Welcome to an afternoon full of short stories, poems, podcasts, author talks and everything in between. This is a joint arrangement between the respective actors and the municipality of Lund. Conference for Literature Scene is Paola Pellettieri.
There will be a book sale in connection with the event.
13.00–13.45: Author talk Mårten Melin and Karin Wahlberg
Mårten Melin is a children's and youth author and debuted in 2003. Over the years, he has been awarded several times and, among other things, nominated for the August Prize. In 2022, he was awarded the Astrid Lindgren prize. Karin Wahlberg debuted in 2001 with the suspense novel Last shift - the first book in a best-selling detective series about Detective Inspector Claes Claesson. For some time she has had two jobs: writer and doctor.
At 13.45–14.15: Harrison's Dramatic History: The Tales of the Early Middle Ages - Myth or Truth?
Join Sweden's foremost historian on a journey through world history! In the new podcast Harrison's Dramatic Story offers the authors and husband and wife Dick Harrison and Katarina Harrison Lindbergh knowledge and facts, storytelling joy and commitment. On the Literature Days, they take us to Old Norse and medieval legends, where pure fiction was mixed with real events, where real royalty was woven into mythical stories. Listen and learn more about, for example, the myths of Uppåkra, Charlemagne and the Old Norse Völsungasagan.
At 14.15–15.15: Lund short story writers read
Come and listen to readings by four prominent Lund short story writers: Lina Wolff, Mårten Melin, Åsa Foster and Paolo Nobis Sandén. Presenter on stage is Therese Granwald. Novellfest is one of the Nordic countries' foremost literature festivals for short story art. It is organized annually.
At 15.15–16.00 Author talk Nina Björk and Frida Skybäck
Nina Björk wrote the noted, feminist debate book Under the pink cover - which today is considered a true classic. In later books, she has discussed the consumer society. Over the years, she has been awarded a large number of prizes and awards. Frida Skybäck debuted with the historical novel Charlotte Hassel, about a young woman's struggle for vindication, independence and love in the 1700th century. Since then, several historical novels and crime novels have been published.
At 16.00–17.00 Dictaphone – poem and party
Diktafon, which has appeared regularly in Lund since 2018, is a literary scene with poetry in focus. With readings and conversations about poems and poets, the audience is invited to listen, talk and experience poetry in the present, in the room. The theme during the Literature Days is Fest!, which will mean a selection of poems that interact, collide, speak with, speak against - by stay and dead poets, Swedish and foreign. On stage you meet Niklas Schiöler, author and literary researcher, who for the day has the writer Oline Stig by his side and also a celebrity, as yet unknown, guest. Dictaphone welcomes both the die-hard poetry lover and the inexperienced poetry enthusiast!
At 17.00–17.15 Author talk Therése Granwald
Therese Granwald works both as a writer and a writing teacher and has a past as head teacher at Lund University's Writers' School. She has a wide range of writing with a novel, a teaching aid and five children's books and this year she is up to date with two more books, Sister and a continuation of Creative writing.