Category: Reading Greece

📌In celebration of International Women’s Day, an event titled “Female Poetic Voices in Greece and Albania” was held in Tirana, organized by the Embassy of Greece in Albania, in collaboration with the Greek Language Department of the University of Tirana and the Hellenic Foundation for Books and Culture (HFBC).

This gathering also marked the Albanian #translation of the anthology "The Other Half of the Sky – Greek women poets of the 20th century". The anthology was published in Greek in 2020, edited by Sotiris Pastakas and Stavros Girgenis (Zitros Editions) and was translated into Albanian by Maklena Nika (Toena Publications).

Maklena Nika spoke to Reading Greece about the anthology, the challenges she was faced with while translating the book, as well as about what makes Greek #poetry written by women appealing to #Albanian readers, and whether similar poetic trends are observed among Albanian women #poets.

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🎉Greece at the London Book Fair 2025🎉

#Greece returns with a strong presence at The London Book Fair, one of the most important events in the publishing industry, taking place from Tuesday, March 11, to Thursday, March 13, 2025, reaffirming its significant role on the international publishing scene. With a multifaceted participation, including award-winning creators, authors, translators, academics, and publishers, the Greek Pavilion (Stand 5D101) will serve as a hub for meetings and networking among book professionals from around the world.

As part of Greece’s cultural events at the London Book Fair, the Hellenic Ministry of Culture is participating in the following events:

👉 A panel discussion at Olympia London, which will explore the contemporary Greek publishing landscape, its potential and international prospects, as well as GreekLit, the translation grant program for Greek books into other languages. The discussion, titled “Spotlight on Contemporary Greek Literature / Authors and Promotion. Presentation of the GreekLit translation grant program”, will feature Pantelis Boukalas, Ioanna Bourazopoulou, Dionysis Kapsalis, Georges Mouroutis, Kallia Papadaki, and Sissy Papathanassiou, moderated by Anastasia Andritsou, Director of the British Council of Greece and Cyprus.

👉 A special event, which will be held at the Greek Ambassador’s Residence in London, in the historic “Seferis Office”, where the esteemed Greek poet and diplomat George Seferis lived and worked during his tenure as Greece’s ambassador to the United Kingdom (1957–1962). The event, titled “Bridging Wor(l)ds: The role of translation in Greek-British literary dialogue” will highlight the vital role of translation in fostering a deeper understanding and connection between Greece and the UK through literature. This gathering will feature distinguished Greek authors and Hellenist scholars, including Pantelis Boukalas, Dr Liana Giannakopoulou, Dionysis Kapsalis, Mika Provata-Carlone, and David Ricks.
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Greece's national participation in the international book fairs is implemented for the years 2023 to 2025 by the Directorate of Letters of the General Directorate of Contemporary Culture of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture, within the framework of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan of the European Union.

Greece - International Book Fairs
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Greece in UK