Ukraine Day at Cheltenham Literature Festival 2022
Ukraine Day at Cheltenham Literature Festival is a day of specially co-curated events celebrating Ukrainian writers, poets, musicians and filmmakers in a series of both ticketed and free events on Tuesday 11 October. We’re proud to be part of the British Council’s UK/Ukraine Season of Culture and to host a strand of events with The International Book Arsenal Festival, Kyiv, a powerful reminder of the importance of partnership in turbulent times.
The International Book Arsenal Festival is hosted annually in May in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and is a high point of the Ukrainian literary year. In this dark chapter for Europe, Cheltenham Literature Festival is proud to stand in solidarity with Ukraine and host a series of events co-curated with The International Book Arsenal Festival for our Ukraine Day.
Celebrating Ukraine’s unique, rich culture and highlighting the impact of the ongoing conflict on those personally affected, Cheltenham Literature Festival will be joined by a list of high-profile Ukrainian authors and talent such as Oksana Zabuzhko, Lyuba Yakimchuk, Olseya Rhromeychuck, Romana Romanyshym, Andriy Lesiv and more.
The UK/Ukraine Season is a new programme of cultural activity to support the Ukrainian cultural sector, produced by the British Council and Ukrainian Institute.
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Support Ukrainian Talent
An Introduction to Ukrainian Language and Culture
Tuesday 11 October 2022
10.30 - 11.15am
Venue: The Huddle - FREE EVENT
To begin our Ukraine Day join translators Anna Walden and Ruth Ahemdzai Kemp to learn a few phrases in Ukrainian and get some recommendations of books for all ages.
Explore Ukrainian: Translate a Ukrainian Picture Book
Tuesday 11 October 2022
3.15 - 4pm
Venue: The Huddle - FREE EVENT
Take part in a creative writing event where you’ll get the chance to help create a collaborative translation of a Ukrainian picture book. All ages welcome and no knowledge of Ukrainian is needed.
Ukraine Events at Cheltenham Literature Festival
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