There is a world between the private, intimate experience of reading a book and publishing as an industry, which, like any other business, can be impersonal and profit-driven. This is a world where writers’ doubts, encounters with audiences, the joy of connecting with each other and sharing emotions and ideas, translators’ struggles, and the transformation of words into dance, images and film—all converge.

Two of Bulgaria’s leading organisations in the field of literature will talk about this world. Hear the story of their international events, residencies and professional programmes, translation studios, creative workshops, unusual formats and extraordinary encounters with literature—and discover how to become part of this community.