BLED 2018
PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME
Tuesday, 17th of April BLED BEFORE BLED
LJUBLJANA
11.00 Press conference for Jennifer Clement,
Prayers for the Stolen in Slovene translation
in the presence of the author and the publisher
BLED Hotel Park
14.00 – 16.00 Round table – Forum of Slavonic Cultures
16.00 – 19.00 Meeting of PEN International Women Writers Committee
20.00 Evening of literature by writers from Slavonic states
in the presence of Jennifer Clement
WEDNESDAY, 18th of April
BLED Hotel Park
Arrival of participants to Bled
9.30 – 12.30 Meeting of the representatives of three regional networks
Balkan, Mediterranean and Alps-Adria
12.30 Opening of the exhibition Wall, Fence, Border (Japan/Slovenia)
13.00 Lunch
15.00 - 18.00 General Assembly of Writers for Peace Committee
Festival Hall
19.00 – 22.00: Celebration of the 50th International Writers’ meeting at Bled,
concert, reception
THURSDAY, 19th of April
BLED
Hotel Park
9.30 – 12.30 Round table of Slovene PEN: Literature as a right to dream
12.30 Prize-giving for the Faces for Peace essays-writing competition
13.00 Lunch
15.00 – 18.00 Round table of Writers for Peace Committee, PEN International:
Wall, Fence, Border
18.00 - 20.00 Literary festival 'Faces of Peace'
Participants visit libraries, cultural houses, museums in the vicinity of Bled
20.00 Diner
FRIDAY, 20th of April
BLED
Free morning
13.00 Lunch
LJUBLJANA
15.00 Departure to Ljubljana
16.00 Visiting the National Gallery in Ljubljana
18.00 Literary evening, concert and a reception at the National Gallery
21.00 Return to Bled
SATURDAY, 21st of April
Departure of the participants
OPTIONAL
9.00 Excursion, Piran -
a coastal town where International Writers' Meetings began in 1968
Return to Bled by 19.00
Sunday, 22nd of April
Departure of the participants
Official languages: Slovene, French, English
