Together with the Lower Austrian Regional Youth Activity Section the European Literature Days actively promote a regional reading initiative for young people and educationalists.

European Youth Meeting

Die Europäische Jugendbegegnung versammelt vom 2. Juni bs 6. Juli 2013 Jugendliche aus vielen europäischen Ländern zum Gedankenaustausch und bietet Workshops über Literatur und digitale Medien.
Siehe unter: http://www.jugend-ok.at/

Europäische Autoren hautnah

Authors attending the European Literature Days visit schools in Lower Austria, introduce their books and participate in an intercultural dialogue with pupils. Europe’s multifaceted cultural life becomes accessible for young people to experience first-hand.

Priya Basil (GB), Dorothee Elmiger (CH), Leonie Hodkevitch (BG / AT), Michal Hvorecký (SL), Ulli Lust (AT / DE), Nicolas Mahler (AT), Steve Sem-Sandberg (SE), Stanislav Struhar (AT / CZ)

Lower Austria Media Day

24 October 2013, 10.00, 14.00 Landhausviertel, NÖ Pressehaus St. Pölten

Debate at 14.00 on 24 October in the NÖ Pressehaus St. Pölten involving media educators and editors and journalists of school magazines – on the opportunities and risks of the e-Book in school education. Preparatory sessions for the debate start at 10.00 in workshops led by ELIT experts.

Programme coming soon Read more at: http://www.jugend-ok.at/

Volkslesen.tv in Wachau

For the third year running, readers from the Wachau region introduce their favourite books on video. Readings released online are a collaborative project of volksLesen.tv and ELIT: http://volkslesen.tv/

ELIT Reader’s Circle

In the run-up to the European Literature Days in October a reader’s circle discusses the novel Samarkand, Samarkand by Matthias Politycki. The group look forwards to meeting the author in Spitz on 27 October.

If you are interested in joining the reader’s circle please contact elisabeth.kienesberger@wachau-kultur.at