The guests of Vilenica 2013

Based on the consultants’ proposals, the Vilenica jury have selected the prize winner and the guests of the 28th Vilenica. The selection criteria remain the same: literary excellence and plurality in geographic, generational and generic sense.

Vilenica Prize Winner 2013
Olga Tokarczuk, Poland

Slovene Author in Focus
Florjan Lipuš

Vilenica Honorary Guests
Boris Pahor
Ludwig Hartinger

Literary readings

David Albahari, Srbia/Canada
Marco Apollonio, Slovenia
Anna Auziņa, Latvia
Mauro Covacich, Italy
Silvia Choleva, Bolgaria
Radka Denemarková, Czech Republic
Rodica Draghincescu, Romania/France
Miriam Drev, Slovenia
Katharina Hacker, Germany
Olli Heikkonen, Finland
Brian Henry, USA
Dušan Jelinčič, Italy/Slovenia
Ignacy Karpowicz, Poland
Nina Kokelj, Slovenia
Vladimir Kopicl, Serbia
Tone Kuntner, Slovenia
Gerry Loose, United Kingdom
Gašper Malej, Slovenia
Tania Malyarchuk, Ukraine/Austria
Jean Mattern, France
Alan McMonagle, Ireland
Boris A. Novak, Slovenia
Vanja Pegan, Slovenia
Ana Pepelnik, Slovenia
Katja Perat, Slovenia
Milan Rakovac, Croatia
Martin Solotruk, Slovakia
Marko Sosič, Italy/Slovenia
Brita Steinwendtner, Austria
Zhao Si, China

Switzerland at Vilenica
Lukas Bärfuss
Arno Camenisch
Pietro De Marchi
Michel Layaz
Ilma Rakusa

Authors in Residence
Tiziano Broggiato, Italy
Cristina Galvin, Ireland
Roberto Nassi, Italy

Young Vilenica Award
Ajda Furlan, Slovenia
Jerneja Rupnik, Slovenia
Eva Salopek, Slovenia

International Comparative Literature Colloquium
Ana Beguš, Slovenia
Narvika Bovcon, Slovenia
Thomas Elsaesser, USA
Leonora Flis, Slovenia
Federica Ivaldi, Italy
David Link, Germany
Maja Murnik, Slovenia
Matevž Rudolf, Slovenia
Janez Strehovec, Slovenia
Darko Štrajn, Slovenia
Ayşe Temiz, USA
Aleš Vaupotič, Slovenia
Ernest Ženko, Slovenia

Proffesional Visitors
Sami Al-Daghistani, prevajalec, Slovenia, The Netherlands
Alexandra Büchler, Literature Accross Frontiers, Great Britain
Claude D. Conter, Centre national de littérature, Luxemburg
Rūta Elijošaitytė, Poetinis Druskininkų ruduo, Lithuania
Dani Gill, Cúirt International Festival of Lierature, Ireland
Michael Stiller, Literaturhaus NÖ, Austria
Geoffrey Taylor, Authors at Harbourfront, Canada
Gian Mario Villalta, Pordenonelegge.it, Italy