Saint-Papoul: The “Saint-Papoul indulges itself” book fair will take place this weekend

The third edition of the “Saint-Papoul se livre” book fair will be held this Saturday, December 7 and Sunday, December 8 at the Saint-Papoul village hall in Aude. Created three years ago by Elisabet Guillot, independent author of science fiction, fantasy and fantasy (SFFF) novels, its aim is to discuss Books. “My family and I settled in Saint-Papoul in order to take over the pharmacy. Not being aware of the existence of literary fairs in the surrounding area, I had already organized a few in our former region. He m “The idea came to create the event “Saint-Papoul indulges””, explains Elisabet Guillot, the organizer.

Conviviality and sharing

This year, the book fair will offer activities for all types of audiences, but will also include an exhibitor side. Around thirty authors will be present for signing sessions. “We will welcome in addition to authors from all backgrounds and genres, creators and illustrators who will not only sell their works, but will offer animations,” she smiles.

The program will include, this Saturday, December 7 from 11 a.m., the announcement and presentation of the “Gold Book Prize”. They will be followed by a conference around the photo exhibition “Celestial Journeys” with Chantal Mailho. From 1:30 p.m., there will be a presentation by the association “Les plumes indépendants d’Occitanie”. A presentation of the “Golden Feathers” literary prize will be held at 3 p.m.

For Sunday, December 8, at 11 a.m., there will be a lightsaber combat show from the Polaris brotherhood, which will be followed by a conference on “The LGBT + novel” by Emy Bloom. From 1:30 p.m., an introduction to illustration with Laurent Koêss will take place. To close these two days, a presentation of the “Hope” literary prize and the raffle prize will take place at 4 p.m.