Welcome to WALTIC
- the first literary congress of its kind!
Between June 29th and July 2nd 2008, writers, translators and scholars were gathered for a manifestation of the value of words and in support of human rights.
WALTIC is a global arena for collaboration, creating opinion and achieving change.
358 people signed the WALTIC Resolution during the Congress.
The WALTIC 2008 Resolution >> (pdf)
WALTIC 2008 Resolutionen >> (pdf)
Latest News:
7 January: WALTIC videos and interviews
The Swedish program series ”Skrivkamp” by Utbildningsradion (UR) was made during the WALTIC Congress and contains interviews with speakers Assia Djebar, Uzodinma Iweala and Dubravka Ugresic. The series is now available online here (page in Swedish, click on “Titta i UR Play”)
Also available is a video clip of the opening speech by Henning Mankell.
20 October: Horace Engdahl's WALTIC lecture available
"The Nobel Prize: Dawn of a New Canon? (pdf)
4 August: Keynote speech available
The speech held by Mia Couto on the first day of the WALTIC congress, "Languages we don't know we know", is now available for download!
"Languages we don't know we know" (pdf)
2 July: The first ever WALTIC concludes today
WALTIC, the literary world congress, is ending today. During the past three days, 600 authors and scholars, translators and activists, from a total of 90 countries, have gathered to manifest the value of words. At the time of writing, 358 people have signed the WALTIC resolution to increase literacy, safeguard freedom of speech and strengthen authors’ rights. The Swedish Writers’ Union is now planning a new congress for 2010.
30 June: The WALTIC 2008 Resolution
Today, in conjunction with the opening of the literary world congress, WALTIC presents three proposals with the aim of increasing literacy, safeguarding freedom of expression and strengthening authors' rights. President of the Swedish Writers' Union Mats Söderlund is also criticizing the cultural policy of the Swedish Government, which he claims is more or less blind to the crucial role of literature for social development.
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