ITEF - Istanbul International Literature Festival, is an international literary event held in the city of
Istanbul to focus on a variety of genres, and to bring together writers, publishers, literary translators, critics and journalists for a series of inspirational encounters. Tanpınar is the author of famous novels such as ''A Mind at Peace'', ''Song in Mahur'', ''Waiting In The Wings'', ''The Institute of Synchronized Clocks'', and ''Woman in the Moon''.
ITEF - The Istanbul International Literature Festival establishes an annual forum for followers of Turkish and international literature. Authors, publishers, critics, translators, and members of the press from around the world will have the opportunity to meet, discuss and exchange ideas, and discover more about the rich literary voices coming out of Turkey today.
Participating authors
Attracting many important international literary figures, its six-day program, starting at the end of May, now features many events including panels, workshops and concerts.
The festival is planning to include events for children and young people.
2009
The first festival was held from 31 October to 3 November 2009. With 32 countries taking part, the foreign participation accounted for 50 authors out of the total of 83.
2009 Festival Theme: ''City and Time''
Visiting authors:
Abdelhay Moudden,
Adam Fawer
Adam Fawer (born 1970 in New York City) is an American novelist. '' Improbable'', his first novel, has been translated into eighteen languages and won the 2006 International Thriller Writers Award for best first novel. His second novel, ''Gnosi ...
, Adela Greceanu, Adisa Bašić, Aleksandra Dimitrova,
Alek Popov
Alek Popov ( bg, Алек Попов) is a Bulgarian novelist, short story writer, essayist and scriptwriter, author of the novel ''Mission London''.
Alek Popov was born in Sofia in 1966. ,
Alev Aksoy Croutier, Anahit Hayrapetyan,
Andrej Blatnik
Andrej Blatnik (born 22 May 1963) is a Slovene writer, editor, and university professor.
Biography
Blatnik was born in Ljubljana in 1963. He received a master's in American literature at the University of Ljubljana's Faculty of Arts, and a PhD ...
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Andrew Miller, Aslı Tohumcu,
Ayfer Tunç, Barış Müstecaplıoğlu,
Bernardo Atxaga, Berrin Karakaş, Can Eryümlü,
Carme Riera, Christos Chryssopoulos,
Clare Azzopardi,
Claudiu Komartin
Claudiu Komartin (1983, Bucharest) is a Romanian poet, translator and editor, considered to be one of the most important Romanian poets of his generation.
The first poetry book of Komartin, ''Păpușarul și alte insomnii'', published in 2003, won ...
, Cristina Fernandez Cubas,
Çiler İlhan
Çiler İlhan is a Turkish-Dutch writer. She studied International Relations and Political Science at Boğaziçi University and hotel management at the Glion Hotel School in Switzerland. She has variously worked as an hotelier, a writer and an ed ...
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Dan Lungu
Dan Lungu (; born September 15, 1969) is a Romanian novelist, short story writer, poet and dramatist, also known as a literary theorist and sociologist. The recipient of critical acclaim for his short story volume ''Cheta la flegmă'' ("Quest for ...
, Deniz Kavukçuoğlu,
Diana Ferrus, Efe Duyan,
Fırat Ceweri,
Frank Westerman,
Geert Mak
Geert Ludzer Mak (born 4 December 1946 in Vlaardingen) is a Dutch journalist and non-fiction writer.
Honors
For his book ''In Europe: Travels through the Twentieth Century'' he received the Leipziger Buchpreis zur Europäische Verständigung (20 ...
, Gökçenur Ç., Gonca Özmen, Gönül Kıvılcım, Gül İrepoğlu, Gündüz Vassaf, Hakan Günday, Hakan Yel,
Hallgrimur Helgason, Hande Altaylı,
Hava Pinchas Cohen, Igor Isakovski,
Ingo Schulze
Ingo Schulze (born 15 December 1962) is a German writer born in Dresden in former East Germany. He studied classical philology at the University of Jena for five years, and, until German reunification, was an assistant director (dramatic arts a ...
