Conversations: What is the future of authorship?

In Conversations: What is the future of authorship? a panel of international literary experts, publishers, editors, policymakers, and writers discuss the future of authorship. How important are new developments such as collective work? And what role does multilingualism play in this? Together with the audience we will talk about the latest developments in the literary field. This edition of Conversations is curated by writer, poet, columnist, translator, and host Nisrine Mbarki. Wintertuin’s director Frank Tazelaar will lead the discussion. The program will be conducted in English and can also be followed via livestream.

Locatie
Via livestream or live at Theater a/d Rijn (entry Bartok Park, across from the Rozet, Rijnstraat 42, Arnhem)
Tijd
16.00h – 17.30h

Photography © Elske Nissen

Photography © Willemieke Kars

Nisrine Mbarki

writer of stories, poetry, columns and theater texts
translates poetry from Arabic to Dutch
her debut collection oeverloos was published in 2022 by Pluim
has appeared at festivals including Poetry International, Globale in Bremen, Writers Unlimited, Read My World, and the Night of Poetry
co-founder and artistic director of the theater group Landgenoten

Photography © Elena Siretanu

Paula Erizanu

writer and journalist
has worked for publications such as the BBC, The Guardian, London Review of Books and Financial Times
collaborated with poet Alina Purcaru to compile a three-part anthology of a century of Romanian-language poetry by female poets
was nominated for the Romanian Sofia Nădejde Award and the Festival du Premier Roman in Chambéry, and won the Young Writers’ Award

Photography © Chris van Houts

Vamba Sherif

writer, journalist, film critic, curator, and motivational speaker debuted in 1999 with the novel The Land of the Fathers, about the founding of the Republic of Liberia by freed slaves from America
addresses themes such as migration, belonging, love and colonialism in his work
written for publications including The New York Times, Long Cours, Kulturaustausch, Trouw and de Volkskrant
teaches African literature at Leiden University

Photography © Bob van Mol

Aline Lapeire

program coordinator for literature at the Flemish-Dutch Huis deBuren
worked as an editor for various publishing houses
responsible for talent development programs such as the Schrijfresidentie in Paris, Lonely Adventures and CELA

Canan Marasligil

writer, literary translator and program host
advocates for greater diversity in literature through various creative projects, ranging from literature and photography to films and comics
organized the Creative Translators Workshop as part of the Read My World festival, with the aim of bringing together a diverse group of translators and multilingual storytellers

Charlotte van Rooden

literary translator Romanian-Dutch for the talent development program Connecting Emerging Literary Artists (CELA)
guest lecturer in Dutch language and literature at the University of Bucharest