Trafika Europe Radio

We are excited to be back with our third episode of 2025! Join host Clayton McKee for a conversation with Italian-born, France-based creative and publisher Franco Malanima. We take a step away from discussing creative practices, focusing on Franco's work with his journal and publishing house Aritcoli Liberi . The episode begins with a reading of Franco's piece "Brief Dialogue on Happiness." As men...

We are excited to be back with our second episode of 2025! Join host Clayton McKee for a conversation with Russian-born, UK-based author Tatiana Tatarchevskiy. We discuss Tatarchevskiy's short story "Stanislavski", published in Trafika Europe's last issue of 2024,  Blast from the Past .  Find out more about Tatiana on her website or on her social media .  You can read Tatiana's stor...

Welcome back to Trafika Europe Radio! We are excited to kick off our 2025 season with a wonderful conversation between host Clayton McKee and translator of Bulgarian and German Yana Ellis. We return to our third issue of last year, Gothic Revival, to discuss Yana's translation of Elena Aleksieva's  Saint Wolf .  Mentioned in this episode is Yana's first-ever full-length translation, Zdra...

We are so excited to present you with our final episode of 2024! Listen to host, Clayton McKee, speak with poet Mark Murphy about his work  Out of the Ordinary: The Importance of Being Helene Demuth . Thanks so much for being a part of our 2024!   To read Mark Murphy's contribution to our  Blast from the Past issue, click here . To check out the  Blast from the Past issue, clic...

This week, we return to our EUPL series. This final thirteenth episode is with German author Deniz Utlu. Host Clayton McKee and the author discuss his 2024 EUPL-nominated novel My Father's Sea , which received a special mention. You can read the excerpt in the original German and English translation here .  We are now accepting submissions for our first-ever literary prizes! Check out the sub...

This week's second of our double feature is with translator of Polish literature Antonia Lloyd-Jones. We discuss her translation of Polish author Witold Gombrowicz's 1939 novel  The Possessed.  Tune in to this bookclub-style chat and listen to a reading of this gothic pastiche of a novel.  You can find the book in the UK/Europe through Fitzcarraldo Editions or in the United States w...

This week, we return to our EUPL series. This twelfth episode is with Norwegian author Kjersti Anfinnsen. Host Clayton McKee and the author discuss her 2024 EUPL-nominated novel Moments for Eternity . You can read the excerpt in the original Norwegian and English translation  here .  We are now accepting submissions for our first-ever literary prizes! Check out the submission guidelines here . Sub...

This week, we return to our EUPL series. This eleventh episode is with Czech author Bianca Bellová. Host Clayton McKee and the author discuss her 2024 EUPL-nominated novel Lake . You can read the excerpt in the original Albanian and in English translation  here .  We are now accepting submissions for our first ever literary prizes! Check out the submission guidelines here . Submissions accepted un...

This week, we again return to our most recent issue  Gothic Revival . In this episode, host Clayton McKee and Czech-based author Michael Stein discuss Stein's short story "The House of Unrequited Love." You can read the short story here in TE's Gothic Revival . We are now accepting submissions for our first ever literary prizes! Check out the submission guidelines here . Submissions accepted until...

This week, go back to our most recent issue Gothic Revival . In this episode, host Joe Williams and Portuguese author Rui Cardoso Martins discuss Rui's novel Deathly Convalescence , translated into English by Joe Williams. Go to  Gothic Revival to read an excerpt of the novel.  We are now accepting submissions for our first ever literary prizes! Check out the submission guidelines here . Submissio...

This week, we return to our EUPL series. This tenth episode is with Albanian author Rita Petro. Interpreter Sofiana Filipi helps create this English-Albanian bilingual episode. Host Clayton McKee and the author discuss her 2024 EUPL-nominated novel Born Backwards . You can read the excerpt in the original Albanian and in English translation here .  We are now accepting submissions for our first ev...

This week, we return to our EUPL series. This ninth episode is with Slovenian author Tina Vrščaj. Host Clayton McKee and the author discuss her 2024 EUPL-nominated novel On Slope . You can read the excerpt in the original Slovenian and in English translation here .  We are now accepting submissions for our first ever literary prizes! Check out the submission guidelines here . Submissions accepted...