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Ivan Hristov Ivan Hristov may refer to:
* Ivan Hristov (canoeist) (born 1982), Bulgarian canoeist
* Ivan Hristov (writer) (born 1978), Bulgarian poet and critic
* Ivan Hristov (footballer) (born 1977), Bulgarian football player
{{hndis, Hristov, Ivan ...
, Jaklin Çelik, Jessica Lutz,
Kang Sok Kyong, Karin Karakaşlı, Katerina Iliopoulou, Kürşat Başar,
Lasana M. Sekou
Lasana M. Sekou (born 12 January 1959) is a poet, short story writer, essayist, journalist, and publisher from the Caribbean island of Saint Martin.
Biography
Lasana M. Sekou has authored over 20 books and is considered one of the prolific Caribb ...
, Liz Behmoaras,
Lyudmila Filipova
Lyudmila Orlinova Filipova ( bg, Людмила Орлинова Филипова) (born April 10, 1977) is a Bulgarian novelist and journalist. Since 2006, Filipova has written seven novels, all of which have become best-sellers. In October 2011, ...
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Maureen Freely, Marko Pogačar, Mehmet Açar, Milan Dobričić,
Mima Simić, Mine Kırıkkanat, Mine Söğüt, Mirt Komel,
Nawal El Saadawi, Netalie Braun,
Norman Manea,
Olga Tokarczuk,
Olivier Rolin, Owen Martell,
Peter Pistanek,
Petr Borkovec,
Ragıp Zarakolu,
Raman Mundair, Reha Çamuroğlu, Serdar Özkan,
Shimon Adaf
Shimon Adaf ( he, שמעון אדף, born 1972) is an Israeli poet and author born in Sderot.
Biography
Shimon Adaf's first book of poetry, ''Icarus' Monologue'', won a prize from the Israeli Ministry of Education. In 1996–2000, Adaf studied ...
, Solmaz Kamuran,
Tuna Kiremitçi
Tuna Kiremitçi (born 24 February 1973) is a contemporary Turkish singer-songwriter and crime author.
He is generally inspired by tragedies of common people, the dilemmas of women-men relationship in the society, and the melancholy of aging, all ...
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Valter Hugo Mãe
Valter is a spelling variant of the German name ''Walter'', ''Walther'', from Old High German ''walt'' "rule" and ''her'' "army". The spelling variant in ''V-'' is adopted in a number of European languages, including Scandinavian (North Germanic) ...
, Yaprak Öz.
2010
2010 Festival Theme: "''City and Human''"
Visiting authors:
Adnan Binyazar,
Ahmet Altan, Ahmet Tulgar,
Ahmet Ümit, Alexandra Schwartzbrod,
Anil Ramdas
Anil Ramdas (Paramaribo, 16 February 1958 – Loenen aan de Vecht, 16 February 2012) was a Dutch-Surinamese columnist, correspondent, essayist, journalist, and TV and radio host. He was generally considered the V.S.Naipaul specialist of The Nethe ...
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Arnon Grunberg,
Ayfer Tunç, Ayşegül Çelik,
Baha Taher, Behiç Ak,
Bejan Matur
Bejan Matur (born 14 September 1968, Kahramanmaraş) is a Kurdish poet and writer from Turkey.
Background
Matur was born to an Alevi Kurdish family on 14 September 1968 in the city of Kahramanmaraş in Turkey's Mediterranean Region. Her first s ...
, Berrin Karakaş,
Buket Uzuner
Buket Uzuner (born 3 October 1955, in Ankara, Turkey) is a Turkish writer, author of novels, short stories, and travelogues. She studied biology and environmental science and has conducted research and presented lectures at universities in T ...
, Caterina Bonvicini, Cem Selcen,
Çiler İlhan
Çiler İlhan is a Turkish-Dutch writer. She studied International Relations and Political Science at Boğaziçi University and hotel management at the Glion Hotel School in Switzerland. She has variously worked as an hotelier, a writer and an ed ...
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Dacia Maraini
Dacia Maraini (; born November 13, 1936) is an Italian writer. Maraini's work focuses on women's issues, and she has written numerous plays and novels. She has won awards for her work, including the Formentor Prize for ''L'età del malessere'' ...
