Lviv International Literary Festival
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The Lviv International Literary Festival (Litfest) is a literary and art festival which takes place each September since 1997 within the Lviv Publishers’ Forum. NGO "Publishers’ Forum" is the organizer. Over the years 536 writers from 38 countries have participated in it.[1]
- 1997 – The Literary Festival separates from the Forum. This Festival is very popular among the youth of Western Ukraine.
- 2001 – Foreign guests start to participate in the Literary Festival.
- 2006 – The Literary Festival becomes international.
Focus themes of the Festival
Each year, a focus theme of the Festival is chosen. It unites a series of discussions and round-table meetings.
- 2006 – The Limits of Europe
- 2007 – Different Europes, Different Literatures
- 2008 – Literature in the Epoch of Mass-Media
- 2009 – Modern Literature: National vs Global
- 2010 – The Dialogue between Generations
- 2011 – Ukrainian Book Publishing Industry during the Crisis: the Time for Changes
- 2012 – Journeys to Literature
- 2013 – Women in the World That Changes
- 2014 – The Short 20th Century – the Great Epoch