Yerevan Book Fest presents program of events

ArmInfo. The annual book festival Yerevan Book Fest presented the program of events scheduled  for September 6-8.  The festival will kick off on September 6, at 12:00, in the Hall of Murals at the National Art Gallery, where a temporary exhibition titled "Ring of Misak Metsarents" will also open.

The first day of the festival will feature a meeting of book  lovers and special guests, including Latvian writer Nora Ikstena, the  author of the novel "Mother's Milk" and Russian writer and journalist  Shamil Idiatulin.  On September 6, there will be presentations of  books by Armenian writers and poets such as Mher Israelyan and  Gemafin Gasparyan. In addition, literary discussions, battles and  literary stand-up performances are also expected.

The second day of the festival will start with a presentation of a  collection of poems by Husik Ara "When I Love You." Additionally,  there will be a meeting with Russian writer Vladislav Otroshenko and  Slovenian writer and poet Goran Vojnovic. On September 7, there will  also be a presentation of Karen Antashyan's book, discussions on  literary works, genres, pitching sessions, and a one-man show.  On  the final day of the festival, participants will have the opportunity  to attend meetings with Italian poetess Valentina Colonna, Georgian  poetess Diana Anpimiadi, Spanish poetess Teresa Juan Lopez, and  Russian writer and playwright Oleg Shishkin. There will be an award  ceremony honoring the best writers in the categories of "Prose",  "Poetry", "Children's and Youth Literature," and "Drama," as per  tradition.

The full program of events is available at the following link:  https://www.evnbookfest.com/.  To note that during festival,  attendees will have an opportunity to buy books at the fair with a  special discount (from 20 to 40%).  The festival is supported by the  Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports and is organized  in collaboration with the Museum of Literature and Arts named after  Egh. Charents and the "Book Festival" public organization. The  primary sponsor of the festival is the Yerevan Municipality.