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Dubravka Ugresic
Dubravka or Dúbravka may refer to:
Places
* Dúbravka, Bratislava, a district of Bratislava, Slovakia
* Dubravka, Croatia, a village in Konavle, Croatia
* Dúbravka, Michalovce, a village in the Michalovce District, Slovakia
Other
* Dubravk ...
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Dumitru Tepeneag,
Dzevad Karahasan, Ece Erdoğuş,
Ellah Allfrey,
Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt,
Etgar Keret,
Evald Flisar, Fanny Joly, George Blecher,
Georgi Gospodinov
Georgi Gospodinov ( bg, Георги Господинов; born January 7, 1968) is a Bulgarian writer, poet and playwright. One of the most translated Bulgarian authors after 1989, he has four poetry books awarded with national literary prizes. ...
, Gündüz Vassaf,
György Dragoman, Hakan Bıçakçı, Hakan Günday, Hamdi Koç, Hamid Ziarati, Hande Altaylı,
Hassan Daoud, İpek Çalışlar,
Jacek Dehnel,
Josef Winkler, Leonard Durso, Luan Starova, Marco Ansaldo, Mari Strachan,
, Mariolina Venezia,
Mehmet Coral, Melida Tüzünoğlu, Mine G. Kırıkkanat, Mine Soysal,
Murat Belge
Murat Belge (born March 16, 1943) is a Turkish academic, translator, literary critic, columnist, civil rights activist, and occasional tour guide.
Career
Belge was a member of the organizing committee for a two-day academic conference that st ...
, Müge İplikçi,
Oya Baydar, Ömer Özgüner, Özlem Kumrular, Pirjo Hassinen,
Ramsey Nasr
Ramsey Nasr (born 28 January 1974, Rotterdam) is a Dutch author and actor of mixed descent, half Palestinian, half Dutch.
He was '' Dichter des Vaderlands'' (Poet of the Fatherland; an unofficial title for the Dutch poet laureate) between Januar ...
, Ronelda Kamfer, Ryo Kuroki, Sadık Yalsızuçanlar, Sevinç Çokum,
Tuna Kiremitçi
Tuna Kiremitçi (born 24 February 1973) is a contemporary Turkish singer-songwriter and crime author.
He is generally inspired by tragedies of common people, the dilemmas of women-men relationship in the society, and the melancholy of aging, all ...
,
Vincenzo Cerami
Vincenzo Cerami (2 November 1940 – 17 July 2013) was an Italian screenwriter, novelist and poet.
Biography
From 1967, he contributed or wrote screenplays or adapted screenplays for more than 40 films. In 1996, he was a member of the jury ...
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Vladimir Makanin, Yalvaç Ural,
Yasemin Taşkın, Yekta Kopan,
Youssef Ziedan,
Zülfü Livaneli.
2011
2011 Festival Theme: "''City and Food''"
Visiting authors:
Adam Foulds
Adam Samuel James Foulds FRSL ( ; born 8 October 1974) is a British novelist and poet.
Biography
Foulds was educated at Bancroft's School, read English at St Catherine's College, Oxford under Craig Raine, and graduated with an MA in creative ...
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Ahmet Ümit,
Alona Kimhi,
Antoine Westermann
Antoine Westermann is a France, French chef born in 1949 in the Alsace, Alsatian town of Wissembourg, on the northeast border of France.
He held 3 Michelin, Michelin Guide stars for his Strasbourg restaurant ''Le Buerehiesel'' and maintained a s ...
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Antti Tuuri, Artun Ünsal,
Aslı Perker
Asli E. Perker (1975, İzmir) is a Turkish journalist and writer.
Biography
Asli Perker was born in İzmir, Turkey in 1975. She graduated from Dokuz Eylül University with a degree in American Literature and Culture. After her university edu ...
, Barış Müstecaplıoğlu, Berrin Karakaş, Cem Akaş,
Charles Den Tex,
Claire Franek, Claude Helft,
Çiler İlhan
Çiler İlhan is a Turkish-Dutch writer. She studied International Relations and Political Science at Boğaziçi University and hotel management at the Glion Hotel School in Switzerland. She has variously worked as an hotelier, a writer and an ed ...
