The 52nd edition of the National Contest for Debut Literature “South Spring” opens today. At 6 p.m., the “South Spring” fire will be lit by Ivan Landzhev, winner of the “Pegasus” award for 2011.
In addition to Ivan Landzhev, the Haskovo audience will also have the opportunity to meet Georgi Milkov with “Stories from Hand Luggage” and Zahari Karabashliev with his “Rana”.
30 authors are participating in the competition this year. 21 are the debutants in the “Poetry” genre, 7 are the books in “Prose”, in the “Children’s Literature” and “Literary Criticism and Literary History” genres, one author each participates, and this year there are no participants in “Film Script” and “Dramaturgy” .
P R O G R A M A
April 24 – Wednesday
10:00 a.m. RB “Hr. Smirnensky”, Central lobby
Exhibition “145 years since the birth of Alexander Paskalev” and presentation of the biobibliographic reference book “20 years of the award “Alexander Paskalev”
11:00 a.m. RB “Hr. Smirnensky”, Children’s Department
Maria Doneva presents the books “Zog and the flying doctors”, “The most elegant giant in town” and “Impatience in a box”
2:30 p.m. in front of the RB “Hr. Smyrna”
Tourist tour of Haskovo for the participants in the National Debut Literature Competition “South Spring”
4:30 p.m. in front of the “Forum” HG
Concert of Acoustic Jazz Trio, soloist Maria Arnaudova
18:00 DKT “Ivan Dimov”
Ceremonial opening of the 52nd Literary Days “Southern Spring” 2024. The fire of “Southern Spring” 2024 will be lit by Ivan Landzhev, recipient of the “Pegasus” for 2011
Laureate evening of Ivan Landzhev
Georgi Milkov presents his book “Stories from hand luggage”
April 25 – Thursday
10:00 a.m. Kenana Park
Alley “South Spring” – the debutants of the 52nd edition of “South Spring” plant a tree in “South Spring Alley”, restored on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the only competition for debut literature in Bulgaria.
10:30 a.m. RB “Chr. Smirnensky”, Children’s Department
Magda Borisova presents the book “How Princess Magda saved her castle”
11:00 a.m. RB “Hr. Smirnensky”, Reading Room No. 1
Interview of the debutants with the jury of the National Competition “South Spring” 2024
2:30 p.m. in front of the RB “Hr. Smyrna”
Tourist tour of Haskovo for the participants of the National Debut Literature Competition “South Spring”
18:00 Kirkovo School House-Museum
Opening of the exhibition “Haskovskiy alarm clocks”
Zahari Karabashliev presents his novel “Rana”
20:00 DKT “Ivan Dimov”, Great Hall
Premiere of the documentary “Feeling for Poetry” with the participation of Valentina Radinska, Aksinia Mihailova and Mitko Lambov
April 26 – Friday
10:30 a.m. RB “Chr. Smirnensky”, Children’s Department
Toni Tellalov presents the book “Dogules and the magic leaf”
11:30 a.m. House-museum Shishmanova house
Opening of the exhibition “Homework”
2:00 p.m. House-museum Shishmanova house
Literary Craftsmanship on “Pen and Stage”
18:00 Kirkovo School House-Museum
“Southern Spring” 2024 awards ceremony
20:00 DKT “Ivan Dimov”, Great Hall
The Poets Live – the most beautiful Bulgarian poems presented by favorite Bulgarian actors.