Programme
Saturday, 4. 6.
arrivals in Ljubljana, transfer to Dane in South-Western Slovenia
Sunday, 5. 6. – Wednesday, 8.6.
introductory session, planning workshop schedule, participants read their own work, discussion about selected texts, working individually or with the author of text one is translating, impromptu readings ...
Thursday, 9. 6.
for children – Reading at Sežana Library http://www.sez.sik.si
Friday, 10. 6.
morning - departure for Ljubljana, settling in hotel
8 p.m. – reading at Festival Živa književnost / Living Literature Festival www.skuc.org
Saturday, 11. 6.
8 p.m. – attending reading at Festival Živa književnost / Living Literature Festival
Sunday 12. 6.
departures
List of participants
Clare Azzopardi, Malta
Edward van de Vendel, The Netherlands
Ieva Samauska, Latvia
Jyrki Kiiskinen, Finland
Kätlin Kaldmaa, Estonia
Lawrence Schimel, Spain (Spanish)
Lela B. Njatin, Slovenia
Clare Azzopardi (1977) is a lecturer at the University of Malta Junior College. She has written and edited various books and textbooks for children, including Stilel, Senduq Kuluri/Buffuri, Kalejdoskopju and is now working on a set of readers about the brave Jake Cassar. Her first picture book Meta l-Milied ma Ġiex (2008) won the Maltese National Book Award for children’s fiction. Her first novel for children Il-Każ kważi kollu tal-aħwa De Molizz also won the Maltese National Book Award for children’s fiction in 2009. Azzopardi also writes for adults and has published a book of short stories Il-Linja l-Ħadra (2006) and a play L-Interdett Taħt is-Sodda (2010) which was also published in French (Éditions Théâtrales, 2008) and Arabic (I-ACT, 2009).
Edward van de Vendel (1964) is a writer of children's books, young adult books, poetry and song lyrics. He is from The Netherlands and has published over 50 books for different ages, in different genres. His works have been translated into German, French, Italian, Norwegian, Danish, English and other languages. One of his picture books, ONE MILLION BUTTERFLIES, with illustrations by Carll Cneut, was published in Slovenian as MILIJON METULJEV (Narava. 2007). His website: www.edwardvandevendel.com
Ieva Samauska (1969), Latvia
Latvia University, Faculty of Philology (Journalism)
Member of the Latvian Writers' Union. Books: Between Two Heartbeats (2004), How to Conjure up Snow (2006), Betty's Talks or How I Was Born (2007), The Little Angel (2008), City from A to Z (2009), The Princess Book (2010).
Jyrki Kiiskinen (1963) debuted as a poet in 1989. He was the Editor-in-Chief of Nuori Voima magazine between 1991 and 1994 and after that continued his career as the Editor-in-Chief of Books from Finland between 1996 and 2000. Nowadays, he works as a freelance writer in Helsinki. Jyrki Kiiskinen was one of the ardent poets who established the Living Poets' Society, and has later on organized several literary events. He has published five collections of poetry and three novels. As a writer of children’s literature, he debuted in 2000 with his book Jänis ja Vanki (The Hare and the Prisoner). Since then, he has published five books for children (between the age of 7 and 11).
Kätlin Kaldmaa (1970) is an Estonian poet, writer, translator and literary critic. She has published three collections of poetry – Larii-laree, One is None and Worlds, Unseen –, and a children’s book Four Children and Murka. She has written extensively on literature and translated more than 20 works of world’s best literature. Kätlin Kaldmaa is the President of Estonian PEN and Editor-in-Chief of a book magazine Lugu. She is currently working on her fourth collection of poetry and on the first novel.
Lawrence Schimel (New York, 1971) writes in both Spanish and English and has published over 100 titles as author or anthologist, for both adults and children, including FAIRY TALES FOR WRITERS, LA AVENTURA DE CECILIA Y EL DRAGÓN, and LITTLE PIRATE GOES TO SCHOOL. He has lived in Madrid, Spain, since January of 1999, where he works as a Spanish-English translator.
Lela B. Njatin was born in 1963. Lives in Ljubljana. Central point of her opus is the novel Intolerance (orig. Nestrpnost, Aleph, Ljubljana 1988, reprint 1991; Naklada MD, Zagreb 1998), awarded with Golden Bird, award for best achievements of young authors. Her fairytale Giant’s Heart (orig. Velikanovo srce, Aleph, Ljubljana 1997; Meandar, Zagreb 1998; Klobouky y Brna, Cesky Krumlovci 1999) was nominated for Večernica Award. Her literary opus consists mainly of short stories. Her works have been published in several anthologies abroad. Selection of her work is available at www.lelabnjatin.com