The new season of literary reviews and festivals kicks off
Discover the literary festivals and cultural events taking place in Trapani and its province in 2023.
There will be debates, author presentations, and events for both adults and children, all designed to immerse attendees in the magical universe of reading and help them better understand the world around them.
Here is the map of Literary Festivals & Events 2023: scroll down to discover the details of each event.
1) MAY
38th Parallel, Between Books and Wineries – 7th Edition
Marsala
The 38th Parallel, Between Books and Wineries is a festival of essays with an eccentric soul that takes place throughout the Marsala territory, the westernmost tip of Sicily, where economists meet with poets, journalists with sociologists, constitutionalists with writers. This makes it unique among cultural events in the South and reveals its vocation: to create a network of new and alternative thoughts and perspectives.
Organizers:
38th Parallel Cultural Association
Promoters:
Sicilia Foundation, Municipality of Marsala, ARS, Generali, Regional Department of Sicilian Identity and Cultural Heritage, MOD, Sigel.
Where:
Various locations in Marsala
2) JUNE 21 – SEPTEMBER 21
Author Cloisters – Otiosa Estate – 10th Edition
Marsala
“Chiostri d’autore” una rassegna residenziale presso il chiostro di Casa Damiani nel centro storico di Marsala e dedicata all’editoria indipendente siciliana.
Organizers and Promoters:
OTIUM Cultural Center
Where:
Residential event “Author Cloisters”:
Cloister Casa Damiani, via XI maggio, 106 Marsala
3) MARCH 5 – MAY 30
Trapanincontra – 5th Edition
Trapani
Encounters, debates, and readings to delve into current issues together with contemporary authors. A literary event to bring people closer to reading, with a selection of texts ranging from fiction to essays and journalism. Trapanincontra 2023 will feature 8 appointments with as many authors from the Trapani area: Luigi Biondo, Francesco Bellina, Leonardo Torre, Maurizio Macaluso, Alberto Genovese, Giacomo Di Girolamo, Salvatore Mugno, and Giuseppe Romano.
Organizer:
Fardelliana Library – Trapani
Where:
Sodano Hall of the Municipal Palace – Trapani
https://comune.trapani.it/eventi/trapani-incontra-5-edizione/
4) JULY 5 – AUGUST 31
Books, Authors and Bougainvillea – 24th Edition
San Vito Lo Capo
One of Italy’s oldest literary events, Books, Authors and Bougainvillea attracts literature enthusiasts from all over the country. Today it has become a unique reality in San Vito Lo Capo and represents an unmissable event: an opportunity to meet readers and writers, a story of great themes in comparison, set in an evocative arena framed by jasmine and bougainvillea.
Organizer:
Pro Loco di San Vito Lo Capo
Promoters:
Pro Loco di San Vito Lo Capo, Municipality of San Vito Lo Capo
Where:
La Porta Palace – San Vito Lo Capo
https://www.facebook.com/libriautoriebouganville/?locale=it_IT
5) SEPTEMBER
Contaminazioni Festival – 10th edition
Castellammare del Golfo
The “Contaminazioni” Literary Festival was born in 2013 as a spin-off of “In/Contro”, a cultural event in memory of the Castellammarese artist Peppe Battaglia. Since then, the Festival has grown, becoming a fixed appointment where literature, music, theater, painting, and visual arts intersect, dialogue and “contaminate” each other, in the setting of the historic center of Castellammare del Golfo. In fact, starting from the name “Contaminazioni,” it is clear that it does not want to be just a literary festival, but a meeting point between different forms of art and languages.
Organizer and promoter
Ass. Circolo Metropolis Castellammare
Location
Historic center, Vaccheria Woods (Monte Inici)
https://www.facebook.com/contaminafestival/?locale=it_IT
6) JULY – AUGUST
Orestiadi di Gibellina – 42nd edition
Gibellina
Memory, remembrance, storytelling, and the unique history of Gibellina and its Orestiadi continue to guide the projects and choices of this new edition, through a series of shows that will kick off in July. The 42nd edition of the Orestiadi continues to confirm itself as one of the reference institutions in the cultural panorama. Art stitches up wounds and sublimates pain into a vision and idea of the future. The International Orestiadi Festival tells the possibility, starting from the memory of places and people, of living a contemporary dimension through the multiple languages of art and theater.
Organizer and promoter
Istituto di Alta Cultura Fondazione Orestiadi
Location
Baglio Di Stefano, Cretto di Burri – Gibellina
7) JULY
SiciliAmbiente Film Festival – 15th edition
San Vito Lo Capo
SiciliAmbiente Film Festival has always been an important reference point at the national and international level for cinema. An event that gives ample space during literary aperitifs to independent publishing and that aims to promote and encourage creative exchange and networking among directors. There are four cinema sections proposed to the public: documentaries, fiction feature films, short films, and animations that deal with themes such as the environment, human rights, war, integration, sustainable development, and the relationship between man and the environment. The winners of the various sections will then be awarded by an international jury.
