new in 2009
Since its creation in 1988, Hay Festival has expanded globally, becoming a household name in much of the Hispanic world through festivals in Segovia and Alhambra (Spain), and Cartagena de Indias and Bogotá (Colombia). Now, Hay Festival wants to travel east: to Beirut.
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Beirut39 is supported by a Lottery Grant Award
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Beirut39 anthology
Published by Bloomsbury, the anthology comes out in April 2010 and is launched at the Hay Festival in Beirut (15–18 April) and at the ‘Free The Word’ English Pen Festival in London.
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Writers’ residencies
The Alliance of Artists Communities will join Beirut39 in supporting a new generation of Arab writers by offering residencies to Beirut39 writers in artists communities throughout the world. Alliance member programmes support living artists in the creation of new work, in the belief that the cultivation of new art and ideas is essential to human progress. Residencies will take place from 2010 to 2012.
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Beirut39 unveiled
The final shortlist of 39 selected authors was announced at Frankfurt Book Fair on 16 October 2009.
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Who are the new voices of modern Arab literature?
How far has Arab literature evolved, how far has it travelled? What messages are the new generation of storytellers giving us?
Beirut39 inspires a fresh look at modern Arab literature. A collaboration between the Hay Festival and Beirut World Capital of the Book 2009, the project brings together 39 of the most interesting writers of Arab heritage under 39 years of age.
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