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Vilenica 2025

Brave New World – New Rules of Living

8 – 13 September 2025

  • Monday, 8. 9. 2025

    20:00

    Koper, Atrium of the Regional RTV Centre Koper/Capodistria; in case of rain, in Studio 3, OF Street 15

    Vilenica in Koper: A Conversation with Slovene Author in Focus

    Maja Haderlap (Slovenia/Austria)

    Moderated by: Irena Urbič

  • Tuesday, 9. 9. 2025

    20:00

    Ljubljana, Cankarjev dom, Alma Karlin Hall, Prešernova 10

    Opening of the 40th Vilenica International Literary Festival and the Award Ceremony for the CEI Award 2025

    Guest: Ana Svetel (Slovenia)

    Hosted by: Carmen L. Oven

    Moderated by: Aljaž Koprivnikar

    Music: Andrej Kopač, violin

  • Wednesday, 10. 9. 2025

    10:00

    Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts, Aškerčeva 2

    Accompanying Event: International Comparative Colloquium – Contemporary Methods in Verse Theory

    dr. Mirjana D. Stefanović, Faculty of Arts Novi Sad, Serbia

    dr. Artjoms Šela, Ústav pro českou literaturu, Česká akademia věd, Prague

    dr. Ben Nagy, Instytut Języka Polskiego Polskiej Akademii Nauk, Krakow

    dr. Petr Plechác, Ústav pro českou literaturu, Česká akademia věd, Prague and mag. Neža Kočnik, Faculty of Arts, Ljubljana

    dr. Aleksander Bjelčevič, Faculty of Arts, Ljubljana

    dr. Alen Širca, Faculty of Arts, Ljubljana

    dr. Boris A. Novak, Faculty of Arts, Ljubljana

    dr. Matej Hriberšek, Faculty of Arts, Ljubljana

    mag. Matej Krajnc, Slovene Writers’ Association, Ljubljana

    17:00

    Ljubljana, Slovene Writer's Association, Tomšičeva 12

    Slovene Literary Guests at Vilenica

    Maja Haderlap (Slovenia/Austria)

    Miha Obit (Slovenia/Italy)

    Veronika Simoniti (Slovenia)

    Moderated by: Ksenija Medved

    19:00

    Ljubljana, Cukrarna Gallery, Poljanski nasip 40

    Literary Evening with Award Winner Georgi Gospodinov and Readings by Former Laureates

    Georgi Gospodinov (Bulgaria)

    Mila Haugová (Slovakia)

    László Krasznahorkai (Hungary)

    Ilma Rakusa (Switzerland)

    Dragan Velikić (Serbia)

    Moderated by: Matej Krajnc

  • Thursday, 11. 9. 2025

    15:00

    Ljubljana, Slovene Writers' Association, Tomšičeva 12

    Lit-dating

    Programme for Literary Intermediaries

    17:00

    Ljubljana, Slovene Writers' Association, Tomšičeva 12

    Round Table: New Rules of Living

    Mila Haugová (Slovakia)

    László Krasznahorkai (Hungary)

    Miha Obit (Slovenia/Italy)

    Ilma Rakusa (Switzerland)

    Dragan Velikić (Serbia)

    Moderated by: Muanis Sinanović

    18:00

    Trieste (Italy) Caffè San Marco, Via Cesare Battisti 18

    Vilenica in Trieste

    Georgi Gospodinov (Bulgaria)

    Maja Haderlap (Slovenia)

    Ana Svetel (Slovenia)

    Moderated by: Janko Petrovec

     

    20:00

    Ljubljana, Cankarjev dom, Štih Hall, Prešernova 10

    Presentation of the Anthology of Contemporary Catalan Literature

    Maria Josep Escrivá

    Veronika Rot

    Moderated by: Simona Škrabec

  • Friday, 12. 9. 2025

    17:00

    Sežana, Botanical Graden, Partizanska 2

    Vilenica at the Botanical Garden

    Mila Haugová (Slovakia)

    Maria Josep Escrivá (Spain/Catalonia)

    László Krasznahorkai (Hungary)

    Michele Obit (Slovenia/Italy)

    Francesc Seres (Spain/Catalonia)

    Veronika Simoniti (Slovenia)

    Moderated by: Ksenija Medved

    19:00

    Nova Gorica/Gorizia, Europe Square / Ingeborg Bachmann Dome, EPIC Center

    Vilenica at Nova Gorica/Gorizia

    19:00 Conversation with the Slovenian Author in Focus

    Maja Haderlap (Slovenia/Austria)

    19:30 Literary Reading

    Ana Svetel (Slovenia)
    Ilma Rakusa (Switzerland)
    Dragan Velikić (Serbia)

    20:00 Conversation with the Vilenica Prize Winner

    Georgi Gospodinov (Bulgaria)

    Moderated by: Giorgia Maurovich

     

     

     

  • Saturday, 13. 9. 2025

    11:00

    Sežana, Kosovel's Memorial Room, Bazoviška 9

    Literary Matinée

    Mila Haugová (Slovakia)

    Maria Josep Escrivà (Spain/Catalonia)

    László Krasznahorkai (Hungary)

    Miha Obit (Slovenia/Italy)

    Ilma Rakusa (Switzerland)

    Francesc Seres (Spain/Catalonia)

    Dragan Velikić (Serbia)

    Moderated by: Ksenija Medved

    18:00

    Lokev, Vilenica cave, Lokev 4

    Vilenica Prize Award Ceremony

    Georgi Gospodinov (Bulgaria)

    Moderated by: Carmen L. Oven

    Music: Igor Zobin and Mateja Petelin Zobin,

    Rudi Bučar, DJ Belo smetje

  • Thursday, 18. 9. 2025

    18:00

    Ljubljana, Konzorcij Bookstore, Slovenska 29

    Accompanying Event: Vilenica at Konzorcij

    Maja Haderlap (Slovenia/Austria)

    Veronika Simoniti (Slovenia)

     

    Moderated by: Ksenija Modic

  • Wednesday, 24. 9. 2025

    18:00

    Ljubljana, Slovene Writers' Association, Tomšičeva 12

    Presentation of the SEP Award Laureates Anthology

    Moderated by: Miha Maurič