Drago Jančar and Lila Prap at the International Istanbul Poetry and...
The festival ranks among Turkey's most revered and popular string of literary events, which take place at various location all over Istanbul. Although poetry readings are at the forefront of the gala,...
View ArticleA Cosmopolitan Woman Meets A Mexicano – Two Slovenian Graphic Novels Say...
The exhibition will be opened by the Slovenian Minister of Culture, Mr Anton Peršak. The event will feature a discussion with comic book artist and graphic novelist Zoran Smiljanić and storybook writer...
View ArticleNewest Issue of SINFO Magazine – Dedicated to Slovenian Literature
The Slovenian Book Agency (JAK) is currently also in the process of establishing an e-newsletter in English and Slovenian. The newsletter is scheduled to be sent to subscribers four times per year. The...
View ArticleBulletin before the Opening of the Frankfurt Book Fair (19 – 23 October 2016)
This year, over thirty Slovenian publishing houses, which are all listed among the co-presenters in the official fair catalogue, received an invitation to present their programmes in the national...
View ArticleTHIS WAS IT FOR 2016: THE FRANKFURT BOOK FAIR SAYS FAREWELL, UNTIL NEXT YEAR
The 2016 Frankfurt Book Fair featured a few content and space related additions. Hall 4.1. hosted a "Fair in a Fair" event. A newly incepted one-day conference revolving around the topic of "The...
View ArticleA Cosmopolitan Woman Meets A Mexicano – Two Slovenian Graphic Novels Say...
The exhibition was opened by the Slovenian Minister of Culture, Mr Anton Peršak. The exhibition, organized by the Slovenian Book Agency (JAK) and the Slovenian Culture and Information Centre (SKICA),...
View ArticleBoris Pahor in Berlin
The main reason behind the event is the publishing of Pahor's reprinted novel Nekropola (Nekropolis), the German translation of which was first published by the Berlin Verlag in 2001. Prior to the...
View ArticleLjubljana Reads at the "Sa(n)jam knjige" Book Fair in Pula
In collaboration with the Municipality of Ljubljana, the Slovenian Book Agency (JAK) will bring approximately 20 literary guests and as many events to the festival. The events are not all of literary...
View ArticleSlovenian Authors in Berlin
Stanka Hrastelj and Mojca Kumerdej will be the first from the string of Slovenian writers to 'Say Hello' to Berlin as they are scheduled to be guests at the Helmuth Pohren-Hartmann Salon on 3 December...
View ArticleSlovenian Gallery Night in Pula
The programme will be officially opened on Saturday, 3 December 2016, at 21:00 (9:00 PM) at the Sveta srca (Sacred Hearts) Gallery in Pula with the unveiling of the accompanying exhibition and a...
View ArticleNew Slovenian Cinema Takes Over Berlin
Periskop is a Berlin-based society focused on broadening Germany's horizons on Slovenia's accomplishments in the field of art and culture. For the second time, the collective has put together a diverse...
View ArticleSlovenian Authors in the Focus of the Pula Book Fair
After a night of Slovenian visual art, (re)presented by Metka Krašovec, Alenka Sottler, Hana Stupica and Jure Eržen during the Pula Gallery Night (1 December 2016), the following days were reserved for...
View ArticleThe Final Act of the Pula Book Fair Marked by the Incomparable Svetlana...
The director of the fair, Mrs Magdalena Vodopija, described the programme, organized by the Slovenian Book Agency (JAK), the City of Ljubljana and the Ljubljana-based public institute for tourism...
View ArticleVisit by the Administration of the Frankfurt Book Fair to Slovenia
Our guests visited a number of Slovenian publishing houses and bookstores, and met with various authors – among them household names such as Maja Haderlap, Boris A. Novak, Drago Jančar and Jani Virk....
View ArticleDrago Jančar up for prestigious russian literary prize
On March 16, 2017 the jury of the Yasnaya Polyana Literary Award announced the long list in the Foreign Fiction category for 2017. The long list includes 28 works by authors from Great Britain, Israel,...
View ArticleSlovenian events at this year's Leipzig Book Fair (23-26 March 2017)
Hall 4.0 in close proximity to the Slovenian booth will feature a comic art/graphic novel exhibition titled Alma M. Karlin – Svetovljanka iz province (Alma M. Karlin: A Provincial Cosmopolitan Woman –...
View ArticleFeatured Author: Suzana Tratnik - Bingo or Life!
Find a sample translation in the link and an invitation to the novel presentation on Thursday March 23rd at 17.00! Plot:Mia, sixteen, is growing up in a small, dull town, with a mom who would do...
View ArticlePresentation of Slovenian Authors in Leipzig a Success!
This year, Leipzig played host to 2.439 participants from 43 different countries. Various fair-related events throughout the city were visited by over 285.000 book enthusiasts. This year’s “Guest of...
View ArticleFrench Journalists Curious about Lainšček’s Halgato
The short study visit (27 - 29 March 2017), attended by esteemed French journalists Anne Dastakian (Marianne magazine); Rémi Bostsarron (Radio Europe 1); Thierry Clermont (Le Figaro newspaper); and...
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