Europe’s vast range of literary events includes some of the oldest and most venerated in the world. Use the search menu below to find events across the continent.
The Vilenica International Literary Festival, a gathering of poets, prose writers, dramatists and essayists, is organized by the Slovene Writers’ Association in collaboration with the Cultural Centre Vilenica from Sežana. The festival takes place every September in Lipica and at other venues in Slovenia. Since the first international festival Vilenica in 1986, the climax of the event has been the presentation of the Vilenica International Literary Prize, which is awarded by the Slovene Writers’ Association to a Central European author for outstanding achievements in the fields of literature and essay writing.
The Slovenian Book Fair has been organized every November since 1993 by the Association of Book Publishers and is the country’s oldest, largest and most important book-oriented event with more than 100 exhibitors and at least 300 accompanying events. The six-day fair features the most recent book publications, renowned writers and illustrators and discussions about life-changing books, which are presented on open stages and in the halls of Cankarjev dom Culture and Congress Centre.
The Balkan Anarchist Bookfair (BAB) is a common project of the anarchist and anti-authoritarian movement in the Balkans. While the local organization team is responsible for facilitating this process and arranging the infrastructure, it is the participants coming from all around the world and their contributions that are the key element of the gathering. On all levels, BAB is organized in accordance with anarchist principles of anti-authoritarian self-organization and solidarity. As well as stalls with books and experts, there are open spaces for various gatherings, workshops and discussions throughout July.
