Ex Tempore (magazine)

This article is about the literary magazine. For the short story by Damon Knight, see Extempore.

Ex Tempore is a literary magazine published annually by the United Nations Society of Writers, or in French, Societé des écrivains des Nations Unies. The magazine was started in 1989. The editors seek contributions that are "crisp, impromptu, and as far away as possible from the stale UN jargon of declarations, resolutions and reports." The April 2013 issue of UN Special reproduces an essay from Ex Tempore XXIII. 26 numbers have been issued.

Society of Writers

The Society of Writers was founded on 14 August 1989 by Sergio Chaves of Argentina, Leonor Sampaio of Brazil and Alfred de Zayas of the United States.

Officers

Following the general assembly of UNSW on 4 December 2015, the magazine's officers are:

• President: Marko Stanovic
• Vice-president: Carla Edelenbos
• Secretary: Ngozi Ibekwe
• Treasurer: Ivaylo Petrov
• Editor-in-chief: Alfred de Zayas

After 15 years as president of the Society, de Zayas retired from the position on 15 December 2005, remaining as editor of this literary magazine.

Membership

Membership in the Society of Writers is open to active and retired staff of the United Nations, specialized agencies, CERN, Permanent Missions and Observer Missions, intergovernmental organisations, non-governmental organizations and the press corps. There are about 100 members currently in UNSW.

Editions

• Volume 19. Because 2008 was the International Year of Languages Ex Tempore featured languages as its main theme. It included 148 pages with poetry, short stories and drama written by 43 authors in 14 languages, including Latin.
• Volume 20. 160 pages in 13 languages, including Hebrew and Esperanto.
• Volume 21. Devoted to "music, the international language"; 104 pages (December 2010).
• Volume 22. Devoted to Jean-Jacques Rousseau; 168 pages (December 2011).
• Volume 23. Devoted to the Human Right to Peace.
• Volume 24. Devoted to the Verdi/Wagner bicentennial, swans,cows, love.
• Volume 25. Devoted to 25 years of UN writers.

Special events

• On 5 October 2008 Ex Tempore hosted the Mahmoud Darwish memorial lecture, during which poems of the recently deceased Palestinian poet were read out in Arabic, and in English and French translation.
• On 23 January 2009 the magazine hosted the traditional salon, attended by 52 people. The 14th annual salon took place on 22 January 2010, with 73 participants, and the 15th was on 21 January 2011.
• On 22 January 2010, 14th annual salon
• On 21 January 2011, 15th annual salon.
• On 20 January 2012, 16th annual salon.
• On 28 June 2012, Jean-Jacques Rousseau workshop.
• On 25 January 2013, 17th annual salon.
• On 24 January 2014, 18th annual salon.
• On 14 August 2014, celebration of 25 years UNSW at the Press Bar, Palais des Nations.
• On 14 October 2014, UN Library event on 25 years Ex Tempore.,

Notable contributors

• Nedd Willard
• David Walters

Reference numbers

ISSN 1020-6604, OCLC 34360356

Further reading

• Diva International.
• "Ex Tempore XXII" U.N. Special, February 2012, p. 7.
• "Le Numéro XXI d'Ex Tempore est tiré; il faut le lire," U.N. Special, February 2011, p. 10. announcing the publication of Volume 21 of Ex Tempore, dedicated to music as an international language.
• U.N. Special, June 2011, reprinting an article by Alfred de Zayas from Ex Tempore XXI, pp. 14/15.
• "U.N. Special," January 2009, an article on the 13th annual Ex Tempore salon.
• Johannes van Aggelen, "Celebrating Cultural Diversity - Ex Tempore at 20," Diva International, Nr. 2/2010, pages 32–33.
• "Célébration des lettres," UN Special, No. 650, April 2006, tenth literary salon of the Society.
• [4] Fête de la "Genève Internationale," Diva International 2006/Nr. 2.
• Fête de la Genève Internationale : Diva International
• David Winch, « Les Onusiens et la littérature » UN Special, February 2005

External links

Official website