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The Women Writers Route celebrates the success of the International Conference on Cultural Routes, held in the twin cities of Nova Gorica and Gorizia from April 14–16, 2025. Against the stunning backdrop of the Slovenian-Italian border, scholars, artists, and cultural leaders gathered to explore how shared heritage builds bridges between communities.

The Women Writers Route has welcomed five new authors into its network: Minna Canth, Natalia Ginzburg, Alma M. Karlin, Marcelle Tinayre, and Adèle Weman. These pioneering women, known for their literary achievements and advocacy for social change, further enrich the WWR’s mission to celebrate women’s cultural heritage across Europe.

To celebrate Zofka Kveder’s birthday, the Women Writers Route hosted a screening of The Genes of My Children, a documentary by her great-great-granddaughter Vladimira Spindler. The event highlighted Kveder’s legacy and featured a conversation on intergenerational creativity, emancipation, and the new cross-border project Ljubka’s Trail.

The Women Writers Route association celebrated a milestone with its 6th General Assembly, held in person for the first time on March 25, 2025, in Celje, Slovenia. Members from across Europe gathered to reflect on the past year’s achievements, welcome new collaborators, and chart an ambitious course for the future.

On 8 March 2024, International Women’s Day, we invite you to a special guided tour of the poet Lili Novy’s trail, part of the the Women Writers Route, certified by the Council of Europe.

On the occasion of 8 March, International Women’s Day, we cordially invite you to the presentation of Ljubka’s Trail – a cultural and tourist route dedicated to Ljubka Šorli and the women writers of Goriška.

The Women Writers Route (WWR) received the certification of the Cultural Route of the Council of Europe last year, becoming the 48th European cultural route to be awarded this prestigious title and the first to be based in Slovenia.

The Women Writers Route, which links seven countries and is dedicated to women authors from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries and their inspiring life and literary stories, was awarded the Council of Europe’s Cultural Routes certificate last year, becoming the 48th European cultural route to be awarded this prestigious title and the first to be based in Slovenia.

ICARUS Croatia Days saw its eighth edition this year, it was dedicated to the exploration of different aspects of cultural routes. The Women Writers Route presented its activities and the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe programme.