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Doğan Hızlan
Doğan Hızlan, (born 1937 Istanbul) is a Turkish author.
He graduated from Pertevniyal High School,then completed his bachelor's degree in Istanbul University Faculty of Law. Doğan Hızlan, whos first work was published in 1954, directed the ...
, Ece Erdoğuş,
Ellah Allfrey, Fatih Erdoğan,
Gabriela Adameşteanu Gabriela may refer to:
* Gabriela (given name), a Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian feminine given name
* ''Gabriela'' (1942 film), a Czech film
* ''Gabriela'' (1950 film), a German film
* ''Gabriela'' (1983 film), a Brazilian film
* ''Gabriela ...
, Gökçe Ateş Aytuğ, Gönül Kıvılcım, Gül İrepoğlu, Hacer Yeni, Hakan Günday, Hande Altaylı,
Hanif Kureishi, İpek Çalışlar, Jasmin Ramadan, Jean Orizet,
Josefine Klougart
Josefine Klougart (born 1985) is a Danish novelist living in Copenhagen. Klougart has studied Art- and Literature at Aarhus University an graduated from the Danish Academy of Creative Writing in 2010. In 2017 she was introduced as guest professor ...
, Kaan Sezyum,
Krisztián Grecsó, Liz Behmoaras,
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Marjolijn Hof
Marjolijn Hof (born 1956) is a Dutch writer who lives in Amsterdam. She has won many awards including the "Gouden Uil Jeugd Literatuurprijs', the "Gouden Uil Prijs van de Jonge Lezer" and the "Gouden Griffel"..
In 2012 she received the Vlag en Wi ...
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Mark Crick
Mark Crick is a British photographer and author, best known for his literary parodies ''Kafka's Soup'' and '' Sartre's Sink'', in which he presents recipes and DIY tips in the style of famous literary writers. Mark Crick is married to Fiona Simmo ...
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Mircea Dinescu, Muhsin Kızılkaya, Özdemir İnce, Özlem Kumrular,
Péter Zilahy, Reha Çamuroğlu, Sadık Yalsızuçanlar, Selim İleri,
Shifra Horn, Silvia Ronchey,
Tatiana Salem Levy
Tatiana Salem Levy (born January 24, 1979 Lisbon) is a Brazilian writer and translator.
Early life and education
Levy's parents are Turkish Jews established in Portugal during the Brazilian military government.
She studied literature at the Fe ...
, Thilo Tiffany Murray,
Timothée de Fombelle, Vladislav Bajac,
Zülfü Livaneli.
2012
2012 Festival Theme: "''City and Fear''"
Visiting authors:
Adnan Binyazar,
Adriaan van Dis,
Antjie Krog,
Aslı E. Perker,
Ayfer Tunç, Ayşe Ünal Ersönmez, Ayşegül Çelik, Barış Müstecaplıoğlu, Başak Sayan, Burcu Duman,
Burhan Sönmez, Can Eryümlü, Çiğdem y Mirol, Doğu Yücel,
Ece Temelkuran, Elif Bereketli, Elif Tanrıyar, Emrah Polat, Esra Kılıç, Filiz Aygündüz, Galip Dursun, Gem Ahmet,
Gerbrand Bakker Gerbrand Bakker may refer to:
* Gerbrand Bakker (physician) (1771–1828), Dutch physician and professor
* Gerbrand Bakker (novelist)
Gerbrand Bakker (born 28 April 1962) is a Dutch writer. He won the International Dublin Literary Award for ''Th ...
, Guy Bass, Gülenay Börekçi, Gülşah Elikbank, Hakan Günday, Hakan Yaman,
Herman Koch
Herman Koch (; born 5 September 1953) is a Dutch writer and actor. He has written short stories, novels, and columns. His best-selling novel '' The Dinner'' (2009) has been translated into 21 languages. He has acted for radio, television, and fi ...
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İan Rankin, İdil Önemli, İnci Aral,
Kader Abdolah
Hossein Sadjadi Ghaemmaghami Farahani ( fa, حسین سجادی قائممقامی فراهانی, better known by his pen name Kader Abdolah ( fa, قادر عبدالله, links=no) (Arak, 12 November 1954), is an Iranian-Dutch writer, poet ...
