Literatura Foiro (English: Literary Fair) is a bi-monthly periodical of Esperanto culture. It is one of the most relevant reviews aligned with the Esperanto Citizenry, and the longest-running literary review in the history of Esperanto literature.
It has been the official magazine of the Esperanto PEN Centre, part of PEN International, since 1991.Literatura Foiro by Esperanta Civito, Retrieved on 2017-05-16.Esperanto Centre PEN International, Retrieved on 2017-05-16.Recenzoj el Literatura Foiro (reviews), Esperanto.net, Retrieved on 2017-05-17. The magazine publishes articles on international literature, cinema, music, performing arts, sociology, linguistics and philosophy.
History In 1970, the magazine was founded by the literature circle La Patrolo in Milan. The first issue was modest in size but signalled a commitment to engaging with contemporary cultural topics in Esperanto. The founders were mainly young intellectuals from Italy and Ticino.
In the mid-1970s, the editorial activities expanded beyond Italy, with editorial teams emerging in Finland and Switzerland. By 1980, editors and contributors from various countries formalised the organisation as the Kooperativo de Literatura Foiro (LF-koop) in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. From that point on, the magazine continued under the umbrella of this cooperative, gradually becoming internationally oriented in its editorial structure and production.
The Rauma Manifesto, founding document of Raumism, was first printed in and primarily promoted by Literatura Foiro.
Throughout the years the review was based in various cities across Europe. Its current headquarters are in La Chaux-de-Fonds.
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Editors-in-chief Giorgio Silfer, 1970–1980 Perla Martinelli, 1980–1995 Ljubomir Trifonĉovski, 1996–2013 Carlo Minnaja, 2014 Zlatoje Martinov, 2015–2018 Perla Martinelli, 2019–2025 Perla Martinelli and Alessio Giordano, 2026-today
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