Opening of LitFestBergen 2024

Welcome to the official opening of the Bergen International Literary Festival for Non-fiction and Fiction 2024.

At the opening, we will have our first encounter with the festival theme DISSOLUTION with contributions from Bergen, Durban, Palestine, Inland and Hadseløya. We will also be presenting the award for best essay and best poem in the global writing contest that we have organised in collaboration with UiB/ Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research and the Rafto Foundation. The winners have been selected from 553 texts that were written by young adults from 119 countries.

There will be artistic contributions by the poet Erlend O. Nødtvedt, Nomthandazo Shandu and Andisa Mpisi, speeches from author Adania Shibli, secretary of state Even Aleksander Hagen, city council leader in Bergen, Christine Meyer and festival director Teresa Grøtan.

The master of ceremonies is the manager of LitFestBergen, Hjørdis Losnedahl.