Literary Stage

Bilingual publication (Arabic / Greek) by the Palestinian poet Murad Al-Sudani, Secretary General of the General Union of Palestinian Writers and Literary Artists.
📖A poetic work-testimony, deeply connected to the identity, resistance and memory of the Palestinian people.

Participating: Elena Pericleous, Andreas Nikolaidis, Iliana Kanara.

Actors Andreas Nikolaidis and Iliana Kanara bring some of the characters from the book to life theatrically.

Collection of short stories "Point of Contact" Nisos publications. Eleven short stories about eleven different points of contact. Points where two people touched, provoked, whispered, disturbed, healed, relieved. Points where the need for closeness defeated any other need and highlighted contact as the first and last refuge of human nature.

📝 A lively discussion on contemporary Turkish Cypriot literature through the lens of gender. The voices of poets meet reflection, where poetry crosses borders and stereotypes.

Academic Antonis Petrides and writer Pavlos Pamborides discuss Cypriot history and literature on the occasion of the novel "Salt" (2024)

Alexandros Chronidis and Alexia Viktoros discuss with poet and sociologist of music Dr. Maria Kouvaro about the challenges and impasses of young poets in the age of the digital screen and expanded internet connectivity.

A tribute to two women-sections of Cypriot literature. Participating: Stella Voskaridou, Louisa Papaloizou. Interventions by Takis Hadjidimitriou and Ioulita Toumazi. Moderated by Euphrosyne Manta.

🎤 Live readings, original songs and storytelling compose a multimedia journey of memory, identity and music. Mike Hajimichael, dub poet and performer, marries spoken word with sound, inviting the audience into a dialogue about diaspora and cultural experience.

📖The author, Karim Kattan, speaks about a dark tale of exile, desire, and the indestructible memory of homeland. Faisal returns to Palestine to unravel his family's secrets and rediscover, in a place that is violently changing, his lost self.

 Nicosia Book Fest is organized by the French Institute of Cyprus and the Embassy of France

The beloved Cypriot engraver, Hambis, talks to journalist Dimitra Georgiou and the audience about his new publications.