Starting from today and until next Friday, Polytechnic Institute will be stage for a series of talks on literature, the act of writing for several supports and the relation between East and West. Please check bellow the guests that will be participating in each one of the sessions.

JAN 29
15h China and the Portuguese Speaking Countries – A Romance (preceded by the festival’s official opening ceremony)
Moderator: José Rodrigues dos Santosz
Panel: João Paulo Cuenca, Yara Costa, Jade Y. Chen, Su Tong, Rui Cardoso Martins

JAN 30
11h East and West: attracted imaginaries?
Moderator: Xu Xi
Panel: Paulo Aido, Lolita Hu, Miguel Gonçalves Mendes, Ivo Ferreira

15h30 Inspiration: myth or reality?
Moderator: Carlos Marreiros
Panel: Yara Costa, José Luís Peixoto, Tatiana Salem Levy, Carlos Morais José, Jimmy Qi

JAN 31
11h Can writing still be political?
Moderator: Frederico Rato
Panel: José Rodrigues dos Santos, Paulo Aido, Jimmy Qi, Marvin Farkas, António Conceição Júnior

14h30 Translation: limits and possibilities
Moderator: Yao Jin Ming
Panel: Lolita Hu, José Luís Peixoto, Rui Rocha, Su Tong

FEB 1
11h The challenges of publishing in Macau
Moderator: Maria Antónia Espadinha
Panel: Carlos Morais José, Luís Ortet, Rogério Beltrão Coelho, Ana Paula Dias, Cultural Institute Representative, Macau Fundation Representative

FEB 2
11h The Geography of Writing
Moderator: João Paulo Cuenca
Panel: Rui Cardoso Martins, Tatiana Salem Levy, Harriet Wong, Tony Aires, Paulo Aido

FEB 3
15h30 How much is a historical novel worth?
Moderator: Ana Paula Dias
Panel: José Rodrigues dos Santos, Tong Mui Sui, Joe Tang, Jade Y. Chen