Municipal Organization for Culture and Sports of Rhodes (DOPAR) – International Writers and Translators’ Center of Rhodes (IWTCR)

National Network
Greece
Address

10A, A. LASKOU STREET, 851 00 RHODES
RHODES
Greece

Telephone
0030 22410 32510
Telephone (other)
0030 22410 32520
Fax
0030 22410 32455
E-Mail
info@writerscenter.gr
Organisation Type
Public Institution
Year of Establishment
1996
Fields of Activity
  1. Others
General Information
The IWTCR is headed by a President and governed by a Board of Trustees. There are nine employees working in the Center. The Center is financed by the Municipality of Rhodes. The IWTCR is structured at three levels: a) accommodation of writers and translators from all over the world at the guesthouse of the Center, b) educational programmes for schoolchildren and c) it organizes different events, such as public readings, translation and creative writing workshops, tributes to writers, publications, literary and translation meetings, school contests etc. The IWTCR has partners at local level (other Municipalities, Medieval Town, Municipal and Regional Theatre, House of Europe in Rhodes etc), at national level (National Book Centre, Hellenic Authors' Society, Museum of Cycladic Art, Benaki Museum, Ministry of Culture etc) and at European level (HALMA-European network of literary centres, University of Granada, University of Pisa, Municipality of Akanthous-Cyprus etc).
Mission and Objectives

The IWTCR intends to sensitize the citizens in cultural matters, to give them incentives to come near other cultures and to contribute to the dissemination of multiculturalism.
The objective of the IWTCR is the actual interactive contact between writers,translators and civilians and the fertile cultural feedback among them.
Besides, the Center lays stress on the cultural education of children and young people through educational activities: acquaintance of children with literature, with environmentally friendly attitude, with other religions, with foreign customs and manners etc.

Main Projects / Activities

The IWTCR intends to fill the gap in the area of the intercultural contact and communication. Taking literature, translation and education as the main pillars, the Center is organizing a wide range of events and its ongoing project is a festival where people and intellectuals will have a creative communication. This can be achieved through:
- literary events (e.g. presentation of writers, readings)
- theatrical events (e.g. dramatized performances based on theatrical plays)
- musical events (e.g. poetry set to music)
- educational events (e.g. visits of writers to schools, literary and translation contests)
- scientific events (e.g. meetings, seminars, workshops)
- book fairs and painting events

Contact (1) Full Name
Mr. Savvas Diakostamatiou
Head of the organisation
Mr. Savvas Diakostamatiou