International literature festival of Novi Sad

This is a literature festival featuring poets and critics who represent and promote contemporary literature. More than 900 writers from Serbia and abroad participated in the previous thirteen Festivals, and the impressions of all the participants were very good. They were all satisfied with their stay in Novi Sad and the program of the Festival (participants were from England, France, Ireland, Russia,Germany, Mexico, Colombia, Bulgaria, Spain, Ukraine, Italy, USA, Austria, Switzerland, Norway, Hungary, Sweden, Czech Republic, Portugal, Poland, Croatia, Slovakia, Montenegro, Romania, Turkey, Sudan, Bosnia, Denmark, Nigeria, Morocco etc.). The program of the Festival includes afternoon and evening readings and discussions at various venues throughout the city, as well as visiting other towns in Serbia. The readings represent national literatures, groups of authors or single authors. Every year, a symposium is held to discuss important contemporary literary themes. This year's theme is Literature and capitalism. Every year main guest on the Festival are 12 selected poets from chosen country, which is in a way light-motiv of the event. Antology with 10 poems of each author is always published after the festival. Also, international award of Novi Sad for poetry is assigned every year. Near 100 poets, critics, and translators participates in this project year by year.