Velenje Literary Foundation
Lirikonfest
The main event held under the auspices of the Velenje Literary Foundation is the Lirikonfest festival, featuring international participation from authors, theoreticians, translators, and artists from Slovenia and abroad. UVKF also organizes readings of Slovene and translated poetry called Lirikon(fest)ove degustacije (Lirikon(fest) Tastings).
Awards
In cooperation with the literary association Velenika, the Velenje Literary Foundation presents the International Pretnar Award to ambassadors of Slovene poetry, literature, and language abroad; The Goblet of Immortality, an award for 10 years of outstanding poetry by a Slovenian author who has had an important impact on 21st-century fine literature; Lirikon’s Gold Piece for outstanding festival translations of 21st-century poetry for adults; Lirikonfest’s Gold Piece for the most substantial essay on the theme of the Lirikonfest roundtable; and Winged Turtle for the best Slovenian literary travelogue, published as a book in the previous year or the best Slovenian literary travelogue not yet published as a book.
International literary residencies
Velenje Literary Foundation arranges international literary residencies for Slovene and foreign authors, translators and international mediators of contemporary literature and art with a view to supporting their creative work and promoting international cooperation in the Slovene literary space. During their creative stay, guests introduce themselves to the public through presentations and interviews.
Publications
The foundation publishes three book collections: "Belodvorski", featuring literature for adults; "A Chocolate with a Book" (Čokolada s knjigo), aimed at children and young people; and "Home and Thought" (Dom in misel), consisting of monograph publications about Slovenia. In both its international magazine Rp. Lirikon21 for 21st-century poetry and Lirikonfest the Velenje Literary Foundation welcomes Slovene and foreign contributions in poetry and translations.
See also
External links
- Velenje Literary Foundation website (in Slovenian)
- Support services
- Literature
- Literature event organisers
- Event organisers
- Literature festival organisers
- Festival organisers
- Residencies
- Literature publishers
- Publishers
- Maribor, European Capital of Culture 2012
- Literature festival and event organisers
- Literature courses, workshops and residencies
- Literature funding, professional and support services
- Funding, professional and support services