Concursul literar New Voices – PEN International 2015: lista lungă
La prima fază a concursului New Voices 2015 al PEN International, tinara concurenta romanca Ana Dontsu a fost selectata pe lista lunga de 6 nume, intr-o companie foarte buna de reprezentanti ai unor PEN-uri puternice. Proza Anei Dontsu, “Varshava” a fost tradusa in engleza de Madalina Manucu si James Christian Brown.
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‘The New Voices Award proves that secretly, deftly, in spite of everything, we continue to survive as a word-making species. The stories and poems received from all over the world are proof of the extraordinary resilience of the literary imagination.’
Alberto Manguel, 2014 New Voices judge
JUDGES: Zakariya Amataya, Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel, Edwige-Renée Dro, Drago Jančar, Yann Martel, Olga Tokarczuk
LONGLIST:
‘Likkewaan’ by Carien Smith (PEN Afrikaans)
‘Under the Jacaranda Tree’ by Nozizwe Dube (PEN Flanders)
‘Nichts kurz vor der Rue Saint-Blaise’ by Lea Sauer (German PEN)
‘Ailleurs’ by Sophie Prévost (PEN Québec)
‘Varshava’ by Ana Dontsu (PEN Romania)
‘Moon Dog’ by Rebecca F John (Wales PEN Cymru)
To read about the PEN International/New Voices Award, click here.
For further information contact James Tennant, Literary Manager: james.tennant@pen-international.org
PEN International promotes literature and freedom of expression and is governed by the PEN Charter and the principles it embodies: unhampered transmission of thought within each nation and between all nations. Founded in 1921, PEN International connects an international community of writers from its Secretariat in London. It is a forum where writers meet freely to discuss their work; it is also a voice speaking out for writers silenced in their own countries. Through Centres in over 100 countries, PEN operates on five continents. PEN International is a non-political organisation which holds Special Consultative Status at the UN and Associate Status at UNESCO. International PEN is a registered charity in England and Wales with registration number 1117088.