SATURDAY, 10 September

Literary Matinée at Štanjel

10.30 The Intersection of Beauty – A Presentation of Milan Dekleva’s Bilingual Poetry Collection
11.00 Karstic Words
Literary reading: Amanda Aizpuriete (Latvia), Andrej Blatnik (Slovenia), Kätlin Kaldmaa (Estonia), Kristian Novak (Croatia), Renato Quaglia (Slovenia/Italy), Natalka Sniadanko (Ukraine/Germany) and Tatiana Țîbuleac (Moldova)
Presentation of the Crystal Vilenica 2022 Award
Moderator: Breda Biščak
Štanjel, Štanjel Castle (in case of rain, in the Lojze Spacal Gallery)

 18.30 Presentation of the Vilenica 2022 Prize to Amanda Aizpuriete
Literary reading: Hanna Komar (Belarus), Igor Kotjuh (Estonia), Gail McConnell (Northern Ireland) and Ivo Stropnik (Slovenia)
Laudation: Aljoša Harlamov, President of the Vilenica Jury
Presentation of the Prize: Dušan Merc, President of the Slovene Writers’ Association
Moderator: Romeo Grebenšek
Lokev, Vilenica Cave