International Projects and Writers residencies 2019 Granada Writers in 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 Extension Unit, International Development Unit, and Social Responsibility, Equality and Inclusion Unit), is launching a new international Granada Writers in Residence Programme. The purpose of this programme is to strengthenContinue reading...
Conversations and Poetry and Tributes Tribute Days to Darío Jaramillo Thought Granada UNESCO City of Literature programme, the City Council’s Arts Department organizes the Tribute Days to Darío Jaramillo, winner of the 15th City of Granada–Federico García Lorca International Poetry Prize. The Tribute will take place on 23h and 24th April 2019 in the Centro Federico García Lorca. The award ceremony will held on 25thContinue reading...
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...
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...
