Ebook Expedition Poetry
In early November 2018 three German poets of different generations and sensibilities, Carolin Callies, Dorina Heller and Hans Thill, travelled to Granada to meet with …
CITY OF LITERATURE
On 1 December 2014 Granada was officially granted membership of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) in the Literature category. Granada was the first Spanish-language City of Literature to be afforded this distinction.
Our projectPresent activities
Iosi Havilio and Paulina Flores win the 2021 edition of the International Writers-in-Residence Programme in Granada
After a break in 2020 due to covid-19, in 2021 the Granada International Writers-in-Residence Programme has once again launched a worldwide call for applications through …
Olalla Castro and Jesús Ortega at Heidelberger Literaturtage festival
The cooperation between Granada and Heidelberg UNESCO Cities of Literature Heidelberg is once again reflected in the invitation to creators from Granada to participate in …
2021 Granada Writers Residence Programme
Granada UNESCO City of Literature, which depends on Granada City Council’s Department for the Arts, in partnership with the University of Granada (through its University …
Micro-workshop “Poetry in the New Normality. Poetic Perspectives for a Time of Crisis”, by Rosa Berbel
We call “Granada is Literature” the set of activities in collaboration between the programme Granada City of Literature (belonging to the Department of Culture of …
World Poetry Day 2021 – Reconnecting People
UNESCO Cities of Literature strive every day to improve life outcomes and wellbeing for their communities. As the world battles the COVID-19 pandemic, the network …
World Poetry Day 2020
These past weeks has seen a global outbreak of Coronavirus (COVD-19), including in many UNESCO Cities of Literature across the world. Our thoughts and admiration …
Network of Bookshops
Granada’s bookshops
We have devised this project with several objectives: to bring to the fore the quality, quantity, diversity and richness of Granada’s bookshops; to realise their potential for visibility and promotion; to build bridges between bookshops a nd the reading public; to generate self-esteem and added value; to develop a link between the specific ambit of bookshops and the general sphere of cultural and tourism development in Granada; and to bring bookshops together under a unified concept, idea or image of quality to add to the list of the city’s cultural attractions.
The latest update of the network took place on November 11, 2021, in celebration of Bookstore Day.
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Writers from Granada at the Heidelberg Literaturtage Festival
Once again, as a result of the collaboration with Heidelberg UNESCO City of Literature, creators from the city of Granada have been invited to participate …
Call for UNESCO City of Literature 2021 Wonju Residency
Wonju City of Literature offers a chance for writers from Cities of Literature to come to Wonju and stay in Toji Cultural Centre for our …
2021 Bucheon Residency Programme, apply now!
Bucheon (Republic of Korea), a UNESCO Creative City of Literature, has launched the Call for the second edition of the “Bucheon Residency Programme”. The residency …