In the heart of life
On October 4th, at 7:00 p.m., in the Youth Cultural Center, cinema "Frosina", come to a conversation with authors Lucie Faulerová (Czech Republic) - author of "Girl Death" and Anja Mugerli (Slovenia) - author of "Bee Family" .
When a writer walks with writers
The people of Skopje know Vasko Markovski as a participant in countless literary events as a poet, storyteller, versatile musician, photographer, translator, journalist. But now primarily as an introduction to foreign tourists with the soul of his city. And there is no better person for the job. Because Vasco is a man who enjoys the things he does and identifies with the things he loves. And Skopje is his personal obsession. As the author of the series "Urban Legends" and as the editor-in-chief ...
WE INVITE YOU TO A PANEL IN THE CONTEXT OF THE "MADE IN EUROPE: THE POWER OF DIVERSITY" PROJECT!
"An (Im)possible Pair – author and translator" is the title of the conversation in which four writers and their translators participate. In the conversation, by confronting the perspectives of writers and translators, we will once again talk about the issues and dilemmas related to authorship and authorship in the translation process.
WE INVITE YOU TO A CREATIVE WORKSHOP WITH FRANCIS KIRPS!
"HOW TO BECOME A SLAMMER?" Last year's workshop was talked about for a long time, which was held by Kristina Gavran from Croatia in front of the packed Jebno cinema in the Youth Cultural Center. And now we have prepared something equally special for you!
READY FOR ANOTHER BOOKSTAR EVENT AND GIVEAWAY NO. 2?
DISTURBING STORIES On October 2nd, at 9:00 p.m., at the Youth Cultural Center, "Frosina" cinema, come to a conversation with the authors Stefan Hertmans (Belgium) - author of "Forever Stranger" and Francis Kirps (Luxembourg) - author of "Mutations".
A spare fatherland from our time
On October 3rd, at 7:00 p.m., at at the Youth Cultural Center, "Frosina" cinema, come to a conversation with authors Miljenko Jergović (Croatia/BiH) and Lidija Dimkovska (Macedonia). We will not be wrong if we say that Miljenko Jergović is probably the most resounding author's name from the areas of former Yugoslavia. He was born in Sarajevo, which he never left, although he moved to Zagreb in 1993. It is one of the few literary oases in which the dream...
Literature reading "You don't bore me"
On October 3, at 12 o'clock in the City Library "Miladinov Brothers" - Skopje, we invite you to a particularly interesting event: LITERATURE READING "YOU DON'T BORE ME" Nine European and nine Macedonian authors face off in a literary showdown. The language, the style, the work and the way they will perform it is their choice. Your task is to be challenged...
WE INVITE YOU TO ANOTHER BOOKSTAR EVENT!
On October 2, at 21:00, in the Youth Cultural Center, cinema "Frosina", come to a conversation with the authors Drago Glamuzina (Croatia) - author of "The Second Law of Thermodynamics" and Branko Rosić (Serbia) - author of "The Arrival of the matador."
ANNOUNCEMENT: MOROCCAN-SPANISH WRITER NAJAT EL HACHMI – WINNER OF THE BOOKSTAR AWARD 2023
SPANISH-MOROCCAN WRITER NAJAT EL HACHMI – WINNER OF THE BOOKSTAR AWARD 2023 September 27, 2023, Skopje - The "BookStar" festival has announced the winner of the "BookStar" award for 2023, it is Najat El Hachmi, who is particularly pleased to arrive in Skopje at the opening of the festival, when she will be presented with this significant award for the book " On Monday they will love us", which, like her other works, is a feminist reading both...
WE INVITE YOU TO THE OPENING OF THE BOOKSTAR FESTIVAL 2023!
"WITH OR WITHOUT 'PLEASE'" - CEREMONIAL SPEECH BY LIDIA DIMKOVSKA AND ADDRESS BY DAVID GEAR, AMBASSADOR OF THE EUROPEAN UNION IN N. MACEDONIA. Since last year's "BookStar", the beginning of...