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  • 04/12/2025 - 17:21 h Call for applications open for the 2026 writing residencies at Vil·la Joana

    The programme offers creative stays for international authors and translators with literary projects connected to the city.

  • 19/12/2025 - 07:00 h Quebec opens an international call for videopoems for UNESCO Cities of Literature

    The International Poetry Festival invites creators from around the world to explore language as a space for poetic resistance.

  • 17/12/2025 - 10:00 h Dominique Manotti, Richard Price, Núria Cadenes and Guillermo Saccomanno, first confirmed names for BCNegra 2026

    The festival will take place from 2 to 8 February, with ‘Malavida’ as its guiding theme.

  • 15/12/2025 - 07:00 h Alibri celebrates 250 years of Jane Austen with a special literary gathering

    The event, to be held on the afternoon of 20 December, is part of the bookshop’s centenary programme.

  • 05/12/2025 - 07:00 h Stories, workshops and markets for a literary Christmas

    The city offers a wide range of activities, mostly aimed at families, with the book as the main attraction.

  • 02/12/2025 - 07:00 h Manga Barcelona returns with a record-breaking edition and major guests

    The event, held from 5 to 8 December at Fira de Barcelona Gran Via, expands to 92,000 m².

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