Agenda for Baltic Writers Council, General Assembly in Visby 

April 24–25th 2026 

at Baltic Centre for Writers and Translators, Uddens gränd 3, 62156 Visby, Sweden 

Friday, 24th April

14.00–18.00 General Assembly

* Opening of the General Assembly. Short presentation of all participants

* Approval of the agenda

* Election of a chair person and secretary of the GA

* Activity report by Malin Kivelä, chair of BWC

* Membership questions. Membership fee for the following year.

* BCWT (Baltic Centre for Writers and Translators) news and retrospectives by Lena Pasternak, director

* Reports from member organisations 

19.00 Dinner at the Centre

20.00–22.00  Choir / Soundscape, at the Centre’s library 

Saturday, 25th April

11.00–17.00 General Assembly

11.00–12.50 

* Reports from member organisations continue

13.00–14.00 Lunch at the historical museum

14.00–17.00

* Treasurer’s report by Anna-Säflund Orstadius, treasurer of BWC

* Auditor’s report by Johanna Sandberg, auditor of BWC

* Approval of the 2025 finances of BWC and the budget for 2026

* Election of board for BWC (chair, secretary, vice-chair and two more members)

* Election of the auditor

* Election of two members andtwo deputies into the Centre’s board 

* Plans for next year

* Date of next GA

* Other issues

* Closing of GA 2026

19.00 Dinner at the Centre

20.00 Public reading at the Centre’s library