Education and Writing Workshops Alejandro V. García, micro-workshop of chronicle We call “Granada is Literature” all activities in collaboration with the Granada UNESCO City of Literature programme and the Aula de Literatura of the University of Granada. We offer a number of free micro-writing workshops which take place one Friday a month, from October 2018 until May 2019, in the Sala del Mural of theContinue reading...
Audiovisual and Poetry Granada World Poetry Day 2019. Olalla Castro, “Those Tracks are You” Como parte de las actividades conjuntas y simultáneas realizadas por las Ciudades de Literatura UNESCO durante el Día Mundial de la Poesía 2019, Reikiavik Ciudad de Literatura UNESCO invitó a las Ciudades de Literatura a realizar un vídeo especial dedicado a reivindicar la poesía y la literatura escrita por mujeres. Granada Ciudad de Literatura colaboróContinue reading...
International Projects and Writers residencies Juan Domingo Aguilar, the Third Literary Resident in Óbidos. April 2019 The writer Juan Domingo Aguilar has been selected for the third literary residency in Óbidos for a Granada author. This residency will take place throughout the month of April and is a part of a joint project between Granada UNESCO City of Literature and Óbidos Literary City with the aim to promote the internationalization andContinue reading...
Celebrations and International Projects and Poetry UNESCO Cities of Literature Celebrate World Poetry Day This year’s World Poetry Day will be again celebrated and marked worldwide by the UNESCO Cities of Literature! On March 21st Granada City of Literature within 13 sister cities highlight the important role of poetry in shaping our attitudes. In Granada, around 60 poets will be offering a public poetry reading in 25 bookshops aroundContinue reading...
Celebrations and International Projects and Poetry World Poetry Day 2019 Third edition of World Poetry Day Granada, designated as a City of Literature by UNESCO, is celebrating World Poetry Day for the third time with a major cultural and social project based on public poetry readings. Between 6:00 and 9:00 pm on 21 March 2019, more than 60 of the city’s poets will be readingContinue reading...
Education and Narrative and Writing Workshops Narrative Workshop with Javier Mije “Introduction to the art of the narration” is a part of the serie of activities “Granada is Literature” organized by Granada UNESCO City of Literature and Aula de Literatura of the Madraza Palace with the collaboration of Centro Federico García Lorca and Centro Mediterráneo of the University of Granada. The Workshop The workshop is destined forContinue reading...
Conversations23 April, 2015 Sjón in conversation with Fernán González Sjón means “vision” and is the pen name chosen by Sigurjón Birgir Sigurdsson (b. Reykjavik, 1962). He is one of Iceland’s most significant contemporary artists and intellectuals. His books of poetry, novels and children’s stories have enjoyed great success among both critics and the public. In 2005 he won the Nordic Council Literature Prize for TheContinue reading...
