Poets
from all European countries and from all over the world are invited to participate in the 8th EUROPEAN
FACEBOOK POETRY FESTIVAL which will take place on the 11th and the 12th of March
2017 i Novi Sad, Serbia, at Master Hall of Novi Sad Fair, during the 23rd International
Book Fair. The festival is organized by Banat Cultural Center (BKC) and Novi
Sad Fair.
EUROPEAN
FACEBOOK POETRY FESTIVAL wants to prove that poetry is an universal creation of
human spirit which does not recognize borders and barriers among poets,
nations, countries and languages.
The aim
of the festival is the gathering of the poets who cooperate on Facebook (by
publishing their poems, reading and commenting on each other's poetry), and we
want them to meet, to get to know each
other in person at the Festival, to hear each other reciting their verses and
transform their virtual literary communication into communication in the real
world. If anyone is unable to attend, they can still participate at the Festival
by posting their poems on the wall of the Festival's Facebook profile: European
Facebook Poetry Festival.
How to register: Send one unpublished poem
written in your native language and your personal data (name, surname, address,
phone number) on the following email address: fejsbukfestival@gmail.com The
deadline for submission is the 10th of February. We kindly ask the poets to
state in their application whether they will be attending the festival or
taking part via Facebook. The poets' participation schedule for the 11th and 12th
of March and the exact program of the
Festival will be announced in due time.
Judging
poems that are received at this year's competition will be conducted in two
steps. The winners of the previous six festivals will select the poems that
will be shortlisted (each member of the first instance jury selects 5 poems),
while the second instance jury, from a short list, chooses the main winner of
the festival.
Members
of the first instance jury: Branka Korać (Netherlands), Jelena Ćirić (Czech Republic), Mitko
Gogov (Macedonia), Bogdanka Rakić (Germany), Igor Varga Group Poeziranje (Montenegro), Dejan Popovoć,
Group Poeziranje (Montenegro), Elena
Askarova (Russia), Mensur Ćatić (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Boris Lazic (France),
Igor Trpčeski (Macedonia), Todora Škoro (Serbia) and Aleksandra Luthander (Sweden).
Members
of the jury of second instance: Simon Grabovac (chairman), dr Zoran Djeric,
Franja Petrinović, Goran Ibrajter and Radovan Vlahović.
Poems
that will be shortlisted will be printed in a special anthology. The author of
the best poem will be awarded with a publication of her/his new book of poetry.
All the poems submitted for the contest will be published in the same anthology.
All the people who write poetry, regardless of
their age, gender, religion, nationality or profession have the right to
participate at the festival.
Approximately
500 poets from about 20 countries applied for the 7th EUROPEAN FACEBOOK POETRY
FESTIVAL that took place at The Book Fair in Novi Sad and about 150 poets made
an appearance at the Festival, while others participated via Facebook.
For all
information call +381 (0) 23/783 – 155, or send your questions to an email
address: fejsbukfestival@gmail.com
