“Only culture, the real one, the one that forms consciences, can contribute to creating a more human society, more just. This is the very high task that culture has. And Calabria has so much to offer”.
This is what the Regional Councilor for Culture says, Caterina coastni, in communicating the publication on the institutional portal of the Region of the expression of interest addressed to the publishing houses, to the Calabrian authors that narrate Calabria, to the territorial librarian systems, to the cultural institutions (associations, foundations, etc.) and the local authorities of Calabria, which can be applied with projects to be presented at the stand of the Region for the next Motor Show in Turin, but also to exhibit significant and innovative services related to the promotion of books and reading, as well as to exhibit, sell and present their most recent edition books.
Therefore, the approach of the Calabria Region continues for the participation in the 2025 edition of the XXXVII International Book Fair of Turin, scheduled from 15 to 19 May.
Therefore, after the meeting with the publishers of last week, the culture sector of the Education and Equal Opportunities Department has in fact published on the institutional portal of the Region, at the link:
the expression of interest through which they will be able to request participation in the stand of the Calabria Region at the Salone del Book 2025, by 31 March next, directly the publishing houses, the authors, the territorial library systems, the cultural institutions and the Calabrian local authorities concerned, using the online form reachable at the link: https://forms.gle/vygnchgyyy.
“Calabria that we are” will be the theme that will distinguish the institutional stand of the Calabria Region, where a bookshop area is planned, called “Calabrian bookshop” and a meeting room dedicated to events. The participation of the applicants at the regional stand is free and provides for the possibility of making their titles exhibit in the Calabrian bookshop by demanding the sale to the Silano library system, identified as the lead by the territorial library systems.
The meeting area will host a literary review by the Calabria Region, as well as the events proposed by the publishing houses and the Calabrian authors, through this expression of interest.
The Silano library system will have the task of coordinating the activities during the days of the Turin Book Fair at the stand of the Calabria Region and to cure and coordinate the program of events, in close agreement and under the supervision of the Calabria Region, through the artistic director Francesco Mazza.