In Carhaix, the Brittany Book Festival celebrates youth

The 35th edition of the Brittany Book Festival will be held on October 26 and 27 at the Glenmor space in Carhaix. An unmissable and free event for all those who love Books in Brittany, with more than 90 publishers and 200 authors present every day. This year, the place is entirely given to young people.

Evelyne Brisou-Pellen honorary president

“I was contacted by several schools, in particular by the college librarian Beg Avel and her reading club. Around ten middle school students will be able to directly address the honorary president Evelyne Brisou-Pellen and I invite schools and cultural spaces to join our event,” says Yann Pelliet, coordinator of the event. The novelist, born in Morbihan, has written several works for the children’s editions of Gallimard, Bayard and Pocket. One of his latest novels, “It’s your fault” was published by Coop Breizh in 2023.

“Some local children’s authors, such as Sand Arty (Crozon), Jeanne Bocquenet-Carle (Côtes-d’Armor), Céline Leclercq under the pseudo Lindsay Lorrens (Gourin), Nathalie Valette (Mont d’Arrée) and Alice Guer will also be present,” he continues.

Shows, workshops, film readings, films, games, exhibitions, shows…

During these two days, the Book Festival will offer numerous activities and meetings, including a debate on Saturday October 26 at 3 p.m. on the theme: “How to make young people want to read books? » or a meeting with representatives of “Premio Ostana” and Jayde Will, writer and literary translator from Latvian, Latgalian, Lithuanian, Estonian and from German into English, on Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

Several prizes awarded

Four novels are in the running for the Carhaix City Novel Prize. The winner will be announced Monday October 22 and his prize will be awarded on Saturday at 2:15 p.m. as well as that of the Brittany Book Prize. The danevellù ti-kêr Karaez (short story in Breton) and Langleiz (work in Breton language) prizes will be awarded on Sunday at 12 p.m.