, Karin Karakaşlı, Laia Fabregas,
Louis de Bernieres Louis may refer to:
* Louis (coin)
* Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name
* Louis (surname)
* Louis (singer), Serbian singer
* HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy
See also
Derived or associated terms
* Lewis (d ...
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Marjolijn Hof
Marjolijn Hof (born 1956) is a Dutch writer who lives in Amsterdam. She has won many awards including the "Gouden Uil Jeugd Literatuurprijs', the "Gouden Uil Prijs van de Jonge Lezer" and the "Gouden Griffel"..
In 2012 she received the Vlag en Wi ...
, Mehmet Erte, Menekşe Toprak,
Murathan Mungan, Müge Gürsoy Sökmen, Nermin Yıldırım, Neslihan Acu, Onat Bahadır, Ömer Erdem,
Rodaan Al Galidi, Sadık Yalsızuçanlar,
Sevin Okyay, Sina Baydur, Stine Jensen,
Tuna Kiremitçi
Tuna Kiremitçi (born 24 February 1973) is a contemporary Turkish singer-songwriter and crime author.
He is generally inspired by tragedies of common people, the dilemmas of women-men relationship in the society, and the melancholy of aging, all ...
, Yekta Kopan, Yiğit Değer Bengi.
2013
2013 Festival Theme: "City and Game"
Visiting authors:
Alberto Manguel,
Ahmet Ümit, Andrea Winkler, Antonia Michaelis,
Aslı E. Perker, Barbara Stok, Barış Müstecaplıoğlu, Bibi Dumon Tak, Bülent Somay, Can Evrenol,
Conor Kostick,
Çiler İlhan
Çiler İlhan is a Turkish-Dutch writer. She studied International Relations and Political Science at Boğaziçi University and hotel management at the Glion Hotel School in Switzerland. She has variously worked as an hotelier, a writer and an ed ...
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Damian Barr
Damian Leighton Barr (born 20 July 1976) is a Scottish writer and broadcaster. He is the creator and host of the Literary Salon, which started at Shoreditch House in 2008, and he hosts live literary events worldwide. In 2014 and 2015, he prese ...
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David Peace, Doğu Yücel,
Ece Temelkuran, Emre Soyak, Erbuğ Kaya, Ercüment Cengiz,
Eshkol Nevo
Eshkol Nevo ( he, אשכול נבו, born 28 February 1971) is an Israeli writer who has published a collection of short stories, five novels and a work of non-fiction. One of his novels, ''Homesick'', was awarded the Book Publishers Association ...
, Eva Petric, Franziska Gehm, Galip Dursun, Gülşah Elikbank, Hakan Bıçakçı, Hakan Yaman, Hamdi Koç, Hasan Çolakoğlu, Hikmet Hükümenoğlu,
Jan van Mersbergen
Jan van Mersbergen (born 10 April 1971, Gorinchem) is a Dutch novelist. He has written five novels, including ''Morgen zijn we in Pamplona'' (2007) which has been translated into German, French and English. He received in 2011 and 2012 twice ...
, José Oliver,
Katja Lange Müller, Kayra Küpçü, Kutlukhan Kutlu,
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Martin Rowson, Milan Jazbec, Mona Yahia, Murat Işık,
Murathan Mungan, Nermin Bezmen, Nermin Yıldırım, Nicholaus Patnaude, Olivier Mauco, Onur Caymaz,
Oya Baydar, Ömer Erdem, Patrice Desilets,
Sabri Gürses, Sadık Yalsızuçanlar, Sandra Hili Vassallo,
Selma Lønning Aarø,
Sevin Okyay,
Sophie Smiley, Suzanne Joinson, Teresa Präauer,
Thomas Stangl, Viktor Horvath, Yekta Kopan, Yiğit Bener.
