SPILIES

Our little friends will travel through vivid narratives. Vasso Panayi and Stelia Dimitriou Michaelidou bring their stories to life, in a fairy-tale setting full of imagination, tenderness and humor.

Author Elsa Nikolaidou talks with Dr. of Philosophy Christos Hadjiioannou on the occasion of her book "The Philosophy of Happiness".

Organized by METAIHMIO Publications

Maria Siakalli and Salamis Aysegul Sentug-Tugyan discuss how women's poetry processes memory, trauma and identity in Cyprus, before and after the opening of the roadblocks in 2003.

 Nature as Homeland in Cypriotist Poetry

Maria Siakalli and Salamis Aysegul Sentug-Tugyan explore how Cypriot poets use the nature not just as a setting, but as the very embodiment of homeland. By exploring their imagery, we will see how nature becomes a living repository of collective memory, a symbol of resilient identity, and an anchor for a sense of belonging.

🎙 Speakers: Marios Poullados (journalist) Tonia Stavrinou (journalist)

Organized by HIPPASUS Publications

📚 A shocking work that brings to light unknown testimonies from the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, through the narration of the Turkish officer Yalcin Küçük who participated in the Second Invasion. The author, with her journalistic skill, composes a multidimensional historical record that simultaneously includes elements of testimony, political analysis and in-depth journalistic research.

A poetic look at cinema as a means of telling truth,

Female voices in contemporary French literature

Eva Polyviou talks with Maria Margaroni, Nora Natjarian and Despina Pyrketti about the works and influence of important contemporary French writers, such as Annie Ernaux, Julia Kristeva, Marie-Aude Murail, Véronique Ovaldé, Claire Marin, Claire Berest.

The discussion illuminates the female experience as narrative, and touches on issues of identity, language, and translation in contemporary literature.

🖋️ General positions from writers and academics regarding freedom of speech in art