Tuesday, 5 Sept

12.00 Presentation of Publications and Press Conference with Authors
Ljubljana, Gajo Jazz Club (SWA Summer Garden), in case of rain, at the SWA headquarters

19.00 Vilenica Pre-Opening Event in Ljubljana
Rumena Bužarovska (Macedonia) and Vladimir Pištalo (Serbia /USA)
Moderator: Đurđa Strsoglavec
Ljubljana, CD Club
The discussion will be held in Macedonian and Serbian. Translation into Slovenian by Sonja Cekova Stojanoska. In collaboration with Modrijan Publishing House.

19.00 Vilenica Pre-Opening Event in Koper
Dubravka Ugrešić (Croatia/Netherlands), Vilenica 2016 Prize Winner and Yuri Andrukhovych (Ukraine), Vilenica 2017 Prize Winner
Moderator: Aljoša Harlamov
Koper, Atrium of the RTV Slovenia Regional Broadcasting Centre Koper – Capodistria
The discussion will be held in English. Translation into Slovenian and Italian by Andreja Pobega Bizjak. In collaboration with the RTV Slovenia
Regional Broadcasting Centre Koper – Capodistria.

19.00 Vilenica Pre-Opening Event in Trieste
Antonella Bukovaz (Italy) and Maja Vidmar (Slovenia), Slovenian Author in Focus 2017
Moderator: Patrizia Vascotto
Trieste, Central European Initiative Hall
The discussion will be held in Italian and Slovenian. Translation by Peter Senizza. In collaboration with the Central European Initiative and Group 85.

19.00 Vilenica Pre-Opening Event in Maribor
Anja Golob (Slovenia)
Moderator: Vesna Kondrič Horvat
Maribor, Salon of Applied Arts
The discussion will be held in Slovenian and German. Translation by Amalija Maček. In collaboration with the Maribor City Library and the Salon of
Applied Arts.

19.00 Vilenica Pre-Opening Event in Celje
Iain Reid (Canada) and Andrej Blatnik (Slovenia)
Moderator: Nika Švab
Celje, Museum of Recent History Celje, Museum cafeteria
The discussion will be held in Slovenian and English.

19.00 Vilenica Pre-Opening Event in Sežana
Tanja Bakić (Montenegro) and Alenka Jensterle Doležal (Slovenia/Czech Republic)
Moderator: Magdalena Svetina Terčon
Sežana, Kosovel Library Sežana
The discussion will be held in Slovenian and Croatian.

19.00 Vilenica Pre-Opening Event in Hrastnik
Inger Elisabeth Hansen and Torgeir Schjerven (Norway)
Moderator: Simona Solina
Hrastnik, Atrium of the NHR Elementary School Hrastnik, in case of rain in the Anton Sovre Library Hrastnik
The discussion will be held in English. Translation into Slovenian by Breda Biščak. In collaboration with the Society Rast.