2014
2014 Festival Theme: "''City and Journey''"
Visiting authors:
Adam Pekalski,
Alison Pick, Andrzej Bart, Asa Lind, Ayşegül Devecioğlu, Barış Müstecaplıoğlu, Belma Fırat, Buket Şahin,
Burhan Sönmez, Can Evrenol,
Carl Johan Vallgren, Carles Sala i Vila, Defne Koryürek, Devrim Kunter, Douwe Draaisma,
Ece Temelkuran,
Eleanor Watchtel, Elif Tanrıyar, Engin Kaban, Ercan Kesal, Esra Düzdağ,
Ezel Akay
Ezel Akay (born 20 January 1961) is a Turkish film actor, film director and film producer.
Life and work
After Ezel Akay graduated as a mechanical engineer from the Boğaziçi University, he was trained as actor at the US-American Villanova Uni ...
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Fatima Sharafeddine, Fehim Işık, Galip Dursun, Gülay Er Pasin, Gülbike Berkkam, Hakan Bıçakcı, Halil İbrahim Özcan, Handan Durgut, Honggyu Son,
Inka Parei
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...
, İkna Sarıarslan, İnci Aral,
Joanna Olech, Jürgen Banscherus, Kutlukhan Kutlu, Levent Şenyürek, Maksut Aşkar, Maritgen Matter, Mehmet Berk Yaltırık,
Murat Belge
Murat Belge (born March 16, 1943) is a Turkish academic, translator, literary critic, columnist, civil rights activist, and occasional tour guide.
Career
Belge was a member of the organizing committee for a two-day academic conference that st ...
, Murat Menteş, Nermin Yıldırım, Nihan Sayın, Nükhet Eren, Okan Okumuş, Onat Bahadır, Ömürden Sezgin, Sedat Demir, Sedat Girgin, Sevengül Sönmez, Sezgin Kaymaz, Sophie Dieuaide, Tangör Tan, Tarık Günersel, Tuba Şatana,
Vincent Lam
Vincent Lam (born September 5, 1974) is a Canadian writer and medical doctor.
Early life and education
Born in London, Ontario and raised in Ottawa, Lam's parents came to Canada from the Chinese expatriate community in Vietnam. He attended St ...
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Wojciech Kuczok
Wojciech Kuczok (born 18 October 1972 in Chorzów) is a Polish novelist, poet, screenwriter, film critic and speleologist.
Life and work
He graduated from Stefan Batory High School No. 3 in Chorzów. Previously, he attended Juliusz Słowacki Hi ...
, Yekta Kopan, Yiğit Değer Bengi,
Zygmunt Miłoszewski
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Novels
Zygmunt Miłoszewski published h ...
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2014 ''Literature In The Kitchen'':
Ahmet Yaşar, Artun Ünsal, Aylin Öney TAN, Bahri Vardarlılar,
Ece Vahapoğlu, Gül İrepoğlu, İlhan Eksen, Kemalettin Kuzucu, Marianna Yerasimos,
, Mary Işın, Mustafa Duman, Nazlı Pişkin, Nedim Atilla, Nevin Halıcı, Nilhan Aras, Özge Samancı, Sabri Koz, Sahrap Soysal, Sevim Gökyıldız, Sula Bozis, Yavuz Dizdar.
2014 ''İTEF Child'':
Ayda Kantar, Aytül Akal, Çiğdem Gündeş, Çiğdem Odabaşı, Fatih Erdoğan, Görkem Yeltan, İpek Kuşçu, Melek Özlem Sezer, Mustafa Delioğlu, Sara Şahinkanat,
Seza Kutlar Aksoy
Seza Kutlar Aksoy (born 1945, Gaziantep) is a Turkish children's author residing in Istanbul, Turkey. She is the younger sister of writer Onat Kutlar.
Biography
Seza Kutlar Aksoy was born in Gaziantep, Turkey.
She is a member of the Turki ...
, Simla Sunay, Toprak Işık, Tülin Kozikoğlu.
