Writers and the need for professional communities

Together or alone – what is the best path for literature and for writers? Well-known writers discuss ways to establish a dialogue between different generations and nations, the creation of interregional and international creative associations, and the role writers’ unions play in supporting the literary process in different countries.

Participants:

Moderator

• Maxim Zamshev, prose writer, poet, chief editor of Literaturnaya Gazeta

Speakers

• Oleg Bavykin, translator, orientalist (Russia)
• Svetlana Vasilenko, prose writer, Head of Russian Writers’ Union (Russia)
• Koichuman Momunkulov, Director of the State Book Chamber (Kyrgyzstan)
• Karima El Azizi , Head of International Affairs Office, Sharjah Book Authority (UAE)
• Olesya Rudyagina, Chairman of Russian Writers’ Association (Moldova)
• Hilda Twongyeirwe, writer, Executive Director of Uganda Women Writers' Association (Uganda)