The Hay Festival adds a Panama event in January 2024, and its Sevilla, Spain addition runs in early October.
Nigeria’s Aké Festival Wins First Aficionado Award
A project of the Frankfurt Book Fair and Torino Book Fair, the first Aficionado Award goes to Lola Shoneyin and her Aké Arts and Book Festival
India’s Jaipur Literature Festival Heads for Three US Cities
Stops in the states of Texas, Colorado, and New York are planned for the Jaipur Literature Festival’s international tour in September.
In Ukraine: Kyiv’s Book Arsenal Festival Draws 28,000
The 11th Book Arsenal Festival–prevented in 2022 by Russia’s attack–has been staged successfully in Kyiv this week, with Zelensky on-hand.
In France: Lyon BD Festival Opens its ‘Comic Season’
The 18-year-old festival in France kicks open its events this weekend, with some programming set to run for a month during ‘Comic Season.’
Rights in Reykjavik: Iceland’s Literary Festival Conference
One size does not fit all when it comes to rights-selling markets – as Reykjavik’s conference on translation trends points out.
At Sharjah’s Reading Festival: A New Animation Conference
Three events in May will coincide in Sharjah, flanking the Children’s Reading Festival with conferences on animation and bookselling.
In Ukraine: Kyiv’s Book Arsenal Plans a June Festival
The 11th edition of Ukraine’s Book Arsenal Festival, impossible to hold last year, now has dates of June 22 to 25 at Mystetskyi Arsenal.
In Singapore: the Asian Festival of Children’s Content Returns in May
After digital and hybrid editions for three years, Singapore’s Asian Festival of Children’s Content goes fully physical again.
Italy in France: ‘Passions Italiennes’ at Paris’ Festival
Fifty authors are among the Italian delegation being readied for Italy’s guest-of-honor turn at April’s Salon du Livre de Paris.