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July 2011
Open Call
A literary event like no other is upon us. Wine will be poured, connections will be made, careers will blossom. Arlover Voorhees will MC the event, where gift certificates to the bookstore and copies of Pilvax will be raffled off. Short story, non-fiction, poetry and whatever-you-can-conjure submissions will be pre-selected by the crew at Pilvax, to be read by their authors at the event. Special guest appearances and readings by Adam Z. Levy, Nicole Jones and Andras Gerevich. If you are interested in submitting your piece of writing, please do so by e-mail to editor-at-pilvaxmag.com before or on July 7th. Hope to see you there, in the crowd, on stage, or in the gutter.
Thursday, July 14
7:00pm - 10:00pm
Massolit Books
Nagy Diófa utca 30
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March 2011
An Evening of Words and Libation
Grab a partner of high esteem, don your Pilvax hat and join us for a sophisticated yet hedonistic evening of English-language prose and poetry from a few of the Budabest writers in the city. Not only will Ildikó Noémi Nagy, author of Eggyétörve (and winner of the Bukapest: Write Like Bukowski Contest) delight and incite us with original work as well as translations, but we’ll have to contend with art-breaking metaphors and frank observations from András Gerevich, author of Tiresias’s Confession. A third 'mystery reader' will also sneak in a few words.
Also accompanying us for the evening will be wine-sellers, Carolyn and Gabor Banfalvi from www.tastehungary.com. They will provide affordable quality wine from Tokaj and Szekszárd to help you close your eyes and drift away to literatureland. Seriously though, this should be a slightly memorable evening. Please accept our invitation and make us part of your life.
March 7, 2011
8 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Massolit Books & Café
Nagy Diófa utca 30
December 2010
Dear Reader,
Thanks for stopping by. We are delighted to make available excerpts from our most recent issue - No. 7 - the print version of which was published in late summer 2010.
If this issue has a theme, it would have to be that of displacement-intentional and accidental. From Mario Susko, who remembers the Balkan war from his home in the United States, to Hungary's (arguably) most influential poet, Endre Ady, who found his voice only after he left Hungary for Paris. Actually, not one person who contributed to this issue lives where they were born. But in travel, in migration, one views his or her home more clearly-not just getting a better picture of its culture, but also the influences he or she carries. Many of us still retain our sense of home, though geographically far removed. Morelle Smith puts it more eloquently in her essay "The Belonging Place": "I feel it isn't place at all that holds the key to our belonging. It's what we do and how much love we feel for it."
In addition to new writing from issue No. 7, excerpts from all our previous issues are also available. Just click on any of the covers to the left and enjoy literature from over five years of Pilvax magazine.
As usual, we would love to hear from you with comments about the site, questions about the magazine, or submissions of your own. Feel free to drop us a line: editor AT pilvaxmag DOT com.
Good reading!
The Editors
November 2009
Dear Reader,
Welcome to the updated site for Pilvax, Budapest's premier literary magazine in English. We're still working out the kinks, and we'd love to hear what you think. So take a look around and drop us a line with any ideas or suggestions: editor AT pilvaxmag DOT com.
The site will have its official re-launch with the publication of Pilvax 6, our upcoming music issue. Stay tuned herefor information on release dates, readings, and launch parties.
In the meantime, we hope you enjoy the site and we wish you good reading!
The Editors
