Author and Educator Ioana Nicolaie at European Literature Night 2024

Some of Europe’s brightest literary talents will gather in New York to reaffirm the relevance of literature in troubled times. Authors and translators from seven E.U. countries will convene at the Ukrainian Institute of America on October 24, 2024, for the European Literature Night, an annual event featuring multilingual readings, Q&A sessions, panel discussions, and musical performances.

Romania is represented by Ioana Nicolaie, an acclaimed poet, novelist, children's books author and educator, who will join a select group of writers and translators from all over Europe: Romain Buffat (Switzerland), Paulo Rodrigues Ferreira (Portugal), Rimantas Kmita (Lithuania), Magdaléna Platzová (Czechia), translators Ross Benjamin (Germany), and Grażyna Drabik (Poland).

Ioana Nicolaie is the author of six novels, five volumes of poetry, and ten children’s books, which have won her numerous literary awards. Her novel, Cartea Reghinei / The Book of Reghina was the winner of the 2020 Radio Romania Cultural Award,…