On Friday, the first day of the Fair we invite to a children’s and youth program created especially for organized school groups. Among the meetings will be the premiere of “Kocia szajka” in Silesian, a meeting with Robb Maciąg about ” Książka o górach ” a discussion with Maciej Mischok, the Social Guardian of Monuments in Kopice, a meeting with Marcin Kruszewski about “Prawo Marcina” as well as workshops and a poetry competition organized by the Wolne Lektury (Free Reading) Foundation.
The Katowice Book Fair will also host the Y&NA Festival, which received great interest from young readers during its spring edition. In a specially designated Autograph Zone, the audience will be able to meet authors such as Joanna Balicka, Ula Borczuch, Jarek Gibas, Emilia Jachimczyk, Aleksandra Kondraciuk, Maria Krasowska, Julia Kubicka, Marta Łabęcka, Agata Moore, Aleksandra Muraszka, Izabella Nowaczyk, Kornelia Pierz, Weronika Płota, Agata Polte, Julia Popiel, Ludka Skrzydlewska, Katarzyna Wiśniewska, Anna Wolf, and Zuzanna Wólczyńska. On Saturday, there will be a meeting on the Main Stage with authors from Jaguar Publishing, who will share how young adult authors win the hearts of readers.
As part of the Silesian program, we invite you to the previously mentioned meeting with Agata Romaniuk about the premiere of “Kocia szajka i czarne złoto” in Silesian, translated by Barbara Szmatloch. The fair will also feature the premiere of Jan Czypionka’s photo album “Życie podejrzane,” a tender look at forgotten districts of Upper Silesian cities, and a meeting with Marcin Melon, who returns with a new commissioner, Hanusik, after 7 years. On Saturday, there will be a meeting on the Main Stage with Dariusz Kortko and Marcin Pietraszewski discussing “Kamraty. Historie z Klubu Wysokogórskiego w Katowicach”. The Silesian program will also include meetings organized by the Silesian Library with Henryk Wańka and Monika Glosowitz, as well as a discussion panel organized by the Municipal Public Library in Katowice featuring four authors from the Silesian region – Żaneta Pawlik, Aleksandra Rak, Marzena Hryniszak, and Łukasz Szuster.