The annual IWW Literary Festival will be held from 10-12 March 2025. This year, the Festival theme is "Crossroads". We are thrilled to feature five talented Writers-in-Residence, Krystyna Dabrowska (Poland), Iosi Havilio (Argentina), Insuk Kim (South Korea), Aube Rey Lescure (USA) and Aigerim Tazhi (Kazakhstan) in a series of enriching literary events. Check our schedule below and register for the events now!
Date: | 10 March 2025 (Mon) |
Time: | 3:30-5:00 PM |
Venue: | RRS401, 4/F, Sir Run Run Shaw Building, HKBU |
Speakers: | Krystyna Dąbrowska (Poet & translator, Poland) Iosi Havilio (Novelist & visual artist, Argentina) Insuk Kim (Novelist, South Korea) Aube Rey Lescure (Novelist, USA) Aigerim Tazhi (Poet, Kazakhstan) |
Moderator: | Mr. David McKirdy, Poet |
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Enjoy literary works as performed by our five award-winning Writers-in-Residence.
Date: | 11 March 2025 (Tue) |
Time: | 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM |
Venue: | OEM1018, 10/F, Oen Hall Building (Main Building) (OEM), HKBU |
Instructor: | Iosi Havilio (Novelist & visual artist, Argentina) |
Quota: | 25 (HKBU students only) |
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"The act of listening is in fact an act of composing."- John Cage
A creative writing encounter based on meditation, music and drawing.
Listening to feel, feeling to understand, understanding to imagine, imagining to act.
Date: | 12 March 2025 (Wed) |
Time: | 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM |
Venue: | OEM1018, 10/F, Oen Hall Building (Main Building) (OEM), HKBU |
Instructor: | Krystyna Dąbrowska (Poet & translator, Poland) |
Quota: | 25 (HKBU students only) |
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Ms. Krystyna Dąbrowska will explore with students the various possibilities of a poetic voice, of crossing the barriers of one's ego through and thanks to a poem - and what are the implications and consequences of such a journey. Her motto will be the words of Polish artist Ewa Kuryluk: "Art is a gift for imagining that you are a cloud, a stone, a color blue".
Date: | 12 March 2025 (Wed) |
Time: | 4:00-5:30 PM |
Venue: | Tddc, 2/F, Au Shue Hung Memorial Library, HKBU |
Speakers: | Insuk Kim (Novelist, South Korea) Aube Rey Lescure (Novelist, USA) Aigerim Tazhi (Poet, Kazakhstan) |
Moderator: | Dr. Johnathan Harrington, Academy of Language and Culture |
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Listen to writers share their insights about writing across different genres and cultures and hear how their experiences influence their stories and poems.
Date: | 12 March 2025 (Wed) |
Time: | 8:00 PM |
Venue: | Social Room, 3/F, Won Hing Building, 74-78 Stanley Street, Central |
Speakers: | Krystyna Dąbrowska (Poet & translator, Poland) Iosi Havilio (Novelist & visual artist, Argentina) Insuk Kim (Novelist, South Korea) Aube Rey Lescure (Novelist, USA) Aigerim Tazhi (Poet, Kazakhstan) |
An Open Mic featuring all our Writers-in-Residence. All are welcome and registration is not required.