events in several UNESCO Cities of Literature. In Reykjavík, the day will start... Meira
Hagþenkir, the Assocation of Icelandic Non-fiction Writers nominated ten writers for the Hagþenki literary prize for 2017... Meira
The Association of Icelandic Publishers hosts this prize, handed out by the President of Iceland in the beginning of each year.
Come join the City of Literature and friends for a cosy and fun night in Gröndalshús, a charming writer's house in the heart of the old town.
The Icelandic Women's Literature Prize, Fjöruverðlaunin, were handed out on January 15th 218 for the 12th time.... Meira
Five new books on medieval Icelandic literature and history have recently been published in English. On November 10th the books will be introduced at the University of Iceland and all are welcome.
Reykjavík and Granada are both UNESCO Cities of Literature. These sister cities jointly host two events in Reykjavík in November 2017 with writers, translators and book-store owners from both cities.
