The XXXIII edition of the International Book Fair will arrive in the city of Holguin. From March 20 to 23, 2025, with a varied program of artistic, literary and theoretical meetings and with South Africa as the guest of honor.
Likewise Sarais Ferrer, director of the Provincial Center for Books and Literature. Reported at a press conference that more than 490 titles and about 80 novelties of different genres and categories will be available to the public.
She also highlighted the delivery of the 2025 National Edition Award, with a jury made up of Holguin writers. Which will be awarded at a special gala on March 21.
Besides Fermín López, director of the Words to the Wind Oral Storytelling Company, highlighted the opening of inclusive and accessible children’s spaces, with activities such as the thematic festival dedicated to South Africa, to be held on Sunday, March 23.
Kenia Leyva Hidalgo, a member of the Ediciones Holguin team. Pointed out that within the program they have the presentation of the books awarded with the Adelaida Marble Prize. The realization of panels that will address the exchanges of Africa with Cuban literature and the commemoration of the 20th and 25th anniversaries of several of the titles in its catalog.
Also she highlighted the activities for International Poetry Day, in which José Luis Serrano and Joaquín Osorio will be honored. And the celebration on the 23rd of the 150th birthday of the birth of Antonio Machado with the recital “Voices of Cuba from Holguin.”
Futhermore as part of the Fair, he said, the Patria pavilion will operate at the La Periquera Provincial Museum. Sponsored by the Directorate of Culture in Holguin in conjunction with historians. Which will be dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the Wars of Independence.
Also from this space will be remembered the centennial of the founding of the Cuban Communist Party and the 100th anniversary of the creation of the Retail Group. An intellectual movement expression of the emergence of the artistic avant–garde with a decolonizing projection in favor of Cuban art itself, Leyva explained.
Other meetings such as the colloquiums and exchanges between the University of Holguin and counterpart institutions of the Republic of South Africa. And the inauguration of La Hora Tercia, proposed by the Provincial Center of Plastic Arts. Will be inserted within the Reading Festival by youth, scientific and artistic institutions.
Moreover the Holguin International Book Fair 2025 hosts the celebrations for the 25th anniversary of the Territorial Publishing System. And will be dedicated to Francisca López Civeira and Virgilio López Lemus. At the local level to José Luis Serrano, recently awarded the Critics‘ Prize for his notebook Paquidermos. So, with Joaquín Osorio Carralero, National Prize for Literary Promotion.
With information from Agencia Cubana de Noticias/ Translated by Radio Angulo
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