This week, we return to our EUPL series. This eighth episode is with Hungarian author Réka Mán-Várhegyi. Host Clayton McKee and the author discuss her 2019 EUPL-nominated novel Magnet Hill . You can read the excerpt in the original Hungarian and in English translation here .  We are now accepting submissions for our first ever literary prizes! Check out the submission guidelines here . Submissions...

This week, we return to our EUPL series. This seventh episode is with Bulgarian author Todor Todorov. Host Clayton McKee and the author discuss his EUPL-nominated novel Hagabula . You can read the excerpt in the original Bulgarian and in English translation here .  We are now accepting submissions for our first ever literary prizes! Check out the submission guidelines here . Submissions accepted u...

Anna Blasiak and Lisa Kalloo discuss their collaboration on  Deliverance in this episode of Trafika Europe Radio. This duo discusses their creative practices and relation to gender and sexuality. Tune in for readings and conversation about their latest collaboration Deliverance , which is a bilingual poetry/photography collection.  Anna's Website Lisa's Website Buy the collection from Holland Hous...

This week, we return to our EUPL series. This sixth episode is with Latvian author Daina Tabūna. Host Clayton McKee and the author discuss her EUPL-nominated novel Witches . You can read the excerpt in the original Latvian and in English translation here .  We are now accepting submissions for our first ever literary prizes! Check out the submission guidelines here . Submissions accepted until Dec...

We take a step away from EUPL authors this week and broadcast our first episode related to our most recent issue,  Gothic Revival . In this episode, host, Joe Williams, speaks with Dutch author Anne Eekhout and Anglophone translator Laura Watkinson. They discuss Anne's novel, and Laura's translation of,  Mary or, the Birth of Frankenstein published by Pushkin Press . This month, it is now out in p...

This week, we are bringing another EUPL author. This fifth episode is with Hungarian author Puskás Panni. Host Clayton McKee and the author discuss her EUPL-nominated novel That Any Might Be Saved . You can read the excerpt in the original Hungarian and in English translation here .  We are now accepting submissions for our first ever literary prizes! Check out the submission guidelines here . Sub...

This week, we are bringing another EUPL author. This fourth episode is with Dutch author Sholeh Rezazadeh. Host Clayton McKee and the author discuss her EUPL-nominated novel I Know a Mountain that Is Waiting for Me. You can read the excerpt in the original Dutch and in English translation here .  We are now accepting submissions for our first ever literary prizes! Check out the submission guidelin...

This week, we are bringing another EUPL author. This third episode is with Maltese author Aleks Farrugia. Host Clayton McKee and the author discuss his EUPL-nominated novel The King of Malta . You can read the excerpt in the original Maltese and in English translation here .  We are now accepting submissions for our first ever literary prizes! Check out the submission guidelines here . Submissions...

This week, we are bringing another EUPL author. This second episode is with Serbian author Bojan Krivokapić. Host Clayton McKee and the author discuss his EUPL-nominated novel Villa Fazanka . You can read the excerpt in the original Serbian and in English translation here .  We are now accepting submissions for our first ever literary prizes! Check out the submission guidelines here . Submissions...

We are back with our EUPL Series! This first episode is with Portuguese author Gabriela Ruivo. Along with host Clayton McKee, she discusses her EUPL-nominated novel  Law of Gravity . You can read the excerpt in the original Portuguese and in English translation here .  We are now accepting submissions for our first ever literary prizes! Check out the submission guidelines here . Submissions accept...

In this episode, host Joe Williams speaks with folklorist and filmmaker Tiago Pereira. Tiago discusses his work as director of A Música Portuguesa a Gostar Dela Própia (Portuguese Music Loving Itself). You can find out more about the project on Pereira's site .  We are now accepting submissions for our first ever literary prizes! Check out the submission guidelines here . Submissions accepted unti...

We finish this month of remembering Trafika Europe's journey with this rebroadcasting of a discussion between former director Andrew Singer and current Director Clayton McKee. They discuss the history of Trafika Europe as well as its future and where it will be headed.  Interested in getting more content from Trafika Europe? Consider becoming a member! Take a look at our Patreon page for informati...

We continue to remember Trafika Europe's journey with this rebroadcasting of our original launch event from May 10, 2020. In this episode, former director Andrew Singer speaks with French-Occitan poet Aurélia Lassaque, Dutch-North African singer Rajae Mouhandiz, and Scottish poet Christine De Luca. This panel discussion is a great reminder of Trafika Europe's goal of uniting authors, creatives, an...