Literature
Creative Writing at Rome's John Cabot University
18 May-25 June. The seventh edition of the annual Institute of Creative Writing and Literary Translation at Rome's John Cabot University offers four graduate courses in creative writing from 18 May to...
14 May. The new book Irish Rome-Roma irlandese by Vittorio and Roswitha Di Martino will be presented in the Garden Room at the Non-Catholic cemetery at Piramide Cestia on Saturday 14 May at 10.00....
Tasting Rome at Almost Corner Bookshop
14 May. The Almost Corner Bookshop in Trastevere is hosting a presentation of Tasting Rome by journalist Katie Parla and photographer Kristina Gill on Saturday 14 May at 18.30.
Over a glass of wine...
Presentations of Irish Rome book
30 April, 14 May. There are two upcoming presentations of the new book Irish Rome-Roma irlandese by Vittorio and Roswitha Di Martino in the capital.
The first book presentation takes place at the M...
You, Me and Second Brain Psychology at Anglo American Bookshop
8 April. The Anglo American Bookshop near the Spanish Steps hosts Dr Armando Ingegnieri and Sarah Todd who present the book You, Me and Second Brain Psychology on Friday 8 April at 18.00.
Book sale at S. Susanna library
Library invites new members and volunteers.
6-27 April. The S. Susanna Library, the English-language lending library in Rome, is appealing for new members and volunteers as it announces its latest...
Poetry consultations at the Keats-Shelley House
12 March. Award-winning poet Moira Egan is offering poetry consultations at Keats-Shelley House on Saturday 12 March, from 10.00-18.00.
Aspiring poets will be expertly guided through imagery, rhym...
Shakespearean Joyce Joycean Shakespeare
2-3 Feb. In 2016 a global series of celebrations marks the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare and the 100th anniversary of the publication of James Joyce’s A Portrait of the Artist...
14-15 Jan. Rome conference marks the centenary of Ireland's Easter Rising.
Easter or rather the events to commemorate and study the Easter 1916 Rising will come early to Rome. The centenary of the...
4-8 Dec. The 14th edition of Piú libri piú liberi, the national fair for small and medium Italian book publishing houses, offers a five-day literary programme of conferences, lectures, readings, theat...
10 mg by Maria Teresa Berardelli
1 Dec. The Institute for Creative Writing and Literary Translation at Rome's John Cabot University presents 10 mg by Maria Teresa Berardelli on 1 December at 19.00.
Rome’s leading English-language...
Barry McCrea book launch in Rome
Barry McCrea, professor of comparative literature and English at the University of Notre Dame, presents his new book: Languages of the Night: Minor Languages and the Literary Imagination in Twentieth-...
Annika Milisic-Stanley at Open Door Bookshop
20 Nov. The Open Door Bookshop presents a reading and book-signing of The Disobedient Wife by Annika Milisic-Stanley on Friday 20 November at 19.00.
Organisers say that guests can enjoy a glass of...
27 Oct. The St Stephen’s Cultural Centre Foundation presents a bi-lingual (English and Italian) poetry reading with Charles Simic, the 2007 US Poet Laureate, on Tuesday 27 October at 19.00.
Simic i...
New and used book festival at S. Susanna Library
21 Oct-4 Nov. Prices at library's book sale begin at 50 cent.
The S. Susanna Library, Rome's English-language lending library, is holding a new and used book festival from 21 October until 4 Novemb...
Italy Reads at Rome's John Cabot University
23 Sept-1 April. John Cabot University in Rome has selected The Bluest Eye by Nobel Prize-winning American author Toni Morrison as the subject of this year’s Italy Reads, its annual community-based En...
InVerse - Italian Poets in Translation
16 Sept. John Cabot University presents the tenth edition of InVerse - Italian Poets in Translation at 20.00 on Wednesday 16 September.
Founded in 2005 by JCU professors Brunella Antomarini, Bereni...
Festival della Letteratura di Viaggio
11-13 Sept. This interesting festival is dedicated to the art of travel literature in its various forms: books, films, photographs, drama and blogs, and is organised by the Italian Geographical Societ...
9-30 June. Rome's Festival of Literature takes place in two locations this year — Piazza del Campidoglio and Casa delle Letterature —from 9-30 June.
The popular initiative celebrates the written wo...
Book sale at S. Susanna Library
Prices at book sale begin at 50 cent.
The S. Susanna Library, the English-language lending library in Rome, is holding its next sale of used books from 17-23 June. The sale takes place on Wednesday...
