The International Book Arsenal Festival, in cooperation with Connecting Emerging Literary Artists (CELA) and with the financial support of the European Union, has selected three writers for the second part of the project. They are Artur Dron, Olena Pshenichna and Anna Bezpala.
Within the second cycle of the project, a prose work of each selected Ukrainian author will be translated into 10 European languages by members of other national teams from:
- Spain;
- Italy;
- the Czech Republic;
- Poland;
- the Netherlands;
- Serbia;
- Slovenia;
- Romania;
- Bulgaria.
Excerpts from these translations will also be published on the CELA website and other European literary platforms.
Within the project, Artur Dron, Olena Pshenichna and Anna Bezpala will participate in two international masterclasses on professional growth, will receive mentoring support concerning international promotion and cases of professional communication (artist bio, portfolio, photo, etc.). In addition, they will take part in networking meetings with writers and translators of the CELA network during visits to literary festivals and team meetings of the project participating countries.
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- Artur Dron
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- Olena Pshenichna
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- Anna Bezpala
Selecting the authors who will represent Ukraine within the CELA program is an exceptional pleasure. The books of these more than 30 applicants have demonstrated how powerful the voice of contemporary Ukrainian literature is. The selection confirmed how diverse Ukrainian literature sounds today—in terms of genre, style, and themes. And how the war permeates most of the books: either as a central storyline or as an inseparable part of reality
— Oksana Ziobro, cultural manager, literary consultant for the Ukrainian team of the CELA project.
Connecting Emerging Literary Artists (CELA) is an international project of cooperation and development of literary talents, promotion and distribution of literary works, involving 12 literary organizations from 11 countries of the world. And this is already the third iteration of CELA. In 2024, the team of the International Book Arsenal Festival joined this large-scale European project for the first time. It is designed for four years, more details can be found here.
The CELA project is funded by the European Union. The views and opinions expressed are solely those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the funding body can be held responsible for them.