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 continues to engage collectively with readers in imaginative ways to leverage the power of words to offer unity and strength for cities and communities during these difficult times. Granada UNESCOContinue reading...
International Projects and Poetry and Readings21 March, 2020 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 go out to all those who are working every day to protect the safety and wellbeing of their fellow citizens around the world. During this evolving situation we have seenContinue reading...
International Authors and International Projects and Writers residencies1 October, 2019 Marli Roode and Luciana Jazmín Coronado selected for the 2019 Granada Writers in Residence Programme The 2019 Programme for Writers in Residence in Granada received no fewer than 111 applications from writers from countries including India, the United States, Brazil, Argentina, Russia, Malaysia, Australia, Nigeria, Mexico, Colombia, Canada, Nepal, Lebanon, South Africa, Israel, Georgia, Chile, as well as from many European countries. The jury, composed of Jesús Ortega, representing GranadaContinue reading...
International Projects and Writers residencies19 July, 2019 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 Tributes9 April, 2019 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 Workshops1 April, 2019 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 Poetry27 March, 2019 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 residencies25 March, 2019 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 Poetry19 March, 2019 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 Poetry10 March, 2019 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 Workshops3 March, 2019 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...
Writers residencies7 February, 2019 Ljubljana International Literary Residency Writer in the Park, Ljubljana International Literary Residency WHAT 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. WHEN 1–31 October 2019 and 20 November–20 December 2019 (one month per residency/applicant). WHO TheContinue reading...
