This summer, Trenčín will once again become a place of exceptional literary encounters and the discovery of new stories. Thanks to the European Capital of Culture Trenčín 2026 project, our city will take part for the second time in the prestigious Month of Author’s Reading festival, the largest literary event of its kind in Central Europe.
This year’s edition will offer a unique insight into Greenland and its contemporary literature, introducing Greenlandic authors such as Juaaka Lyberth, Katti Frederiksen, Hivshu, Laila Andrés, Mie Rosendahl, Sørine Steenholdt, Iben Mondrup, Lotte Maré Christensen, Aqqaluk Lynge, Pauline Kleinschmidt Knudsen, and Inger Platou. In their work, they explore themes of identity, traditions, family relationships, and life in Arctic conditions. Visitors can look forward to inspiring encounters and stories that bring a fresh perspective on present-day Greenland.
Festival dates: 18 July – 2 August 2026
18 July – 6:15 PM, Opening and discussion
Courtyard beneath the City Tower
19 July – 2 August – 6:00 PM, Author Readings
Family Centre Trenčín
Join us and discover literature from the far North. Each evening, a pair of authors from Greenland and Slovakia will share their stories and introduce their work.
More about the festival programme: https://trencin.autorskecitanie.sk/
The names of the authors visiting Trenčín will be announced soon.
Programme
18 July
- Dušan Dušek & Martin Šulík
- Nuka Alice Lund
- Musical guest: Boris Lenko
The official opening will take place on 18 July at 18:15 in the Courtyard beneath the Town Tower.
19 July
- Veronika Šikulová
- Konrad Nuka Godtfredsen
20 July
- Kristína Böhmer
- Cecilie Vahl
21 July
- Tereza Oľhová
- Nauja Lynge
22 July
- Lucia Kúdelová
- Pauline Kleinschmidt Knudsen
- Musical guest: Excelent Q
23 July
- OMLATINA (Musil, Calo, Luz, Schewczuková)
- Kâlánguak Absalonsen
24 July
- Poetry in the Shop Window
- Kuluk Helms
- Musical guest: Štyri živly
25 July
- Lenka Šafránová
- Jens Peter Olsen
26 July
- Eva Luka
- Viktoria Joelsen
27 July
- Denisa Fulmeková
- Minik Hansen
28 July
- Daniela Kapitáňová & Fero Jablonovský
- Inger Platou
29 July
- Laco Teren
- Juaaka Lyberth
30 July
- Kristián Lazarčík
- Debora Hansen Kleist
31 July
- Eva Lavríková
- Hivshu
1 August
- Michaela Rosová
- Tété-Michel Kpomassie
2 August
- Alexandra Kusá
- TIU
- Musical guest: Miloš Železňák
Programme subject to change.
