The annual Cairo book fair returns the 23rd of January for its 56th edition. The fair will run from the 23rd of January to the 5th of February at the fairgrounds in New Cairo everyday from 10 AM to 8 PM.
The book fair returns with an exciting new edition that focuses on its theme of "Read... The beginning is the word" and brings together 1,345 publishers from 80 countries.
The fair will focus on Dr. Ahmed Mustagir as the Personality of the Fair thanks to his contributions to both poetry and the field of biotechnology. The fair will also focus on their Children’s Personality Fatma Al Maadoul. The country honoured will be the sultanate of Oman.
The fair will be split into various different halls:
1- The Main hall
Hosts the fairs theme
Hosts personality exhibitions
2- International Hall:
Hosts insights from intellectuals around the world
Hosts the guest of honour
3-The Cultural Saloon Hall
Hosts Egyptian Personalities and Influences
Hosts Daily Dialogues between Arab Cultures
4-Intellect & Creativity Hall
Hosts discussions on the latest releases
5- Poetry Diwan Hall
Hosts two poetry evenings daily
Hosts poetry discussions from poets all around the Arab world
6- Institutions Hall
Hosts seminars by various institutions
7- Exhibitions Hall
Will focus on four themes:
Translation into Arabic: Discussions on expanding Arabic translations of global literature
Egyptianism: Celebrating Egypt’s cultural identity
Cultural Heritage: Promoting efforts to preserve heritage
Poetic Creativity Forum: A space for exploring new poetic voices and schools
8- Signatory Ceremony Hall:
A hall where the latest releases can be signed by their authors
There will also be various childrens’ exhibitions, a low-cost book hall and many workshops.
The One Million Books Initiative
The one million books initiative is a programme launched by the Ministry of Culture to promote literacy, culture and learning.
The initiative seeks to distribute one million books of various fields to all people across Egypt.
Publishers Present
Among the many other English Publishers present, the AUC press will be present at this edition of the fair and will offering discounts for English Languagd books that start from 20 percent to 75 percent and have a special selection of books that they are selling at great discounts starting at 30 LE
Diwan will also be present and will sell a wide variety of books both English and Arabic and will both bring new and old authors to the limelight.
They are also releasing many novels to coincide with the fair.