Ole Robert Sunde debuterte med diktsamlingen "Hakk i hæl" i 1982. Siden har han skrevet en rekke bøker i ulike sjangre, men er nok mest kjent for sine romaner.

I 2017 fikk han P2 lytternes romanpris for "Penelope er syk".

Han er på Svalbard på et to måneders skriveopphold og tar denne kvelden turen til biblioteket for å samtale om sitt forfatterskap.

Arrangementet er et samarbeid mellom Artica Svalbard og Longyearbyen folkebibliotek.

Teresa Grøtan is coming to the Longyearbyen Literature Festival to launch her brand new book Før øya synker, which is partly set on Svalbard. Grøtan has travelled to Kiribati in the Pacific Ocean, to Bangladesh, to the U.S. and to Svalbard to meet young people and find out what they make of climate change. She has also interviewed some of the world’s leading experts on climate-related issues.

For the literature festival, Larry Siems will present his new book, Guantanamo Diary, the first and only diary written by a Guantanamo detainee during his imprisonment. This presentation will be done in conversation with the well known Norwegian writer and publisher, Anders Heger. Mohamedou Ould Slahi who was detained at Guantanamo from 2002 until 2016 will also participate in the conversation through skype. Larry Siems has been invited to Longyearbyen Litteraturfestival in cooperation with Norwegian PEN and Artica Svalbard.

Artica Svalbard’s artists in residence invite you to join them on a Situare Walk and a presentation of Ars Situare and the Humus Line Project. This art project is due to reach its conclusion on Svalbard in 2019.

We are delighted to launch the book ‘Don’t Run, My Love’ (2017) by Artica Svalbard Author in Residence Easterine Kire.

Soup will be served - by Polar Permaculture.

Nuri Sakong is part of the Artica Svalbard Internship Programme 2018 and will present work in progress at Artica Svalbard.

On the 25th February between 15-18 Nuri presents work in progress 'Does God know?' - sound installations and drawings conveying the challenges newcomers to Norway are faced with.