| 词条 | Blue Metropolis |
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Blue Metropolis (also known as Blue Met) is an international literary festival held annually in Montreal since 1999. Founded by Montreal writer Linda Leith, it is the world's first multilingual literary festival.{{fact|date =March 2019}} In early 2011, Leith departed, and a new president and a new director of programming were hired. The festival is put on by Blue Metropolis Foundation, a not-for-profit organization established in 1997 to bring together people from different cultures, to share the pleasures of reading and writing, and to encourage creativity and intercultural understanding. The foundation also offers a wide range of educational and social programs year-round, both in classrooms and online. The purpose of these programs is to use reading and writing as therapeutic tools, to encourage academic perseverance, and to fight against poverty and social isolation. HistoryBlue Metropolis was inspired by an earlier event.{{fact|date=March 2019}} In 1996, three Montreal writers who were members of the Writer's Union of Canada (Linda Leith, Ann Charney, and Mary Soderstrom) organized a new literary event in partnership with the Union des écrivaines et des écrivains québécois (UNEQ).{{fact|date=March 2019}} Called 'Write pour écrire', it brought writers and readers together from across the French-English language divide.{{fact|date=March 2019}} In 1997, Leith went on to establish Blue Metropolis Foundation as uniquely 'created by writers and readers for writers and readers'.{{fact|date=March 2019}} The first Blue Metropolis Montreal International Literary Festival took place April 19 to 23, 1999.{{fact|date=March 2019}} Its programming, which took place in French or English or both, included the first Blue Metropolis Translation Slam and literacy/community writing activities, as well as readings, on-stage interviews, and panel discussions.{{fact|date=March 2019}} With the support of writers, readers, and volunteers, the foundation was able to expand its scope beyond the festival and organize a wide range of educational programmes for young people, from the primary school to cégep levels.{{fact|date=March 2019}} The name 'Blue Metropolis' was partially inspired by the philosophical essay 'On Being Blue',{{fact|date=March 2019}} in which the American writer William H. Gass investigates the many different and contradictory connotations of the word 'blue'. In 2017, the festival added an LGBTQ-themed stream called Violet Metropolis, in conjunction with the city's existing Violet Hour reading series.[1] In 2018, the festival created the Blue Metropolis Violet Prize to honour Canadian LGBTQ writers.[2] AwardsThe festival presents a number of annual awards. Blue Metropolis International Literary Grand Prize
Premio Metropolis AzulIn 2013, the festival announced a new prize, the Premio Metropolis Azul. Given each year to an author from any country or region for a work of fiction written in Spanish, English, or French, the prize recognizes works which explore some aspect of Hispanophone culture or history. The prize is sponsored by Ginny Stikeman.
Blue Metropolis First Peoples PrizeThe Blue Metropolis First Peoples Prize is awarded to a North American Indigenous writer for a work in any genre. Winners have included:
Blue Metropolis Words to Change PrizeThe Blue Metropolis Words to Change Prize is awarded to a writer whose work connects communities whether they be linguistic, religious, ethnic or other communities:
Literary Diversity PrizeIn 2016 the festival announced a new prize in association with the Conseil des arts de Montréal. The work is awarded to a first or second generation migrant to Quebec, residing in Montreal, from a multi-cultural community, written in French or English, for a first publication in Quebec.
Blue Metropolis Violet PrizeThe Blue Metropolis Violet Prize, created in 2018, honours an established LGBTQ writer for their body of work.
Blue Metropolis Al Majidi Ibn Dhaher Arab Literary PrizeThe festival in the past also awarded the Blue Metropolis Al Majidi Ibn Dhaher Arab Literary Prize. Named after the 17th-century poet al-Majidi ibn Dhaher, the prize was initiated in 2007 and is worth CAD $5,000. The prize is sponsored by the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage. Dr Issa J Boullata served as consultant for the prize and the jury is composed of an international roster of poets, novelists, and literary professionals. The prize is currently on hiatus. Past winners of the Al Majidi Ibn Dhaher Prize are:
References1. ^Peter Knegt, "Canadian LGBTQ literature is having a moment, and this Montreal festival is showcasing that". CBC Arts, April 18, 2018. 2. ^"Metropolis Violet : Écrivain(e)s LGBTQ à Metropolis bleu". Fugues, April 19, 2018. External links
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