Minority member new head of Friulian publishing association
Trieste, 15 January - Martina Kafol, a member of the Slovenian minority who has long led ZTT, a Slovenian publisher in Trieste, Italy, has been named the chair of the Association of Publishers of Friuli Venezia Giulia region.
An editor, translator, filmmaker and event organiser, Kafol was named chair in December, in what ZTT said was auspicious given that Slovenia's Nova Gorica and Italy's Gorizia jointly hold the title of European Capital of Culture this year.
"I accept the chairmanship with great responsibility," said Kafol, adding that she was hoping for productive cooperation with the regional government. "Together we can do more, we can help one another and become more visible," she said.
The association currently includes 16 independent publishers and was founded six years ago. Kafol is a founding member.