Baltic Women Writers Tour in London and Oxford
Baltic Women Writers Tour sheds light on the most extraordinary literary talent from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. The Tour begins on 1 June in London with the event Cartographies of Silence at Waterstones Piccadilly. It continues with Poeting in Translation at Waterstones Oxford on 2 June and culminates on 3 June at Oxford Translation Day. The programme features remarkable writers, translators and critics Aušra Kaziliūnaitė (LT), Karla Gruodis (LT), Nora Ikstena (LV), Kaija Straumanis (LV), Maarja Kangro (EE) and Johanna Ross (EE).
Attention of the publishing world is turning towards the Baltic countries as they are anticipated to become the Market Focus for the London Book Fair 2018. While the appetite for translated literature continues to grow in the UK, these three small nations make a bold step to introduce some of the most exciting contemporary women writers from the region on Baltic Women Writers Tour.
1 June, 7:00 pm, Waterstones London Piccadilly. Cartographies of Silence is chaired by writer, editor, and critic Lucy Popescu who will ask crucial questions about the little-known history and virtue of the Baltic literary expression by, and about, women.
2 June, 7:00 pm, Waterstones Oxford. An incredibly rich, cultural night of Poeting in Translation is chaired by a renowned poet, writer, and promoter Dan Holloway. He welcomes international voices to discuss the growing appetite for translated literature in the UK, and will open the mic for as many languages as can be found in Oxford among the audience.
3 June, 10am to 7:30pm, The University of Oxford, St Anne’s College and other venues around the city. Oxford Translation Day 2017 is a celebration of literary translation consisting of workshops, talks, and readings throughout the day. The Bold and the Baltic panel, interspersed with readings, looks closer at the peculiarities of women's literature and its developments in the Baltic countries. The programme culminates in a ceremony to announce the winner of the Oxford Weidenfeld Translation Prize. All events are free, but registration is required.
The Baltic Women Writers Tour has been possible thanks to the kind support from Lithuanian Culture Institute and Embassy of Lithuania, International Writers’ and Translators’ House and Embassy of Latvia, and Estonian Literature Centre and Embassy of Estonia. The initiative hails from Lithuania as a collaboration between Oxford based publicist and agent Erika Lastovskyte and Lithuanian Culture Institute.
'Cartographies of Silence: Baltic Women Writers in Translation' – 1 June, 7pm – 8.30pm.
Waterstones, 203-206 Piccadilly, W1J 9HD London
The event is free but registration is required.
'Poeting/in Translation' - 2 June, 7pm – 8.30pm.
Waterstones Oxford, William Baker House, Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3AF
Register: https://www.waterstones.com/events/poeting-at-waterstones-poetry-in-translation/oxford
'Oxford Translation Day' - 3 June, 3pm – 4.45pm.
St. Anne’s College, Seminar Room 7, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6HS
More information and full programme:
http://www.occt.ox.ac.uk/oxford-translation-day-2017
http://balticwomenwriters.com/
https://www.facebook.com/BalticWomenWriters/
