Nordic Writers at the Helsinki Book Fair
25.10.2019 18:00 to 26.10.2019 16:30
Messukeskus, Messuaukio 1, Helsinki
Languages: English, Swedish
Twenty one of the nominees for the Nordic Council Literature Prize and the Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize discuss their books at the Helsinki Book Fair.
The prize ceremony will be held in Stockholm on October 29
Lost in transformation?
Friday 25 October at 18:00 to 18:30, Blåbärslandet
Marianna Kurtto (FI)
Pivinnguaq Mørch (GL)
Inga Ravna Eira (Sápmi)
Moderator: Yukiko Duke (SE)
The poetry collections and Kurtto’s novel navigate between history, surrealism, everyday issues, climate crisis – and the future. Rooted in four non-related languages and cultural contexts, does their writing share a common ground?
The writers are nominees for the Nordic Council Literature Prize 2019.
Language: English
The picture book – a door to yourself and to the world
Saturday 26 October, 12:00 to 12:30, Blåbärslandet
Marika Maijala (FI)
Lena Ollmark, Per Gustavsson (SE)
Kristin Roskifte (NO)
Eli Hovdenak (NO)
Moderator: Linda Bondestam (FI)
This year’s nominated picture books feature suspense, horror, interactivity, and empathy. Finnish author and illustrator Linda Bondestam, who won the prize in 2017, will lead the discussion.
Language: English
Minnets makt och myterier
Saturday 26 October, 13:30 to 14.00, Fiskehamnen
Kjell Westö (FI)
Lars Sund (FI)
Liselott Willén (AX)
Kristín Eiriksdóttir (IS)
Sami Said (SE)
Moderator: Yukiko Duke (SE)
Författaren Kjell Westö, vinnare av Nordiska rådets litteraturpris 2014, samtalar med årets nominerade författare och deras sinsemellan helt olika romaner om livsresor – i Österbotten, från Sverige till Eritrea, i gamla papperslappar och i förträngda minnen.
Language: Scandinavian
Young people in a post-apocalyptic future
Saturday 26 October, 15:30 to 16.00, Blåbärslandet
Cecilie Eken (DK)
Ragnheiður Eyjólfsdóttir (IS)
Sigrún Eldjárn (IS)
Moderator: Annika Luther (FI)
These sci-fi novels set in a fantasy future, address a young audience growing up with multimedia and enhanced reality. The novels are set in a post-apocalyptic world, where the protagonists face challenges of life and death.
Language: English
Farliga och fantastiska nordiska ungdomsböcker
Saturday 26 October, 16:30 to 17:00 Blåbärslandet
Maria Turtschaninoff (FI)
Nina Ivarsson (SE)
Rakel Helmsdal (FO)
Kathrina Skarðsá (FO)
Moderator: Marit Lindqvist
Turtschaninoffs fantasy-epos och färöiskt vardagsdrama med barnögon. Förlamande utanförskap från Sverige och poesi om kulturrötter i nutiden från Sápmi. Möt fyra drivna ordväverskor.
Language: Scandinavian
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