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Wednesday 30. 09. 2026Show programmeHide programme
10:00 – 12:00

The Limits of Tolerance on the Danube

A Dialogue of Slovak and Hungarian Writers through Image and Text – A creative writing workshop for high school students led by Erika Vályi Horváth, inspired by the exhibition The Gap on the Border (Medzera na hranici)

As part of the Novotvar 2026 International Literary Festival, an exclusive creative writing workshop will be held for third-year students at the Hungarian Gymnasium on Dunajská Street in Bratislava. This workshop directly builds upon Ekphrases / The Gap on the Border, a collaborative Slovak-Hungarian project initiated by the Bázis Association. Students will engage with texts by established authors (such as Peter Šulej, Pavol Rankov, Slavka Liptáková, Marianna Gyurász, Orsolya Karafiáth, Dávid Mellár, and Anikó N. Tóth), alongside visual works by prominent photographers and contemporary artists. Through a series of creative and reflective exercises, the workshop aims to guide participants in discovering their own artistic voice, exploring themes of personal boundaries, introspection, tolerance, and the mutual dialogue between two cultures.

17:00 – 21:00

Novotvar Book Market

Absynt, Literárna Bašta, Portugalský inštitút, KK Bagala, Vlna/Drewo/Novotvar, Protimluv, Intitut Mikołowski, Euskaldun, ArtForum, Verzia (časopis)  

Thursday 01. 10. 2026Show programmeHide programme
17:00

Anne Carson a preklady jej diel – Autobiography of Red a The Beauty of the Husband – Autobiografia Červeného / Autobiografia Rudé / Krása Manžela / Η ΟΜΟΡΦΙΑ ΤΟΥ ΣΥΖΥΓΟΥ

Eftychia Panajotu (CY/GR)
Tomáš Gabriel (CZ)
Mária Modrovich (SK)
Moderated by Michal Tallo

16:00 – 21:00

Novotvar Book Market

Absynt, Literárna Bašta, Portugalský inštitút, KK Bagala, Vlna/Drewo/Novotvar, Protimluv, Intitut Mikołowski, Euskaldun, ArtForum, Verzia (časopis)  

Friday 02. 10. 2026Show programmeHide programme
16:00

Poetry, experimentation and intermediality in the work of (not only) Milan Adamčiak

A book presentation with the editor and authors

Jaroslav Šrank (SK)
Julius Fujak (SK)
Ján Kralovič (SK)

18:00

Verzia – World Literature in Translation

Magazine on translation

A discussion about the latest issues of Verzia magazine. Benjamin Bossaert, editor of the issue, will talk about contemporary literature written in Dutch and themes such as the climate crisis and queer identity.

The second issue, featuring excerpts from works by some of the most prominent Indigenous voices from Canada and reflecting their experiences of residential schools, will be presented by its co-editor Lucia Grauzľová.

The discussion will be moderated by Andrea Makýšová Volárová.

16:00 – 21:00

Novotvar Book Market

Absynt, Literárna Bašta, Portugalský inštitút, KK Bagala, Vlna/Drewo/Novotvar, Protimluv, Intitut Mikołowski, Euskaldun, ArtForum, Verzia (časopis)  

Saturday 03. 10. 2026Show programmeHide programme
15:00 – 21:00

Novotvar Book Market

Absynt, Literárna Bašta, Portugalský inštitút, KK Bagala, Vlna/Drewo/Novotvar, Protimluv, Intitut Mikołowski, Euskaldun, ArtForum, Verzia (časopis)  

 

Programme subject to change.

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