Silvia collaborated with the major literary festivals in Europe, such as Hay Festivals, International Literature Festival Berlin and Festivaletteratura Mantova. Her tasks involved programme planning, events management, marketing and communications activities (social media, media partnerships) fundraising and artists liaison.
Marketing activities and coordination of the main media partnership with The Telegraph for Hay Festival Wales 2012
Location: festival office in Hay-on-Wye, Wales, United Kingdom
Coordination activities and support to the organisation of the Hay Festival Beirut 2012, Lebanon.
Location: festival office in London
Programme planning, fundraising and artists liason for the organisation of the Hay Festival Xalapa 2012, Mexico.
Location: festival office in London
Collaboration with Festivaletteratura 2011 in Mantova for the management of the project Furioso in Festa at Palazzo Té
Executive Assistant, artists liason and festival planning for Jakarta Berlin Arts Festival, which took place in Berlin in 2011.
Photo: Paul Gutama & Banjar Berlin. Credits: Ari Purnama
Collaboration with International Literaturfestival Berlin 2010 for the organisation and PR activities of the poetry slam programme as well as the project Literature Behind Bars, happening in the male penitentiaries in Mohabit and Tegel, Berlin.
Photo: Hendrik Schneller