“Increasing the International Visibility of European Minority Language Literatures”
UPCOMING
International three-day festival
Herberch Frisia
Fryslân, Netherlands
We kindly invite you to visit Herberch Frisia,
the 'Frisia Inn'
Minority languages have their own themes, chances and challenges. They are seldomly covered by general artistic festivals, conferences or bookfairs.
Herberch Frisia is an initiative aiming to fill this gap by way of:
- A conference on increasing international visibility of European minority literature
- An accompanying book-fair offering a platform for publishers, authors, translators etc. in European minority languages
- An artistic festival presenting a broad spectrum of music and literature in European minority languages
Why you want to go to Herberch Frisia
After having visited Herberch Frisa you will leave with an increased network of colleagues in European minority language literatures, with inspiration for artistic cross-overs, with new insight in policies in other European minority language regions, and perhaps even with international bookings or translation licenses. But at the very least you will have been greatly inspired and feel a renewed sense of kinship with other minority language artists and professionals.
Fryslân
Fryslân is a beautiful region in the north of the Netherlands, bordering on the Wadden Sea, a UNESCO Natural World Heritage site. In Fryslân, over ten language varieties are in daily use, Frisian and Dutch being the largest of them.
Programme
Please keep an eye on this website for updates on the programme and enrolment.
Partners
Herberch Frisia is an initiative supported by the Province Fryslân as well as the municipalities of Waadhoeke and Súdwest-Fryslân. Current partners are: Tresoar, Leeuwarden|Ljouwert Unesco City of Literature, Afûk/Boeken fan Fryslân, Mercator, Pier 21, RUG|Minorities & Multilingualism.
