POLYLOG – THE VOICE OF REASON
Under this motto, the Ruse International Literature Festival is celebrating its 19th anniversary. The festival is the flagship event of the Cultural Centre of the International Elias Canetti Society and traditionally provides a platform for the diverse voices of artists from different generations to be heard. Each with their own theme and their own pain, each with the richness of More...
“Literature Night” on the first day of October
In 2026, the LITERATURE NIGHT will take place for the fifteenth consecutive year. At 13 locations across Bulgaria, a variety of spaces – some of which might be unusual for literary events – will be transformed simultaneously into “reading nooks” on October 1st for a few hours. Various artists, journalists, and translators will read excerpts from contemporary European literary works More...
19TH INTERNATIONAL LITERARY FESTIVAL RUSE POLYLOGUE — THE VOICE OF REASON
(AUFKLÄRUNG IN ZEITEN DER VERDUNKELUNG) 3–11 October 2026 Canetti House · 12 Slavyanska Street · 7000 Ruse, Bulgaria THE INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE FESTIVAL RUSE For almost two decades, the International Literature Festival Ruse has established itself as a cultural forum with a strong European and international presence. Bringing together contemporary literature and the arts, the festival creates an open space More...
”Sharing Future” – Artist in residence Scholarship holder 2026
Bogdan Cosa from Romania is the 2026 selected holder of this year’s edition of the ”Sharing Future” Artist in residence scholarship. His artistic project idea was selected from amongst more than 20 truly inspiring artistic applications from Europe, Asia and the Americas. The jury was impressed by the Romanian writer’s idea to develop his new novel, provisionally titled ‘Toxic’, in More...