Littera Baltica 2000
New Waves in the Baltic

The Conference for Writers and Translators from the Baltic Sea Region
12th - 14th October 2000

Participants

Denmark
Jakob Brønnum
Vagn Steen

Estonia
Elo Viiding
Kalev Keskûla
Kalju Kruusa
Kirsti Oidekivi
Francois Serpent
Indreg Särg
Jan Rahman
Urmas Vadi

Finland
Kari Levola
Pirjo-Riitta Tähti
Jarkko Laine
Bodil Lindfors
Nalle Valtiala
Thomas Wulff
Paul von Martens
Tuula Sandström
Seppo Lahtinen
Johanna Venho
Heli Laaksonen
Tommi Parkko
Harri Raitis
Mari Mörö
Markku Into
Leena Kirstinä
Margaretha Hupa
Ingmar Svedberg

Germany
Hans-Magnus Enzensberger
Klaus-Jürgen Liedtke

Iceland
Einar Kárason

Latvia
Amanda Aizpuriete
Karlis Verdins
Astrida Konstante
Anna Auzina
Maris Salejs

Lithuania
Markas Zingeris
Vytautas Rubavicius
Gintaras Grajauskas
Marius Burokas
Tomas S. Butkus

Russia
Mihail Berg
Darja Suhovej
Sergei Zavjalov
Valeria Mikhalevich

Sweden
Steve Sem-Sandberg
Gerda Helena Lindskog

Programme
All the seminars take place in the Old Academy Hall. Rothoviuksenkatu 2.

Thursday 12th October
Chairperson: writer Paul von Martens
Opening of the conference
Mihail Berg (Russia)
Elo Viiding (Estonia)
Jarkko Laine (Finland)
Steve Sem-Sandberg (Sweden)
The South-West Finland's Writers' Association functions as a meetingplace for participants in Littera baltica ali evening (Uudenmaankatu l, first floor).
Lumooja Club at the Brinkkala House (Vanha Suurtori). Poetry by Elo Viiding, Miia Pääni, Heli Laaksonen and the performer group Grupo Kapustarinta. Tickets 20 Fim.
Friday 13th October
Chairperson: writer Tuula Sandström
Markas Zingeris (Lithuania)
Hans Magnus Enzensberger (Germany)
Eike Fuhrmann (Germany)
Mari Mörö (Finland)
Amanda Aizpuriete (Latvia)
Free transportation to the Fair Centre. The City of Turku and the Fan-Centre hosts a coctail-party.
Free transportation to the Hotel Ramada. Club Littera baltica in Bar Hemingway, Hotel Ramada. The evennig is arranged by J.K. Ihalainen and Charlie Morrow.
Saturday 14th October Chairperson: professor Leena Kirstinä
Einar Kárason (Iceland)
Nalle Valtiala (Finland) Summary
Free program at the Turku Fair Center
Literary night at Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova museum arranged by the Society of Swedish Authors in Finland.
Book Fair Club at the Restaurant Koulu.
Poetry by Hans Magnus Enzensberger, Elo Viiding, Seppo Lahtinen etc.