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IWM
Writing Macedonia Travelling towards "Longing for the south"
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Writing Macedonia Travelling towards "Longing for the south"
June 27th July 4th, 2005 Literature workshop organized by
Independent Writers of Macedonia (IWM)
The workshop "Writing Macedonia" has exploring and creative character; it is a sort of literary colony.
The workshop "Writing Macedonia" aims to present Macedonia from spiritual perspective. The participants would be asked to transform their experiences in written material. The participants would be introduced with history of visited locations, while moving toward regional relationship. During the travel, participants would be introduced to other landmarks. Participants' works would be published in their countries, and Republic of Macedonia would have honorable presentation. Translated into Macedonian, works would be published in a special issue of Naše pismo, literature magazine of IWM, enriched with photographs from the tour. Furthermore, there would be a cover story from the trip published in September issue of Žena nova family magazine.
The workshop "Writing Macedonia" would be presented on the IWM web site (www.np.org.mk), with original and translated works, accompanied with photographs.
Participants will hold literature readings along the way.
The workshop "Writing Macedonia" was supported by:
The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Macedonia
Swiss Cultural Programme Macedonia
Associations of independent writers from Croatia (Hrvatsko društvo pisaca) and Serbia and Montenegro (Nezavisni pisci Srbije i Crne Gore)
Cultural Institution Blesok (web pages development)
Žena nova magazine (media coverage)
Tikveš vinery, Kavadarci (donation of vine)
Hotel Yugo, Gevgelija (accommodation and organization of a poetry reading in the hotel)
Directorate of Culture and Arts Skopje (Skopje Summer)
Hotel Mramor, Skopje (discount on participants' accommodation)
Participants from abroad:
1. Sonja Manojlović, poet from Zagreb, secretary of Croatian Independent Writers
2. Predrag Lucić, poet and journalist from Split, deputy chief editor of Feral Tribune
3. Duško Novaković, poet and translator from Belgrade, secretary of Independent Writers of Serbia and Montenegro
4. Mirjana Stefanović, poet and translator from Belgrade, editor of Nolit
5. Nenad Veličković, prose writer and professor at Sarajevo University
6. Radmila Lazić, poet and editor of Prosveta from Belgrade
Hosts would be members of Independent Writers of Macedonia:
1. Bogomil Gjuzel, writer and poet
2. Liljana Dirjan, poet and editor-in-chief of Žena nova
3. Igor Isakovski, writer and poet, editor-in-chief of Blesok
4. Elizabeta Šeleva, literature theoretician, president of IWM
5. Jovica Ivanovski, poet
6. Nikola Madžirov, poet
27 JUNE 2005 Monday Skopje
Arrival of the participants, from 07 to 16 hours.
18 hours: Press conference at "Lira" restaurant:
Presenting the goals of the project, introducing participants, donors and partners of the project. Short introduction of activities of the independent writers' associations.
20 hours: Poetry reading and coctail at Matka in collaboration with Skopje Summer
Reading by 15 writers (the guests and Macedonian writers and members of IWM).
28 JUNE Tuesday Berovo
Travelling to Kriva Palanka, visiting St. Joakim Osogovski, goig towards Probištip, visiting St. Gavril Lesnovski, short brake in Kratovo, arriving at Berovo eraly in the evening. Accomodation at Maleševo resort at Berovo Lake. Dinner..
29 JUNE Wednesday Gevgelija
Over Ogražden Mt. to the monasteries of Vodoča and Veljusa, then towards Smolari Waterfall, then to Dojran. Accommodation in Gevgelija, Hotel Yugo.
20 hours: big poetry reading in Hotel Yugo (with participation of local poets, too)
30 JUNE Thursday Trip towards the village of Brajčino, Prespa, through Prilep, Zrze monastery (optional), Varoš, Bitola (Heraklea, Širok sokak), Ljubojno. In Brajčino, accomodation in a private house, dinner.
1-2 JULY Friday-Saturday vil. Trpejca
Round-trip at Prespa Lake. Visiting Kurbinovo and Slivnik monastery, vil. Konjsko, boat transfer to the island of Golem grad (Big Town), drive over Galičica Mt., arrival at Sr. Naum. Afterwards, accomodation in Trpejca. Dinner... The following day, stroll through Ohrid and Struga (churches, Plaošnik Church, market...), dinner at Trpejca.
3 JULY Sunday vil. Galičnik
Leaving Trpejca via road to Debar. Visitng vil. of Rostuše, Sv. Jovan Bigorski monastery, and Rajčica monastery. Trip to Mavrovo, then to Galičnik. Dinner.
4 JULY Monday Skopje
Strolling Skopje (St. Pantelejmon, Old Bazaar, St. Spas...). Departure of the foreign participants.
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