Organizer
Associazione Cantiere 7
Promoter
Associazione Cantiere 7 and Demetra produzioni
Location
San Vito Lo Capo
8) JULY – AUGUST
A Village of Books and Authors – 5th edition
Custonaci
The literary review “Un borgo di Libri ed Autori – Letture sotto le stelle” was conceived, since its first edition, as a high-profile cultural event, which is composed of numerous factors, which together make up a perfect design synthesis related to the strategic asset of the promotion of cultural heritage. The place where it takes place, the Mangiapane Cave, enriches the suggestion of the moment. Finally, at the end of each evening, viewers are offered the opportunity to savor the goodness of typical Sicilian enogastronomic products.
Organizer and promoter
Centro Studi Dino Grammatico
Location
Association Headquarters “Museo Vivente” c/o Grotte Mangiapane Custonaci
9) AUGUST 4-5-6
The sea, the color of books – 3rd edition
Marsala
The festival’s chosen title “The sea, the color of books” is a play on words that refers to Sciascia’s famous book. It will be “the sea” that will be the inspiration that brings together the diverse cultural offerings, lending itself to a thousand different social and literary interpretations and variations. This is an original literary festival that combines a book fair with the best representatives of independent publishing and a rich cultural program made up of diverse events for all ages, related to reading and the written and spoken word.
Organized by
Navarra Editore
Location
Villa Cavallotti – Marsala
10) JULY – AUGUST
Author Conversations – 5th edition
Scopello
A conversation with successful authors, a glass of good wine, an exhibition by young and promising photographers, all set against the breathtaking backdrop of Scopello for a moment of reflection and summer relaxation. This literary event is characterized by conversations between journalists and successful authors, during which prestigious local wineries will also offer tastings of their best wines.
Organized and promoted by
Agriturismo Tenute Plaia
Location
Tenute Plaia – Scopello
11) JULY
Saliber Fest – 3rd edition
Salemi
Saliber Fest is a literary festival, now in its third edition, created and organized by the cultural association “Liber…i”. The book festival in the city of Salemi has always had a clear objective: to open minds, to look around and focus with a fresh perspective, to share the importance of listening, the importance of dialogue, and the wonder of good literature.
Organized and promoted by
Cultural Association “Liber…i”
Location
Norman-Swabian Castle – Salemi
12) JULY – AUGUST – SEPTEMBER
Ink Authors – 6th edition
Mazara del Vallo
Mazara del Vallo is once again filled with books, stories, tales, and emotions for the sixth edition of “Ink Authors”. This summer literary event was created in 2018 by the Lettera 22 bookstore with the aim of promoting the culture of books and reading in the city of Mazara del Vallo.
Organized and promoted by
Lettera 22 Bookstore
Location
Mazara del Vallo
13) JULY – AUGUST
August Author’s Terrace – 18th edition
Valderice
Author’s Terrace is an independent and non-profit event, created to share and promote the pleasure of reading and books in the form of “spoken word”. This includes the storytelling of a novel, in-depth analysis of the poetic or literary production of a 20th century author, the narration of a theatrical work, the blending of words and music, with significant sections also dedicated to Arabic and Oriental Literature. Events take place in suggestive locations during sunset and last for sixty minutes, where all guest storytellers are first and foremost passionate readers.
Organized and promoted by
Ornella Fulco- Stefania La Via
Location
Valderice
14) MAY – AUGUST – SEPTEMBER
Readings in the Cloister – 4th Edition
Partanna
Now in its fourth edition, the literary festival “Readings in the Cloister” offers quality events that provide opportunities for reflection and sharing thanks to a common denominator: the love for reading. A succession of book presentations during which there will be moments of discussion and confrontation with the author, musical and theatrical entertainment, tastings, and impromptu painting sessions.
Organized and promoted by
Partanna Municipality
Location
Partanna
15) SEPTEMBER – OCTOBER
Scontriniana: Reading about Music
Trapani
With this first festival, the library of the ‘Antonio Scontrino’ Conservatory becomes a meeting place with artists and writers who have explored various aspects of music: from interpretation – of classical, ancient, vocal and instrumental music, jazz, pop, and folk traditions – to stories of lives lived in the name of music, to investigations on different artistic languages; from its role in 19th century newspapers, to its role in society.
Organized and promoted by
‘Antonio Scontrino’ Music Conservatory
Location
Library of the ‘Antonio Scontrino’ Music Conservatory – Trapani
*Article being updated. Dates of individual events may vary according to this year’s calendar