This year's litterature program

The literature program is presented in collaboration with Troms County library. 

Wednesday 15:30: Familiy performance

The well-known children's book author Sami Marry A. Somby reads from her latest release "Čerbmen Bizi-girdipilohtta" or "The reindeer calf little Bizi - the flying pilot '. The halfyear calf Bizi is wandering alone because his mother rejected him. He experiences and learns much when he becomes acquainted with a competition reindeer, a wild caribou, a reindeer buck, a moose, a reindeer movie star, a tourist reindeer and a golden doe. 

Thursday 12:00 Booklaunch

The book publishing agency Gollegiella is with Rauni Magga Lukkari publishing the book " Siri" , which is about and written by Siiri Magga-Miettunen. She grew up on a farm with no road access by the river Ivalo which lies in the municpal of Inari, where three cows, some sheep and a small herd of reindeer were the way of life. The book is written in Finnish, which is the basis for this translation into New Norwegian by Liv Hatle. The author has since translated the book into Sami, which she has also read into and released as an audiobook.

Saturday 12:00

Inger Mari Aikio in conversations with Rauni Magga Lukkari. Author Inger-Mari Aikio and musician Miro Mantere will also perform a poetry concert "Beaivváš čuohká gaba", that was released in November 2014 together with a compilation book. Inger Mari is both an author and a filmmaker, and has published 6 collections of poetry and two children books. She was nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize for her poetry collection "From the world and here" in 2004. Inger Mari has made several documentaries and music videos, and has directing the film "Amoc - vuosmuš" which will premiere at this year's festival.