István Turczi receives this year’s International Grand Prize for Literature of the Republic of Serbia in Bosnia
Once again, Hungarian literature receives a prestigious international recognition.
Pen Blog
Publications
- Press release
The leadership of the Hungarian PEN Club is once again confronted with dismay by the latest manifestation of the Janus Pannonius Foundation, which, following the death of Géza Szőcs, continues to associate his name with its activities.
- Janus Pannonius International Poetry Prize – 2017
The Hungarian PEN Club announces that the Board of Trustees of the Janus Pannonius Foundation has awarded the 2017 Janus Pannonius International Poetry Grand Prize to Brazilian poet Augusto de Campos.
Events
- The Silence of Babel – Presentation and round table discussion of Central European poets
The Silence of Babel will be the title of a series of evenings in May, moderated by Gizella Csisztay and György Mandics, where Central European poets will present their work and hold a round table discussion.
- Women’s Day Open Reading
The Hungarian PEN Club cordially invites you and your friends to the next programme of the PENDrive Evenings series and the modest reception to follow in 2024. 12 March at 18:00 in the ground floor of the Muzikum.
- The tradition continues! PEN Christmas
The tradition continues! We cordially invite you and your friends to a festive reading and toasting on Friday, 15 December 2023, from 18:00 at Muzikum, Kossuth Klub (1088 Budapest, Múzeum utca 7 - behind Kálvin tér).
In Memoriam
Entries at
The renaissance of an important book
2023-11-02
“I’m in it from top to bottom,” said Mária Tóth on Wednesday (27 September 2023) evening at the Present House, as part of the Arad Hungarian Days and under the auspices of the Hungarian PEN Club, in connection with her book The Death of a Courier, published in 1979 and now republished.
Flow Architecture – Folk Architecture
2023-10-31
Csikszentmihályi is credited with the theory of flow in psychology, which is a mental state that occurs during concentrated activity. His related books have reached millions. In 2018, Hungarian poet and writer Géza Szőcs met him in Budapest and during their conversation they agreed to extend the psychological theory of flow to architecture. The idea of a “follow architecture” project was born, but unfortunately both died before intensive collaboration could begin.
The PEN Club and the awakening duck
2021-08-09
We talked to István Turczi, Babérkoszorú Award-winning writer and poet about the special music and literature events organised by the Hungarian PEN Club and the preservation of Géza Szőcs’ memory and work.
Hungarian PEN Club Annual General Meeting 2019
2019-12-19
2019. We held our Annual General Meeting on 17 December at 10 AM
The Hungarian PEN Club’s festive publications for 2019 on the occasion of the Janus Pannonius Award
2019-08-19
The publications can be purchased at a discount at the Hungarian PEN Club headquarters and at our upcoming events.
Zoltán Tófalvi on the ’56 and Romania conference
2016-10-22
Zoltán Tófalvi talks about the ’56 and Romania conference.