Espacio Seneca will once again host the Alicante Book Fair, which will be held to celebrate the month of May for the 53rd time. from 5 to 14. held last year early April Y in 2020 In October.
Among the targets for this year, as stated by Ministry of Culture, It Increasing the presence of authors from Alicante and the agenda of activities for the public.
In addition, Kültür approved the extension of the programming, management, execution, coordination and dynamization services of the book fair signed last year for one year in favor of Makyre Eventos C2T SL. 28,919.00 Euros, including VAT. This company from Malaga, which has been in charge of the Alicante Fair since 2021, formalized the contract again on March 4, 2022.
Person in charge of the area Antonio Manresa, “While we were happy with the response at the Espacio Seneca location in the last edition, we want to have more of a public presence,” he said. “We will continue to work,” Manresa said. close best poster of possible authors and among them, as per our commitment, we will have the presence of authors from Alicante”.
It should be noted that in last year’s edition, some participants of this cultural event expressed their complaints for a day that coincided with 2015. Opportunity Book FairIt was located on Paseo de Soto. However, Kültür assured that the booths of the meeting with second-hand books should not be opened before the weekend.
More than 120 authors in 2022
In April last year, Plaza Seneca hosted the 52nd Alicante Book Fair. performed show Between 1-10 April, additional more than 120 authors around historical novel as the main theme. At the meeting in 2022, 60% of national authors and a 40% settled in Alicante and its province. Among them, well-known faces such as Javier Pérez (Herralde Prize) or Inés Martín (Nadal Prize) stood out.
In the coming days, the main theme of the fair, the number of participants and the groups to cooperate with will be announced.
In addition to the planned programming, a series of lectures, round tables and 27 children’s eventsIn Seneca Space, where it is possible to benefit from different initiatives of collectives and collaborators, the activities of the stands have been added.
FLA has collaborations with the Juan Gil Albert Institute, l’Institut d’Estudis Catalans, the University of Alicante and the Alicante Province Booksellers Association.