“What I am reflecting on is that I have to forgive people, events, time, the world, the country and probably also myself in order to be able to write. Your Clarice Lispector was trying this, I assume, and somehow apparently she managed. Or maybe I should say this: I am writing in order to forgive.”
— Ece Temelkuran (Turkey), Letter to Annelies Beck, 15 August 2016
Passa Porta is part of the HALMA network, established in 2006 by the Literarisches Colloquium Berlin with the support of the Bosch Stiftung. Today, HALMA 27 unites European literary centres that develop forms of cooperation to facilitate intercultural dialogue and exchange between different regions. A delegation of HALMA members presented the network's activities and plans at the 2009 Passa Porta Festival. More...
Passa Porta is a partner organisation of Literature Across Frontiers, a project around literary exchange and policy debate. LAF works with partnerships between European organisations that are active internationally, with a focus on literary translating. It supports the activities of the partner organisations and is a catalyst for new partnerships and innovative projects. More...
As a member of the International Cities of Refuge Network (ICORN), Passa Porta provides lodging in Brussels to persecuted writers. ICORN unites cities (or organisations active in cities) striving for greater freedom of expression. They are committed to providing refuge to writers for a period of 1 to 2 years, and guiding them in gaining acceptance as an artist in a new political, social and cultural context. Since 2010, the Passa Porta project has enjoyed the active support of the City of Brussels (Victor Hugo project). The city makes an apartment available where the writer can live. More...
