This keynote address was given by A L Kennedy at the European Literature Night at the British Library on 10th May 2017. It was supported by EUNIC and The Royal Society of Literatur
In response to the changes faced by Europe, you are invited to meet the most exciting writers from across the channel, to listen to their stories and take a different look at our
I would like to thank the judges of the Heine Preis for allowing me to receive this honour, to be thought of as a good writer by people of intellectual rigour and good judgment is
A fresh new look at European literature through its stars – the writers! *EURO STARS* brings the best contemporary writers from across Europe to the UK for a series of lively rea
Report from Culture Matters: The Euro Stars Debate by Judith Vonberg One rainy Wednesday at the end of April, a group of people gathered for an evening of wine, readings and conve
Does Culture Matter in the current UK-Europe debate? In a highly topical event leading UK-European writers (*Euro Stars*!) discuss the importance of culture in the current Europe
A. L. Kennedy was born in Dundee in 1965. She is the author of 17 books: 6 literary novels, 1 science fiction novel, 7 short story collections and 3 works of non-fiction. She is a
“We are all migrants… Writers are migrants.” This is how the Scottish writer Alison Louise Kennedy ended her opening remarks at the seventh annual European Literature Days Fe
This month ELNet is treating you to a whole ‘package’ of European literary experiences from our annual ‘ELit European Literature Days’ in Spitz on the Danube in Austria. Th
When I first wrote this lecture a summary of my argument could have been – when art fails, there is cruelty, because cruelty in humans is caused by a lack of imagination. Th