Fellowship programmes
2011 Fellowship participants
*Jonathan Lee (British Council, Britain)
*Alexandra Buchler (Literature Across Frontiers, Britain)
*Emmanuelle Collas (Galaade Publishing, France)
*Ivan Rod (Copenhagen Literature Festival, Danmark)
*Ursula Bergenthal (btb- Random House, Germany)
2012 Fellowship participants
*Sherif Bakr ( Al Arabi Publishing and Distributing, Egypt)
*Gudrun Vilmundardottir (Bjartur & Veröld, Iceland)
*Ingemar Nilsson (2244 / Bonnierförlagen, Sweden)
*Susan Curtis-Kojakovic (Istros Books, Britain)
*Mariagrazia Mazzitelli (Adriano Salani Editore Spa, Italy)
*Barbara Epler (New Directions, USA)
*Eric Visser (Publishing House De Geus, The Netherlands)
*Katrin Kliimask (Koolibri Publishers, Estonia)
*Geoffrey E. Taylor (Harbourfront Literature Festival, Canada)
*Kathrin Scheel (Schöffling & Co., Germany)
*Mitchell Albert (Writers' Centre Norwich, Britain)
*Anne-Louise Fisher (Anne-Louise Ficher Associates, Britain)
*Karolina Iwaszkiewicz (Wydawnictwo W.A.B. Sp. Z o.o, Poland)
*Feng Liu (Phoenix Publishing & Media, Inc, China)
*Magdalena Obradovic (Pula Lbook Fair, Croatia)
*Pablo Moreno (Spanish translator, Spain)
*Rakesh Jobanputra (English translator, Turkey)
*Anna Selby (Norwich Writers Center, Britain)
*Camille Bloomsfield (European Society of Authors, France)
*Baki Bilgili (Antakya Bienal, Turkey)
2013 Fellowship participants
*Manuel Quirin (Suhrkamp Verlag, Germany)
*Carlos Castillo (Ediciones Uniandes, Colombia)
*Ruth Kumpmann (Frankfurt Book Fair, Germany)
*Daniel Seton (Pushkin Press, Britain)
*Claudia Tarolo (Marcos y Marcos, Italy)
*Tamer Said (Kalimat, Sharjah)
*Dejan Trajkovski (Ikona /Pro-za Balkan Festival, Macedonia)
*Irine Chogoshvili (Ministry of Culture and Monument Protection, Georgia)
*Ketevan Kiguradze (Siesta Publishing Group, Georgia)
*Bettina Wörgötter (Paul Zsolnay & Deuticke Verlag, Austria)
*Richard Aaro (Tiden Publishing, Norway)
*Olga Chychynska (Russian translator, Ukraine)
*Kamaljit S. Sood (Anthem Press, Britain)
*Hripsime Madoyan (Antares Publishing, Armenia)
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Maya Jaggi (Journalist, Britain)
*Medea Metreveli (Ministry of Culture and Monument Protection, Georgia)
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Ketevan Dumbadze (Ministry of Culture and Monument Protection, Georgia)
2014 Fellowship participants
*Synnøve Haga (The Bjørnson Festival, Norway)
*Ravi Deecee (DC Books, India/Kerala)
*Sara Kramer (New York Review Books, U.S.A)
*Barbara den Ouden (Letterenfonds, Netherlands)
*Olga Morozova (Olga Morozova Publishers, Russia)
*Yeana González (Ediciones B México SA de CV, Mexico)
*Monika Kalinowska (Dom Wydawniczy PWN, part of PWN Group, Poland)
*Francesca Varotto (Marsilio Editori, Italy)
*Anna Steadman (Lutyens & Rubinstein, Britain)
*Josephine Greywoode (Penguin, Britain)
*Mitchell Albert (Garnet Publishing /Ithaca Press, Britain)
*Euridice Gomes (Editora Objectiva (Santillana group, Portugal)
*Pernille Follmann Ballebye (Gyldendal Publishers, Denmark)
*Rasmus Axelsen (Leonhardt & Høier Agency, Denmark)
*Marie Brocks (Turbine Publishing House, Denmark)
*Claus Clausen (Tiderne Skifter, Denmark)
*Søren Møller Christensen (Forlaget Vandkunsten, Denmark)
*Tomasz Pindel (Polish Inst, Poland)
*Tamer Said (Kalimat, Sharjah)
*Søren Beltoft (Danish Art Council, Denmark)
*Edward Nawotka (Journalist, USA)
2015 Fellowship participants
References
External links
Festival Official siteKalem Agency-Festival Management
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Literary festivals in Turkey
Festivals in Istanbul