This year marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of Vilna Gaon Elijah ben Ben Solomon Zalman – the 18th century sage who contributed immensely to the formation of Litvak Judaism and brought the city of Vilnius fame as the Jerusalem of the North. Lithuania has dedicated 2020 to the commemoration
The European Union Prize for Literature (EUPL) recognises emerging fiction writers from across Europe. During a cycle of three years, the award includes 41 countries participating in the Creative Europe programme – an initiative aiming at strengthening Europe’s cultural and creative sectors. The
ELit Literaturhaus Europa invites European writers to take a chance to present their ideas about the future, while still under the impression of the crisis. EUROPA 28: Writing by women on the future of EuropeBy Rosie Goldsmith A vision of the future of Europe by women? Early in 2020 Europa28 was a u
In strange times, a sure place to look to for guidance has always been the literary realm. I’ve been thinking, for example, about the opening lines of Lady Chatterley’s Lover: “Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically. The cataclysm has happened, we are a
The European Literature Network needs you! Over 10 years you have shown you need us too – our free ground-breaking meetings, events, professional workshops, reviews, magazines and interviews, dedicated to helping you promote your work in European literature and translation in the UK. But our
CHARLESTON FESTIVAL AT HOME, 15-25 MAY 2020 Last month the charity that runs Charleston; the Sussex farmhouse where the Bloomsbury group once gathered to imagine society differently, launched an emergency appeal following the organisation’s closure and the cancellation of its flagship literary fes
